Capturing the Waksman Experience in 1000 Characters or Less: How to use Waksman in your CVs/resumes and college applications

The Common App List Waksman (Research in Science H) as a current year course

The Common App If you have been published: List being a “published Waksman Scholar” in your honors section If you were nominated to attend the summer institute, you may list that as an honor as well

The Common App

The Common App Waksman is a unique high school experience. Many found it was the best activity to elaborate on.

The Common App Many use this opportunity to upload a resume—which can include details of your experience in Waksman You may also use this to submit your publication and/or the most recent poster file

Interviews Have (printed out) NCBI publication, poster, lab notebook Focus on: lab experience, collaboration, commitment, leadership roles (if applicable), relevance to future Understand Waksman program Don’t use “DSAP” as description of sequence analysis

Other Suggestions Take AP Biology Consider a recommendation letter from Ms. Sanelli If seeking a lab position during the summer and/or in college, include research experience in CV/resume