College Admissions: Create an Academic Resume
Wednesday, March 04, 2015
Jodi Walder, GoLocalPDX College Admissions Expert
- to keep track of your academic achievements and awards
- to keep track of all of your activities throughout high school
- as an info source when you fill out the common application and other college admission applications
- to send with scholarship applications
- as a resource for all your recommenders
- as a handout to admissions officers and alumni interviewers
An academic resume is different from a job-seeking resume in many ways. First, it starts with academic information such as where you go to school, your graduation year, your GPA, standardized test scores (once you have some), and extraordinary academic achievements.
Next, it shares your extracurricular activities, both those that are part of your school and those that happen outside of a school setting. This can reflect anything that you choose to spend time on—clubs, sports, religious activities, community service, work, internships, or hobbies. Some applications ask you to report hours spent per activity. Since that is hard to keep track of on your academic resume, I suggest you keep a separate spreadsheet where you record your hours, and use that as a reference to report your hours when requested.
Academic resume guidelines:
- One page excluding pictures
- Font size between 12-10 pt
- broken into logical categories with some white space for readability
- use of acronyms discouraged (for example, spell out National Honor Society instead of putty NHS)
- use present tense and active verbs
- create headers/categories that make sense for your individual list
- if you have a portfolio or blog, link to it in the resume
- a back-side photo page is optional
Here are a few samples resumes to get you started:
Please note, if you are especially accomplished at a sport, performing or visual art, speech and debate, or any other focus area for which you might be recruited, you will probably want a separate resume dedicated to your area of focus. Some resources for creating those are located here.
Related Slideshow: Top 100 Oregon High Schools
GoLocalPDX has ranked high schools across the state based on a method developed at Babson College, Mass. See below for the top 100 schools in the Beaver State.
#100
South Albany High School
Greater Albany Public School District
Enrollment: 1260
Economically disadvantaged: 55%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 86.9%
Met or exceeded math standards: 65.5%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 68.1%
Met or exceeded science standards: 54.6%
Four year graduation rate: 76.2%
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#99
Yamhill Carlton High
Yamhill Carlton School District
Enrollment: 375
Economically disadvantaged: 32%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 93.8%
Met or exceeded math standards: 60.8%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 47.9%
Met or exceeded science standards: 69.6%
Four year graduation rate: 83.8%
#97
Benson Polytechnic High
Portland School District
Enrollment: 819
Economically disadvantaged: 68%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 87.1%
Met or exceeded math standards: 75.9%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 40.8%
Met or exceeded science standards: 84%
Four year graduation rate: 82.2%
#96
North Marion High
North Marion School District
Enrollment: 588
Economically disadvantaged: 62%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 86.3%
Met or exceeded math standards: 64.9%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 58.6%
Met or exceeded science standards: 58.5%
Four year graduation rate: 87.6%
#95
Hidden Valley High
Three Rivers/Josephine County School District
Enrollment: 681
Economically disadvantaged: 53%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 83.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 71.4%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 52.2%
Met or exceeded science standards: 66.7%
Four year graduation rate: 68.3%
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#94
North Valley High
Three Rivers/Josephine County School District
Enrollment: 522
Economically disadvantaged: 51%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 89.2
Met or exceeded math standards: 56%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 46.8%
Met or exceeded science standards: 72.2%
Four year graduation rate: 68.3%
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#92
Liberty High
Hillsboro School District
Enrollment: 1386
Economically disadvantaged: 46%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 89.8%
Met or exceeded math standards: 76%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 53.3%
Met or exceeded science standards: 65.8%
Four year graduation rate: 79.6%
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#91
Academy of Arts and Academics
Springfield School District
Enrollment: 280
Economically disadvantaged: 49%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 90.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 57.4%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 65.4%
Met or exceeded science standards: 73.6%
Four year graduation rate: 84.1%
#89
Crane Union high School
Harney County Union High School District
Enrollment: 69
Economically disadvantaged: 39%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 52.2%
Met or exceeded science standards: 69.6%
Four year graduation rate: 95%
#87
Gold Beach High
Central Curry School District
Enrollment: 173
Economically disadvantaged: 57%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 91.9%
Met or exceeded math standards: 81.1%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 62.2%
Met or exceeded science standards: 80.8%
Four year graduation rate: 56.7%
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Dallas High
Dallas School District
Enrollment: 979
Economically disadvantaged: 35%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 84.4%
Met or exceeded math standards: 72.8%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 49%
Met or exceeded science standards: 69.8%
Four year graduation rate: 52.9%
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#85
Newport High School
Lincoln County School District
Enrollment: 528
Economically disadvantaged: 43%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 91.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 81.7%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 62.6%
Met or exceeded science standards: 57.8%
Four year graduation rate: 70.7%
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#84
LaPine Senior High
Bend-LaPine School District
Enrollment: 439
Economically disadvantaged: 63%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 88.9%
Met or exceeded math standards: 72.4%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 47.5%
Met or exceeded science standards: 62.2%
Four year graduation rate: 74.7%
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#82
La Grande High
La Grande School District
Enrollment: 560
Economically disadvantaged: 37%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 84.3%
Met or exceeded math standards: 60%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 56.4%
Met or exceeded science standards: 59.4%
Four year graduation rate: 74.1%
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#81
Yoncalla High
Yoncalla School District
Enrollment: 87
Economically disadvantaged: 70%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 58.8%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 64.7%
Met or exceeded science standards: 52.9%
Four year graduation rate: 78.8%
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#80
Elmira High
Fern Ridge School District
Enrollment: 436
Economically disadvantaged: 52%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 88.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 70.1%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 63.5%
Met or exceeded science standards: 66.7%
Four year graduation rate: 77.6%
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#79
Churchill High
Eugene School District
Enrollment: 1020
Economically disadvantaged: 44%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 82.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 73.6%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 68.8%
Met or exceeded science standards: 61.3%
Four year graduation rate: 69.2%
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#75
Klamath Union High
Klamath Falls City School District
Enrollment: 663
Economically disadvantaged: 56%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 81.9%
Met or exceeded math standards: 69.5%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 40.2%
Met or exceeded science standards: 54.8%
Four year graduation rate: 83.4%
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#71
Cottage Grove High
South Lane School District
Enrollment: 761
Economically disadvantaged: 59%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 90.4%
Met or exceeded math standards: 70.9%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 54.6%
Met or exceeded science standards: 64%
Four year graduation rate: 87.6%
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#69
McKenzie High
McKenzie School District
Enrollment: 67
Economically disadvantaged: 61%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 91.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 41.7%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 50%
Met or exceeded science standards: 83.3%
Four year graduation rate: 68%
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#68
St. Helens High
St. Helens School District
Enrollment: 974
Economically disadvantaged: 36%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 91.4%
Met or exceeded math standards: 72.4%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 59.2%
Met or exceeded science standards: 66%
Four year graduation rate: 75.7%
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#67
Lakeview Senior High
Lake County School District
Enrollment: 223
Economically disadvantaged: 45%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 87.8%
Met or exceeded math standards: 69.4%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 66.7%
Met or exceeded science standards: 73.5%
Four year graduation rate: 88.1%
#64
Clackamas Middle College
North Clackamas School District
Enrollment: 290
Economically disadvantaged: 28%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 91.4%
Met or exceeded math standards: 76.3%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 59.3%
Met or exceeded science standards: 78%
Four year graduation rate: 32.6%
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#63
South Medford High
Medford School District
Enrollment: 1698
Economically disadvantaged: 56%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 87.9%
Met or exceeded math standards: 76.8%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 61.7%
Met or exceeded science standards: 71.2%
Four year graduation rate: 80.4%
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#59
Weston-McEwen High
Athena-Weston School District
Enrollment: 164
Economically disadvantaged: 33%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 61.1%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 76.5%
Met or exceeded science standards: 47.2%
Four year graduation rate: 75.7%
#55
Putnam High
North Clackamas School District
Enrollment: 1196
Economically disadvantaged: 39%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 88.6%
Met or exceeded math standards: 73.4%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 69.9%
Met or exceeded science standards: 59.3%
Four year graduation rate: 75.7%
#54
Neah-Kah-Nie High
Neah-Kah Nie School District
Enrollment: 181
Economically disadvantaged: 54%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 83.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 58.5%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 41.9%
Met or exceeded science standards: 97.5%
Four year graduation rate: 87.5%
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#47
Junction City High
Junction City School District
Enrollment: 532
Economically disadvantaged: 54%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 85.6%
Met or exceeded math standards: 76.8%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 56.8%
Met or exceeded science standards: 64.8%
Four year graduation rate: 65.1%
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#46
Sam Barlow High
Gresham-Barlow School District
Enrollment: 1651
Economically disadvantaged: 38%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 84.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 78.4%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 68.8%
Met or exceeded science standards: 76.7%
Four year graduation rate: 81.8%
#45
Forest Grove High
Forrest Grove School District
Enrollment: 1779
Economically disadvantaged: 59%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 89.4%
Met or exceeded math standards: 85.7%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 66.6%
Met or exceeded science standards: 61.1%
Four year graduation rate: 72.5%
#43
South Salem High
Salem-Keizer School District
Enrollment: 1835
Economically disadvantaged: 49%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 89.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 73.3%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 66.2%
Met or exceeded science standards: 66.5%
Four year graduation rate: 81.9%
#42
Hood River Valley High
Hood River County School District
Enrollment: 1218
Economically disadvantaged: 57%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 87.1%
Met or exceeded math standards: 78.5%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 69.7%
Met or exceeded science standards: 53.5%
Four year graduation rate: 77.4%
#41
North Douglas High
North Doughlas School District
Enrollment: 98
Economically disadvantaged: 45%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 91.3%
Met or exceeded math standards: 78.3%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 72.7%
Met or exceeded science standards: 60.9%
Four year graduation rate: 69%
#38
Newberg Senior High
Newberg School District
Enrollment: 1508
Economically disadvantaged: 42%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 87.9%
Met or exceeded math standards: 77.6%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 71.8%
Met or exceeded science standards: 68.3%
Four year graduation rate: 78.2%
#37
West Salem High
Salem-Keizer School District
Enrollment: 1646
Economically disadvantaged: 35%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 92.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 83.5%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 74.6%
Met or exceeded science standards: 74.2%
Four year graduation rate: 86.3%
#33
Oregon City Senior High
Oregon City School District
Enrollment: 2117
Economically disadvantaged: 34%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 90.8%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 63%
Met or exceeded science standards: 76.7%
Four year graduation rate: 83%
#31
Silverton High
Silver Falls School District
Enrollment: 1179
Economically disadvantaged: 41%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 86.1%
Met or exceeded math standards: 74.1%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 71.9%
Met or exceeded science standards: 72.1 %
Four year graduation rate: 77.7%
#29
Bend Senior High
Bend-LaPine School District
Enrollment: 1527
Economically disadvantaged: 40%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 92.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 88.4%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 65.9%
Met or exceeded science standards: 75.6%
Four year graduation rate: 78.7%
#28
Tualatin High
Tigard-Tualatin School District
Enrollment: 1714
Economically disadvantaged: 27%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 92.2%
Met or exceeded math standards: 76.7%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 62.9%
Met or exceeded science standards: 71.4%
Four year graduation rate: 84.4%
#27
Mountain View Senior High
Bend-LaPine School District
Enrollment: 1283
Economically disadvantaged: 42%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 93.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 82%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 75.2%
Met or exceeded science standards: 76.1%
Four year graduation rate: 78.3%
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#26
Tigard High
Tigard-Tualatin School District
Enrollment: 1835
Economically disadvantaged: 32%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 92.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 83.5%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 64.5%
Met or exceeded science standards: 67.7%
Four year graduation rate: 80.8%
#23
Sprague High
Salem-Keizer School District
Enrollment: 1608
Economically disadvantaged: 32%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 86.2%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 72.5%
Met or exceeded science standards: 79.6%
Four year graduation rate: 82.2%
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#22
Wilsonville High
West Linn-Wilsonville School District
Enrollment: 1093
Economically disadvantaged: 24%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 92.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 74.1%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 74.2%
Met or exceeded science standards: 71.3%
Four year graduation rate: 85%
#21
West Albany High
Greater Albany Public School District
Enrollment: 1317
Economically disadvantaged: 28%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 92.3%
Met or exceeded math standards: 87.5%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 75%
Met or exceeded science standards: 84.9%
Four year graduation rate: 93.6%
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#20
Clackamas High
North Clackamas School District
Enrollment: 2230
Economically disadvantaged: 29%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 91.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 85.7%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 80.5%
Met or exceeded science standards: 74.2%
Four year graduation rate: 85.5%
#19
Pacific High
Port Orford-Langlois School District
Enrollment: 90
Economically disadvantaged: 53%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 90.9%
Met or exceeded math standards: 59.1%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 77.3%
Met or exceeded science standards: 68.2%
Four year graduation rate: 78.3%
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#15
Summit High
Bend-LaPine School District
Enrollment: 1344
Economically disadvantaged: 22%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 93.3%
Met or exceeded math standards: 74.6%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 73.6%
Met or exceeded science standards: 73.6%
Four year graduation rate: 88.3%
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#12
Cleveland High
Portland School District
Enrollment: 1457
Economically disadvantaged: 29%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 92.6%
Met or exceeded math standards: 80.2%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 81.4%
Met or exceeded science standards: 59.7%
Four year graduation rate: 76.2%
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#10
Wilson High
Portland School District
Enrollment: 1185
Economically disadvantaged: 22%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 91.8%
Met or exceeded math standards: 80.4%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 82.8%
Met or exceeded science standards: 63.8%
Four year graduation rate: 84.4%
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#8
Crescent Valley High
Corvallis School District
Enrollment: 965
Economically disadvantaged: 23%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 85.3%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 78.1%
Met or exceeded science standards: 77.8%
Four year graduation rate: 70.1%
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#7
West Linn High
West Linn-Wilsonville School District
Enrollment: 1514
Economically disadvantaged: 10%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 87.9%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 85.8%
Met or exceeded science standards: 83.2%
Four year graduation rate: 93.2%
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#6
Riverdale High
Riverdale School District
Enrollment: 242
Economically disadvantaged: <6%*
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 89.8%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 74.6%
Met or exceeded science standards: 74.6%
Four year graduation rate: 94.2%
*numbers less than 6% are represented by an asterisk in the Oregon Department of Education data.
#5
School of Science & Technology
Beaverton School District
Enrollment: 167
Economically disadvantaged: 20%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 86%
Met or exceeded science standards: 63.9%
Four year graduation rate: 81.1%
#4
Lincoln High
Portland School District
Enrollment: 1471
Economically disadvantaged: 12%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 92.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 85.3%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 88.1%
Met or exceeded science standards: 79.9%
Four year graduation rate: 89.3%
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#2
South Eugene High
Eugene School District
Enrollment: 1321
Economically disadvantaged: 24%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 91.6%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 84.9%
Met or exceeded science standards: 89.2%
Four year graduation rate: 79.4%
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#1
Lake Oswego Senior High
Lake Oswego School District
Enrollment: 1224
Economically disadvantaged: 6%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 92.4%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 89.1%
Met or exceeded science standards: 87.7%
Four year graduation rate: 89.5%
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