Writing a College Resume

Best Practices to writing a resume for college

Tailor your resume to the specific college and program you are applying to.
Emphasize academic achievements, such as high scores, scholarships, or research projects relevant to the curriculum and ethos of the college.
Also, mention appropriate extracurricular activities, work and volunteer experience, leadership roles, skills, and awards. For example, if your target college is known for its athletic program, show your dedication to the sport by listing the sports teams you participate in and your role in them.
Refer to facts rather than general statements. For example, instead of claiming that you like sports and are involved in student clubs, indicate which sports teams, clubs, and other activities you are involved in at school.

Use reverse chronological order listing the most recent activities and experiences first.
Choose a professional font (Times New Roman or Arial), with a font size of at least 12 points to make your resume easily readable.
Leave more white space. Use margins, spaces between sections, and line spacing to prevent your text from looking overloaded and cluttered. Make subsections’ titles visually noticeable.
Don't get carried away with colorful formatting. Keep the style and format of your resume subdued and professional.
Keep your resume to one page. There is an unspoken rule – 1 page of resume for every 10 years of educational and work experience. You have little experience yet, and if you write briefly and to the point, one page is enough.
Use traditional file name format: Yourname_resume.
Before you send your resume, export it to PDF format to avoid unexpected changes when downloading or emailing it.

Use concise and clear language, stick to the same abbreviations, and make your phrases laconic and structurally similar.
Avoid jargon and technical language.
Carefully proofread the text several times and make sure that it does not contain grammatical errors.

Write the truth!
Don’t make things up, don’t exaggerate your achievements, and don’t brag if you don’t want to look unprofessional.
Write to the point, and mention specific facts – when, where, and what exactly was done, in collaboration with whom, with whose support, etc. In your resume, you can and should focus on your strengths, but in no case should you invent a new biography for yourself.