The High School Resume

A resume is an overview of your education experience, employment history, extra-curricular involvement, honors, and awards. The purpose of creating a resume is to highlight your accomplishments and involvement throughout high school to admissions counselors or to a teacher/counselor that is writing a letter of recommendation on your behalf. Below is a sample college resume. Some colleges will give you an option to upload your resume; others will have you add the detail within your application. When listing activities, place them in order of importance to you. Be sure to provide a short description of the activity.

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HONORS AP Scholar with Distinction - Grade 12 Received an average score of at least 3.5 on all exams, and score 3 of higher on five or more exams National Honor Society - Grades 12, 11 Inducted into NHS based on a minimum GPA of 3.75 and 30 or more hours of volunteer work

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Football - Grades 12, 11, 10, 9 Participated in high school football. Varsity for 11th and 12th grade. Captain for 12th grade. Played quarterback position for all four years Volunteer - Grades 12, 11, 10, 9 Volunteered in the community for 140 hours, at such places as Hospice, Good Shepherd Hospital and at the after-school tutoring center (35 hours per year) Barrington Area Rescue Klub (BARK) - Grades 12, 11, 10, 9 Organized fundraisers and events to help sheltered animals (40 hours/year) Barrington Buddies - Grades 12, 11 Participated in activities with student with special needs to build friendships and social skills (20 hours/year) Nanny - Grades 12, 11 Planned activities for three small children, made meals for the family, and ran errands (50 hours/week for 10 weeks each summer) Big Red Spirit Club - Grades 11, 10 Organized activities to promote school spirit among staff and students (20 hours/year)