[drealo]

I'm applying for FSU (Florida state) but in the application it says you need a resume, I don't really know how I would format this resume, because I've never had to do it for any other application, if anyone can help me with this and let me know what I should put on the resume I would really appreciate it, thanks !

[Wondergirl]

Have you had any jobs?

[drealo]

No, but one of my teachers told me it wasn't a business resume, so I wasn't suppose to add any of that, hence my confusion.

[Wondergirl]

Here's a sample possibility --

Name
Address
Phone
Email Address

College Major/Career Goal
Briefly write this down in 25 words or less.

Academic Statistics
GPA: (only if good)
ACT:
SAT:

Honors and Awards
National Merit Semi-Finalist (11)
Lamp of Learning Academic Achievement Award (9, 10, 11)
Future Farmers of America Award (11, 12)
Missouri All-State Choir (10, 11)

High School Activities
* Pioneer Yearbook Staff (10, 11, 12)
--Editor in Chief (12)
* ABCHS Swim Team (10, 11, 12)
--Varsity Team Captain (12)
* ABCHS Choir (9, 10, 11, 12)
* Spanish Club (9, 10, 11)

Community Activities
* Meals on Wheels Volunteer (Summers, 2003-Present)
--Deliver 3-5 meals to senior citizens every Saturday throughout the year.
* Church Youth Group (9, 10, 11, 12)
--Coordinated over 100 youth members for a 2-week mission trip.

Work Experience
* Kirkwood YMCA Summer Gymnastics Camp Instructor (2003-Present)
--20 hours per week during the school year and 45 hours per week in the summer.
* Kirkwood Library (2000-02)
--Approximately 10 hours per week during the school year.

Interests
* Diving – Greenbriar Pool Dive Team (6 years)
* Dancing – Ballet, tap, jazz (10 years)

[Wondergirl]

No, but one of my teachers told me it wasn't a business resume, so I wasn't suppose to add any of that, hence my confusion.

Wait a sec. I'll fix the resume. Did he/she say what to put in it?

[Wondergirl]

Okay. I think I got it (scroll up to the resume post I made). There can be variations with caps for headings, etc. It's difficult to use HTML here. MS Word would be much easier, and that's where you would do this for real.

Whaddya think?

[drealo]

Thank you ! That was truly very helpful ! I have a better idea now of how to format it and what to add to it, once again thank you.

[Wondergirl]

With Word, it's real easy to play around with spacing and caps and bolding and centering (or not) until it looks just the way you want it to. You might want to center sections in order to emphasize them. Be sure to leave lots of white space; don't clutter it up with lots of words by telling what you did every minute during HS. The resume may guide the admissions interviewer, so put on the resume the things you want to talk about and are proud of.