1. Juniors: Subiendo Academy at UT Austin is a wonderful opportunity to engage in leadership with all expenses paid. Deadline is January 31, 2017! Many of our Tigers have attended!
Juniors: Begin researching "Fly In" programs where universities will fly you in to visit their campuses. Google "Fly In Programs" and look at all of the different applications available. Also google "diversity fly in programs" and see programs that you can find.
Study Summer Abroad for high school students:

2. Sophomores and Juniors: This is a great experience to see if this is something that might interest you. Students interested in majors other than Business have attended and come back saying what an amazing experience it was. Apply!
McCombs Future Executive Academy (MFEA): June 4, 2017 – June 9, 2017
McCombs Discover Yourself in Accounting Majors and Careers Program (DYNAMC): June 18, 2017 – June 23, 2017
McCombs Summer Programs Application opens: February 1, 2017

3. Effective Resume Writing

4. Resume Basics
Resumes are how we communicate our qualifications and skills to others
May seem like a no big deal thing, but the difference between a good and bad resume can be the difference between getting hired/admitted and not (trust me, you’ll see later)
Applying for a job or to a college is a two-way street; you’re hoping to get hired/admitted and the person on the other side of the interaction is looking for a new employee/college attendee that fits the skill set or qualifications they are looking for
Tailor your resume to suit what the other person is looking for, such as:
Specific job skills
Relevant experience gained during your academic or extracurricular career
Your resume should be all about you, don’t be pompous or lie, but don’t be afraid of letting yourself take credit for your accomplishments
-Ask students what they know about resumes/have they ever written one

5. Get this stuff perfect = perfect resume
There are two things you need to be perfect on your resume, that’s it!
Formatting
Font
Layout of your resume
Consistency of the layout within resume
Overall professional and thoughtful look and feel to your resume
Content (we’ll talk about this later)
Bullet points / sections describing each of your experiences

6. Getting the small stuff right
Perfect formatting allows the reader to assume a couple of things about you
You are detail-oriented
You are thoughtful and professional, and didn’t procrastinate until the last minute to write your resume
For job and college applications, use a resume template on Word and customize it to fit your needs
Use consistent font size and style throughout your resume, make only a header section with your contact information a larger size than everything else on your resume

9. Job vs College Application Resumes
Subtle length and content differences
Job resumes should ALWAYS be one page
College applications allow for more in depth writing and can be more than one page

10. College Application Resumes
Slightly different than job resumes in that you can write more about each experience and can read more like a short story than bulleted, technical writing
Colleges are looking to learn more about you, so your resume should be centered around anything that has furthered you as a person instead of just experiences relevant to a job application

11. College Resume Structure
Similar to job application at the beginning
Heading with personal information such as first/last name, address, home address
Academic Information
High School name
GPA
Class Rank
ACT/SAT + PSAT if a semi-finalist/finalist
AP Exams

12. College Resume Structure
Extracurricular Activities
Include the grades you participated in each activity and the number of hours per week and weeks per year you participated
Order this section by prestige
Include a description of the club, your role within the organization and what benefits you brought to the organization, and the benefits you gained from the activity
Leadership
Include the grades you were a leader in the club, sport, etc.
Order this section by prestige, then most recent
Give a brief description of how you became a leader in the activity (election, nomination, etc.)
Include your responsibilities and the benefits you brought to the club and the skills or experience you gained from being a leader in the club

13. College Resume Structure
Honors and Awards
List in order of prestige, then timeliness
List the grades you received the award
Give a brief description of the award, how you earned the award, how receiving this award has affected you
Work Experience
Similar to extracurricular activities section
Include your job title and the company name for each position you have held
Community Service
Include grades in which you participated and the TOTAL number of hours volunteered at each activity
Then describe the activity, what your role was, and how you were affected by volunteering

14. Building a Bullet Point
Bullet points (for job resume) or short sections (college application resume) are the most crucial part of your resume because they describe your involvement, skills, and experience
Every bullet point or activity description should follow the same basic format, with the college application resume bullet being slightly longer than a job resume

15. Job Resume Bullet
Job resume bullet: STRONG ACTION VERB (organized, lead, created) + description of activity or skill + your role in activity/skill development + end result/accomplishment/purpose
Maximum of three bullet points for each section, each should highlight something new about your involvement
Whenever possible, quantify your experience, such as “Assisted 25 customers daily” or “Cleaned 45 kennels”
This helps a potential boss get a better idea of your involvement in activity
The last section, the result/accomplishment/purpose section is the hardest but most important
This is the opportunity to show what benefit you either gave or brought to the experience and highlights to a potential boss how you can bring benefits to their company or what skills you have learned in the past
Do not use personal pronouns (I, me, we, myself in this section)
Don’t worry, it’s supposed to come off a little bit clinical

16. College Resume Bullet
Lengthier than job resume, you can use personal pronouns here
No need to start bullet point with an action verb
There should be several sentences in each section, try to limit each activity description to no more than five sentences
Highlight what the activity is, what your involvement was, what you brought to the activity and how it benefitted you/what you learned from it
Similarly to the job resume, try to quantify your experience (“cleaned 45 dog kennels each week”)

17. Bullet writing practice
Remember, you are trying to convince the other person why they should hire/admit you
Bullets should be audience focused
Write one bullet point for this position using your past experience
Remember, it doesn’t have to be the cure for cancer, even babysitting or mowing lawns is relevant
have student critique each other’s resume bullets and then describe what was done well
Give them tangible time limits

18. Resume Recap
Resumes are your chance to show case your activities and involvement in high school, your work experience, everything that has made you into a worthy job or college applicant
Make your resume audience focused and describe each activity and involvement in a way that anyone could understand
Have someone proofread your resume, they can catch descriptors that don’t make sense and formatting errors
Writing a resume may seem like a daunting task, but the earlier you start, the less stressed you’ll be and the better it will be (trust me)

19. Job Resume Structure
Contact information such as First/Last name (this should be slightly larger than everything else on your resume), address, home address, and phone number (make sure your voic is professional)
Education (High School name and GPA)
Work/ Relevant Experience (Babystitting, being a leader in a club, volunteerism, etc.)
Underneath each experience, there should be AT MOST, three bullet points describing your experience
Start each bullet point with a STRONG ACTION VERB and avoid using personal pronouns (I, me, we, myself, etc.)
Honors
Additional information
Ex. computer skills, ability to speak other languages, etc.