Your resume

An application resume is not a job resume. No need for buzz words -- in fact, it's best to avoid any language that outsiders probably won't understand. No guarantee that the people in admissions will be familiar with any aspect of your past, including the industries where you've interned or worked. In most cases, your readers will spend a brief amount of time scanning your resume, mostly to give context. Who are you? Where did you go to school? Where have you worked? What's your impact been? What other interests do you have? More on that in a moment, but first, a few general points. Keep it in reverse chronological order.  Maybe the highlight of your life occurred five years ago, and you're afraid admissions won't notice it so you want to lead with that accomplishment? Don't.  During their first pass of your resume, admissions readers are likely to start at the bottom, keeping one e...