Description

Developing a résumé building strategy: (1) Students are provided with a copy of How to Plan Your Career or College Pathway  to review the role of a résumé in developing career and college-bound strategies. (2) We then schedule a meeting with the student and parents, during which we elaborate on the role of an academic résumé in applying to colleges and for scholarships. (3) Students are given a résumé template, which has proven successful in supporting the college and scholarship applications of thousands of students we have advised. (4) We assist the student in developing an academic résumé. During this step, we explain how what is reflected on the résumé will eventually be reflected on the student’s college and scholarship applications. (5) We provide a comprehensive assessment of the student’s profile across the 3 pillars of scholarship, leadership, and service as reflected on the student’s résumé. This review is performed within the context of the holistic reviews conducted by college admissions and scholarship reviewers. (6) We advise the student on specific actions that can be taken to strengthen the student’s scholarship, leadership, and service profiles within the context of the student’s high school and community during the current school year. (7) For college-bound students, we guide them in understanding how to align the goals set forth when building their résumé with the admissions priorities of their top choice colleges.