For those of you who have been regular readers of the blog, this may seem like a strange post. Colleges don’t typically want to see a resume and I discourage them in most instances. But…
Once in a while a college asks for a resume. So, for those instances, what should you put on a resume?
First, does the college requesting the resume give you any guidance? Some colleges will say that they want to see GPA and test scores on resumes while others don’t want this information because they can get it from the application.
Second, do you know why the college is asking for this information? Some colleges have very basic applications that don’t include any activities but if you are applying to a special program at that college, they may want a resume to give them more information. Some BS/MD programs don’t have the best communication between the college and the medical school and the medical school will ask for a resume to make sure they have all of the relevant information.
Having answered these two questions, you should be in a better position to figure out what to put on a resume. Generally you will want a header that provides your name and contact information. Be specific here particularly if you have a more common name. You would surprised at how often colleges get applications from multiple people with the same name.
The rest of the format of the resume should be as simple as possible. For each activity put information similar to that which is requested on the common application list of activities. The name of the activity, the years you have participated, the number of weeks each year you were involved, the number of hours per week and a short description of what you did and any honors or awards.
For the body of the resume, I would avoid putting information about your high school, your GPA or your test scores unless specifically asked for this information. This information will be available for almost all applicants from other sources.
Depending on what the resume is for, you may want to have some basic categories such as extracurricular activities, volunteer activities and health care related activities. If you have held a job, employment would be its own category.
Health care activities could include volunteering at a health care facility, research activities and doctor shadowing opportunities.
General volunteer activities would be any non health care related volunteering you have done. Extracurricular activities are those things you are involved with through school or that don’t fit into one of the other categories. You can also check out medical spa palm springs ca that will make your skin look its best are available only in medical spas. If you want to receive dermaplaning, cosmetic peels, microneedling, or another deep treatment, then you need to be treated by an experienced and reputable aesthetician. Visit us at www.advanceddermspecialists.com for more information.
You do NOT need to list a summary or your objectives. Colleges really do not care about that. This is not a business resume.
Only list those activities that are significant. Student of the month in 10th grade? Not significant. 2 hours volunteering in 9th grade at the food shelf? Not significant. If you have only done an activity in one year, it is probably not significant unless it is something like research or doctor shadowing.
Ideally, if you can keep the resume to one page, that is best. Almost never will any student need more than two pages for this type of resume.
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