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Everyone is familiar with the resume. It\u2019s a short overview of a person\u2019s job history, accomplishments, and skills meant to help them apply for a job opening, scholarship, or program.<\/p>\n

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What many don\u2019t realize is that the resume is just as important in applying to college as it is applying to a full-time job. While it\u2019s not explicitly required on the standard Common App, the resume serves the same function as ACT and SAT scores, personal essays, and letters of recommendation: It helps students demonstrate why they\u2019re a valuable applicant.<\/p>\n

In this blog, we\u2019ll summarize three of the ways that a resume can accomplish this goal for you. In the process, we\u2019ll give you some brief tips on how you can use the resume to put your best foot forward in the application process and give tips on what you might want to include in it.<\/p>\n

1. Resumes Show Your Achievements<\/strong><\/p>\n

Did you complete a\u00a0summer program<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0leadership conference<\/a>? Have you won your high school\u2019s\u00a0local robotics competition<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Model UN tournament<\/a>? Were you selected to manage the ice cream machine at the restaurant where you work part time?<\/p>\n

All of these are achievements that can help tell a college admissions officer what you excel at. Great or small, your resume can be used to demonstrate the different skills you possess and the ways that you\u2019ve applied them\u2014in a way that might be missed in your essay or letters of recommendation. It can be another tool for you to tell your story.<\/p>\n

2. Resumes Demonstrate Your Interests<\/strong><\/p>\n

It can also tell a college admissions officer what drives you, which interests you\u2019ve pursued. Through your college resume, you can provide a snapshot into your life that might demonstrate why you are a great candidate for a particular academic program.<\/p>\n

Depending on where you\u2019re applying and what you are interested in, you might want to craft your resume to tell a particular story over another. If you are applying to a fine arts program, for example, you might want to put greater emphasis (and detail) into\u00a0an art show<\/a>\u00a0you won while shortening your descriptions of the summer you\u00a0interned at a<\/a>\u00a0congressional<\/a>\u00a0office<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Any experience can be good to put on a resume but some experiences might do an easier job of telling others the path you envision taking in college and beyond.<\/p>\n

3. Resumes Prove You Will Be Part of the College Community<\/strong><\/p>\n

Finally, a fleshed-out resume is a great way of demonstrating you\u2019ll seize the opportunities your college of choice presents to you.<\/p>\n

Few colleges want students who will spend all day hiding in their dorm rooms. They want students who are motivated and engaged. They want students who will go out and contribute to their college campus by joining\u00a0clubs<\/a>, pursuing\u00a0internships<\/a>, and leading their\u00a0academic department<\/a>. When they graduate, they want students who will take their degree and find some way to apply it.<\/p>\n

You can show your college that you will be active and engaged by showing the diverse activities you are involved in. If you volunteer at your place of worship or provide service to those in need, that can demonstrate an awareness of others. It shows that you\u00a0carpe diem,\u00a0<\/em>seize the day.<\/p>\n

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Of course, resumes can serve other functions as well. They can demonstrate your professional writing abilities, your seriousness as an applicant, and your desire to go beyond the bare minimum. The three items listed in this blog are only the most common reasons we recommend for resumes.<\/p>\n

Students should talk with their Class 101 college advisor<\/a> about how to make a resume work for them and whether they might need other compilations of their skills\u2014such as a portfolio for those pursuing art.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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