Extracurriculars & Awards:
Here, the adage of quality not quantity really is true. It’s not about joining a million clubs. It’s about having a couple of things that you’re truly passionate about, that you can hopefully show great success in. The Common App is very brief, giving you precious little space to describe all your awards and positions. It’s about presenting yourself in the best possible light in the smallest amount of space. Just like when you’re writing a job resume, you want to make your accomplishments clear with maximum effect. Know how to use abbreviations well, but stick to ones that are common knowledge (capt) or ones that will be the first result on Google.
On the subject of an additional resume, I advise against it if all you’re going to do is elaborate on your extracurriculars. The readers probably know what things like debate team and student council are like, and aren’t likely to be super happy that you just enclosed a one page rehash of your Common App. I would however include additional information if there’s something that doesn’t fit on the application nicely, a cool summer program you went to, a unique extracurricular you have, something of that nature that would enhance your application is worth including. If you are doing so, remember to keep it short and sweet. I would suggest less than one page, tastefully typeset.
Here, the adage of quality not quantity really is true. It’s not about joining a million clubs. It’s about having a couple of things that you’re truly passionate about, that you can hopefully show great success in. The Common App is very brief, giving you precious little space to describe all your awards and positions. It’s about presenting yourself in the best possible light in the smallest amount of space. Just like when you’re writing a job resume, you want to make your accomplishments clear with maximum effect. Know how to use abbreviations well, but stick to ones that are common knowledge (capt) or ones that will be the first result on Google.
On the subject of an additional resume, I advise against it if all you’re going to do is elaborate on your extracurriculars. The readers probably know what things like debate team and student council are like, and aren’t likely to be super happy that you just enclosed a one page rehash of your Common App. I would however include additional information if there’s something that doesn’t fit on the application nicely, a cool summer program you went to, a unique extracurricular you have, something of that nature that would enhance your application is worth including. If you are doing so, remember to keep it short and sweet. I would suggest less than one page, tastefully typeset.
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