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Forms, Resumes, & Common App

Overviews

MSA Mentorship

Purpose

The concept of an application

Timing!

Brevity & Succinctness

You’ll probably do them for the rest of your life!

Common AppCollege Board SAT Send Your Scores

Individual Colleges FormsTranscript & Midyear Report Forms

Scholarship FormsCSS/Profile Form & IDOC

FAFSA Form

Forms

The Common App

The Common App

The Common App

Attention to Detail

The Common App

The Common App

Provide for the “if” circumstances

Supplements

Do your own thing and do whatever you want!

Resume Tips SheetShort & Sweet – Must Read!

Career HandbookDetailed, but perfect examples

Click images to open files1) Open Handbook, see

JUST examples2) Read Tips Sheet3) Re-analyze Examples4) Build your own!

Resumes

Use Action Verbs1 Page – max 2 lines per entryStick to conventionHighlight skills and your role

Key Points

Use Action Verbs1 Page – 1pp intro, 1pp project details, 1sentence end

Stick to conventionHighlight yourself as a contributor

Cover Letter