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Consensus on Resume length for admissions?
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 10:57 pm
by esther0123
Hello everyone,
The law schools that I am applying to do not have a clear guideline as to the maximum length of the resume. I'm having a difficult time fitting everything in one page, but I've read in this forum that 1 page vs. 2 pages is a bit contentious.
Can anyone provide me with a better insight?
Thank you
Re: Consensus on Resume length for admissions?
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 10:58 pm
by UnderrateOverachieve
If you have to ask, it is probably 1-page.
Re: Consensus on Resume length for admissions?
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 12:13 pm
by Bildungsroman
I used a two-page resume and it worked out fine. Most people who talk about needing one page max are thinking of job applications, whereas an admissions committee is a totally different audience that usually asks for a lot more to be included than you would otherwise put in a resume.
Re: Consensus on Resume length for admissions?
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 2:35 pm
by banjo
Longer resumes are fine for admissions, but you'll have to cut it down to one page for employers.
Re: Consensus on Resume length for admissions?
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 6:17 pm
by Ti Malice
Bildungsroman wrote:Most people who talk about needing one page max are thinking of job applications, whereas an admissions committee is a totally different audience that usually asks for a lot more to be included than you would otherwise put in a resume.
Correct.