Hello all applicants,
This is Haas threadmaster. R1 deadline is very near and I know many of you are busy
writing editing essays. Just as a pointer your resume is equally important and many schools require 1 page business resume so start thinking about that.
I assume that many of you are pretty smart and already know how to do this but just want to point it out. So some pointers for resume
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1. (Indian Applicants) - Please do not write down your 10th and 12th grade marks, no one cares about those. Same thing applies to your JEE, AIEEE ranks. They do sound great in India but here it doesn't really matter, I feel if anything they will hurt your profile by showing you are cocky.
2. No "Eagle Scout" or "Girl Scout" experience unless you are still ACTIVELY involved with them.
3. Make it more action oriented. For example
"Proposed new product design method which encouraged innovation and led to 2 patents" or
"Implemented such and such initiative which led to $xxxxx in annual savings and $xxxxxx savings in capital investment" or
"Designed a blah blah model to reduced the testing requirement by xx%"
Also, Don't forget that filling out the application itself is a long process so start working on it right now so if you realize that you are missing some documents you will have enough time to acquire those.
Here is a good post about resume and mistakes to avoid
https://gmatclub.com/blog/2010/08/4212/I am just giving my 2 cents because if you look at the numbers Haas could be the second or third most competitive school to get in. I just want everyone to put the best foot forward.