How have you invested your time during high school? Have you been involved? Were you a leader? How have you distinguished yourself?
Not required for general application Is required for Leadership and other applicable scholarships Opportunity for you to organize your leadership, service learning, and volunteer experience
◙Make it clean and easy to read ◙Should be concise but thorough -Explain things that are special, but you don’t need a paragraph explanation for each activity ◙Use Action Verbs ◙Achievement Oriented -It’s great to organize a Relay for Life event at your high school. It’s even better if you tell it raised over $15,000!!!
Does not have to be one page Try on various resume fonts and formats Make it visually appealing Be consistent with format and styling (borders, bullet points and font sizes)
◙Format by category, not year SchoolFreshman Community notSophomore ChurchJunior ◙Include name on every page ◙Only list grades 9-12 ◙Proofread and proofread it again! Then have a teacher or professional proofread!!!
Outline of your skills and experience Overall picture of your individual attributes
Honors and Awards Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership. Please explain if unique to your area. Extracurricular Activities Clubs, Honor Society, Boy/Girl Scouts, student government, fine arts Athletics Team captain, travel club team Volunteer Experience Commitment to volunteering, number of hours of service Church and Para-Church Activities Young Life, church youth council, mission trips Work Experience