Resume help

eaab08

USNA C/O 2025
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Two of my nomination sources are asking for a one-page resume of my activities. I have a concise bulleted list that I've been using for reference throughout the process, but its not formatted as a resume and there's no way I could include all the information in a one-page resume given how spaced out they typically are. Would it be better to submit this bulleted document as my resume and forgo the formatting, or format correctly but omit some of my activities?
 
I would not exclude major bullets associated with major activities.
However, be careful it doesn't read like a laundry list, indistinguishable what are your major vs. minor items.
If there is no specific format, you are in luck. It may be worth your time to get a nice, one page resume done.

Be resourceful - the best place I found to get 1 PAGE resume templates (my older civilian DD had this trouble - getting all her stuff on one page) was to search their civilian college websites, different colleges' career center pages, and then spectacularly there were sample resumes for different types of majors and emphasis (work experience, skills, research, etc) and it was amazing what you can actually fit on one page using their templates! One college in particular had them in WORD format, so yes, copied that!

Also your own GC - do they have a resource bank for 1 page resumes? And often people are in love with everything they've done, and it is very difficult to eliminate items, so ask someone to help edit.
 
You were asked for a resume. Send a resume.

I’ve been a NHS reader 4 of the past 5 years and have submitted five recommendation letters so far this young school year. High school students can fit all their greatness on a page.

Unless you are the most awesome super greatest high school kid in the country and you may very well be, submit a one page resume.

Do one on a Word document from scratch. Templates make candidates look lazy.
 
if it says 1 page keep it 1 page. they are not kidding. if it isn’t to specs they may either a) only read the first page or b) trash the whole ap bc you didn’t follow directions. Good luck! My DD’s evaluator ALO asked for one and based over 1/2 her interview on the contents.
 
Two of my nomination sources are asking for a one-page resume of my activities. I have a concise bulleted list that I've been using for reference throughout the process, but its not formatted as a resume and there's no way I could include all the information in a one-page resume given how spaced out they typically are. Would it be better to submit this bulleted document as my resume and forgo the formatting, or format correctly but omit some of my activities?

PM me. I can help you.
 
Thanks everybody! I'll just make my own resume from scratch then and fit things as needed
 
I PM'd Soldiergriz, and I'll send him the resume too once I finish it
 
Two of my nomination sources are asking for a one-page resume of my activities. I have a concise bulleted list that I've been using for reference throughout the process, but its not formatted as a resume and there's no way I could include all the information in a one-page resume given how spaced out they typically are. Would it be better to submit this bulleted document as my resume and forgo the formatting, or format correctly but omit some of my activities?
My high school has a future planning center and has resources for planning for college, tech school and jobs. They have a variety of resume templates. Maybe your school has something like that? We have two teachers that run it that will help review for errors and make recommendations for how to word the content on resumes and essays.
 
Eeab08 is an exceptional candidate!

Hope he/she chooses West Point! ;)
Thanks! But my heart is set on USNA :)
My high school has a future planning center and has resources for planning for college, tech school and jobs. They have a variety of resume templates. Maybe your school has something like that? We have two teachers that run it that will help review for errors and make recommendations for how to word the content on resumes and essays.
I don't think my high school has anything like that, but I found it easier to make my own in the end as it helped me to fit more info
 
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