Best Practices for Graduate School Application Resumes

✅ Demonstrate your ability to balance multiple competing priorities (this situation will invariably arise during graduate school).

✅ Show how you have handled yourself in an academic environment by highlighting coursework, projects, research, presentations, etc.

✅ Make sure you mention any skills or strengths you’ve developed/used that might be relevant to the program you’re applying for.

✅ The resume you submit as a part of a graduate school application can typically be longer than one you’re submitting for a job application (it’s meant to be more inclusive of things you’ve done).

✅ Include part-time jobs you’ve held during school; they demonstrate an ability to balance academics with other responsibilities.

✅ Highlight the ways you integrated yourself into campus life, building a sense of community and engaging in developmental activities.

✅ List any academic awards, achievements, honors, etc.