<p>send in a resume with the application that details awards, community service, activities and those sort of things?</p>
<p>There is a section for each of those things on the application. Besides, they handle so many apps that they probably disregard supplements.</p>
<p>Well UT Austin encourages resumes and they have a bigger applicant pool than UI so…</p>
<p>YES! You should have a resume and it should go to every school except those that SPECIFICALLY tell you to not send in any additional paperwork.</p>
<p>So I should send it to UI and that wont annoy them?</p>
<p>Well, what do the application instructions say?</p>
<p>Nothing in regards to sending a resume. But neither do ut’s…i only know that because i spoke with admissions counselors and read about it from previous students</p>
<p>If it doesn’t say anything then definitely send it in. Make sure you have all your activities on it – include clubs, sports, music, awards, jobs, volunteer stuff, whatever you have. Organize it. Make sure things are listed according to how much time you spent on them or how important they are. Put down which grades you did them in. Here is basically how my son’s is organized:</p>
<p>His name and address and phone #
Objective (just say briefly what you’re looking to major in (if you know) and what ECs you might do in college)
Education (list your school and address and class of 2007)
Awards and Honors
Extra-Curricular Activities
Work Experience
Community Service
Other
Personal Statement</p>
<p>Things are bulleted under each category. If you don’t have anything for a category, then leave the whole thing off. </p>
<p>Good tip: Once you have it done SHOW IT TO YOUR MOM. She probably drove you to all the stuff – so she might remember if you left something off.</p>
<p>did your son fit his entire resume on one page??</p>
<p>right now mine is on one page and has everything you listed above EXCEPT community service. For community service, I listed that under activities and just put several organizations rather than listing everything out. Which works better?</p>
<p>I heard from everyone that they throw out everything they didn’t ask for, including letters of rec.</p>
<p>zonazoo:
No, his is two pages. </p>
<p>I think it is best to tell a little about your activities - try to give a face to your resume, rather than just a list of stuff. (You know how boring the EC lists are on CC? Imagine looking at hundreds of them! They all look the same!) </p>
<p>So, for instance, under my son’s orchestra, he mentioned that he worked his way up from the 11th chair to 3rd, they toured Germany and the Czech Republic, etc. Under theater he told how he founded the summer production group at school and then listed everything he did (from designing the program and publicity to actually filling in for a kid who didn’t show up). Keep it brief, and focus on the ECs that really mattered to you. </p>
<p>Does that help?</p>
<p>If they throw it away – So what? Maybe they won’t! :)</p>
<p>UIUC dont need teachers’ recommendation right? </p>
<p>anyone of you provided with it?</p>
<p>They don’t require it and probably won’t even look at them if you send them.</p>
<p>Sending a resume can only help. If I was a business adcom, i would definitely see it as a plus.</p>
<p>follow the directions. only send what they ask. they have hundreds to thousands of applications to look at (each person), another piece of paper is not going to help you that much, and like some other people said it might even **** them off.</p>