The best applications are those where a student's biography, courses, choice of major, essays, resume, and recommendation letters work together to put forward the most compelling arguments why you deserve admission.
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How do you demonstrate fit for your major? What does fit even mean?
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Think of college admissions as a game of strategy. I like to think of admissions as chess. The best chess players position their pieces most effectively to gain control of the middle of the board.
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In previous posts, we have covered résumé formatting and strategy. In this post, I touch on some things you may want to reconsider.
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All of the time, I review résumés where I wish the applicant would tell me more. One way to provide the reviewer with more information is to quantify your accomplishments.
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There are no correct or incorrect ways to format the résumé. Here, content counts.
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This is the first in a series of posts dealing with the résumé section on Apply Texas, the expanded résumé, and how admissions reviewers assess your activities and accomplishments in regards to your choice of major and fit into the university.
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