I'm a high school senior getting read to apply to colleges =O. Currently I'm creating a "college resume" highlighting academic, extracurricular, and community things I take part in. Figure it'll be easier to copy, paste into college apps. My question arises with how detailed should each item be. For example is saying "volunteered 100 hours at X hospital" sufficient? Or should I mention what different departments I was in and what I actually did? Likewise, should I list the duties I had when held some type of responsibility at church? Some colleges ask to attach an resume while others just ask for a list. Most of these apps are also for scholarship consideration so I want to make it clear I was "involved". How detailed should I get?
College Resume
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This is a general format.
ORGANIZATION NAME (Left Align), CITY, STATE (Right Align)
Job Title (Left Align), Beginning Date - End Date (month/year)(Right Align)
(2-3 bullet points with descriptions of your responsibilities, skills, etc.)
Note: The little text box wouldn't allow me to space things properly. This is why I love technology.
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honestly, for my college application..i just made a "packet" because i did so much stuff.....a resume is not even suppose to be more than a page (a CV is more than a page...i think they differ) so i would say just make a packet where you list each activity and a breif description....theres really no point in sending a resume IMO...they already HAVE all your information via application and transcript.
