How to write a resume when applying for an American undergraduate course? First of all, the general school requires no more than 2 pages. In addition to personal basic information, resume should also include academic qualifications, social activities (extracurricular activities, internship experience, volunteer service, work experience, etc. ) and won the prize. I usually suggest adding English skills, computer application skills and personal interests to my resume. These three contents don't take up much space, but they can help schools understand themselves more comprehensively. The social activities part of your resume is the most important, so it is emphasized here. Most applicants are students, so they often lack work experience (actual combat experience), and many abilities need to be reflected in their work. So how to make up for it? You have to rely on your usual social and extracurricular activities. Therefore, your resume should not simply list the activities you have participated in, but should briefly describe your role, work and achievements in the activities after each activity, so as to help the admission Committee understand yourself more comprehensively.

Secondly, the writing of the most important personal statement. Generally speaking, personal statements need to answer three questions. (1) Why do you want to apply for this major? (2) How did your past experience influence your decision? (3) What is your future career plan? Personal statement is the document that can best reflect students' personal ability among all documents. A good personal statement needs to fully express students' personal ability, learning ability and training potential in just 1500 words (sometimes even less), which is a great challenge to the applicant's writing and expression ability. Generally speaking, personal statement creation can be divided into two types: personal-based and professional-based.

Personal statement based on individuals, starting with personal experience to impress the admission Committee, childhood experience, the influence of parents, the guidance of teachers and so on. The middle part expounds my preparation for this major application in the process of learning and growth, including academic performance, exercise and the cultivation of my own ability. Finally, express your willingness and determination to study this major, and clearly express your career planning and goals after graduation. Personal statements based on individuals have relatively low requirements for professional knowledge and are more suitable for people who don't know much about their majors, such as changing majors or applying for undergraduate courses. Especially as a teenage high school student, the knowledge of a certain professional knowledge is generally relatively simple, which is more suitable for taking a personalized route.

Professional-oriented personal statement, the whole article is based on personal knowledge and understanding of the applied major, focusing on the understanding of the current situation and development of the major in China, the maturity and advanced development of the major in the United States, and expressing their pursuit and yearning for advanced knowledge. Finally, it shows that there is a lack of professionals in this field in China at present. It is of great significance to supplement domestic professionals after completing their studies and then study this major by themselves. Professional personal statement is more suitable for graduate application. For postgraduate application, whether it is a master's degree or a doctor's degree, it is best to have a clear goal for the research direction of the applied major (especially important for doctoral application) and show your professional quality and training potential to the school. On the one hand, this is a purposeful application, on the other hand, they have laid a solid foundation of basic theoretical knowledge and found their passion and love for this major, so they hope to further study and further study.

Although the types of writing are different, the abilities that need to be highlighted in personal statements are consistent, mainly including leadership, teamwork and communication skills. These can be reflected in the description of learning activities, social activities and research work. For example, in learning activities, form a study group with classmates to help each other, improve academic performance, and reflect teamwork ability; Or in the classroom project activities, as a team leader, lead the team to complete the group task and show leadership. Another example is to participate in various talent shows or knowledge contests in extracurricular activities to show their expressive ability and innovative ability; How to give full play to the spirit of hard study and study and improve diligently in order to answer and solve problems when participating in school research activities shows that I have a strong thirst for knowledge and curiosity and basic research literacy. These abilities are strengthened again in the form of objective evaluation by a third person in the recommendation letter, which sublimates and promotes the applicant's image and helps the applicant to show his best side in front of the admission Committee. In this way, you will be more sure of being admitted to an American undergraduate university.

The above is the answer to the question about how to write a resume for American undergraduates. At the same time, remember that resumes are an effective way for American universities to get to know applicants. Applicants must reflect real information through their resumes and avoid fraud.