Instructions for using this resume template: Substitute your information for the sample information here and save the file on your computer. Instructions, in blue, are for your guidance; delete them from your final resume, which should be only one page (plus supplement, if needed). Delete any headings you are not using.
YOUR NAME
Henry W. Grady High School, Class of 2016
e-mail address 123-456-7890 (mobile)
ACADEMICS
List academic achievements such as GPA (if over 3.0), SAT or ACT scores (only if they help strengthen your story), academic honors such as Beta Club or National Honor Society, and AP courses, if you’ve done well on the AP exam. Examples:
GPA: 3.6
Finalist for Georgia Governor’s Honors Program in Math (11th)
Honors and AP course work in English Literature, American Literature, American History, World History, and French
IN-SCHOOL EXTRACURRICULARS (or you can say SCHOOL ACTIVITIES)
List everything you do in school outside of classes. Include your years of involvement. Add a note of explanation, if necessary.
Examples:
The Southerner, award-winning student newspaper
Features Editor (12th)
Staff Writer and Photographer (10th, 11th)
Tennis Team
JV (9th, 10th), Varsity (11th, 12th)
Grady Jesters, debate team, specializing in Lincoln-Douglas Debate (9th - 12th)
ATHLETICS (or THEATRE, MUSIC, COMMUNICATIONS, etc.)
If you have an area of in-school activity that is particularly deep or pertinent to your college application, place all of those activities under a separate heading. You can even list this on a separate page as a supplement, if necessary.
OUT-OF-SCHOOL EXTRACURRICULARS (or you can use the heading COMMUNITY SERVICE AND INVOLVEMENT if you prefer)
List everything you do out of school, for example with a religious or community organization. Remember to use action words, like “founded.”
Examples:
Founded Jammin’ J’s Guitar Class, Boys and Girls Club After School Program
Taught guitar weekly and organized performances (10th - 12th)
Vacation Bible School, Atlanta Church (summers, 9th - 11th)
SUMMER EXPERIENCE
This is an optional category, but if you’ve participated in any summer programs that enhance your story, list them here. Some things may fit under more than one heading, so you have to decide what works best for you.
Examples:
Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet 5-Week Summer Dance Intensive (11th)
Selected for Georgia Governors Honors Program in Communicative Arts (12th)
WORK EXPERIENCE
List any work experience, paid or unpaid. This can include internships or volunteer activities of some duration, as well as employment.
Examples:
Hostess, Osteria Pizzeria, 10 hours per week during school year and 20 hours per week during summer (11th to present)
Babysitter for two pre-school children, 6 hours per week during school year and 20 hours per week in summers (10th-12th)
Founded Pampered Pooch, a dog-washing service (8th-12th)
Participated with “Volunteens,” a Zoo Atlanta internship, 30 hours per week (summer of 9th)
HONORS AND AWARDS
Optional. If this has not been covered in the college application or elsewhere in your resume, you may list awards here.
Examples:
Finalist, National Merit Scholarship
Regional Finalist, Georgia Science Fair
REFERENCES
Optional, but if you have any teachers, employers, internship directors, etc., who have agreed to serve as a reference for you, list them here with name and contact number.
Example:
Joe Smith, director of “Volunteens” program at Zoo Atlanta, 404-123-4567