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Instruction s!and!Template!for!Freshm a n!R esu m e!
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Document!size:!1"page"
Font!size:"name"should"be"13-15"points,"the"rest"of"the"text:"11-12"points"
Font!type:"generic"fonts"like"Times"New"Roman"are"used"in"most"manuscripts,"so"to"stand"
out"the"following"fonts"are"suggested:"Garamond,"Gill"Sans,"Cambria,"Calibri,"Constantina,"
Lato,"Didot,"Helvetica,"Georgia,"Avenir""""
https://designschool.canva.com/blog/resume-fonts/""
Fonts"NOT"to"use:"Times"New"Roman,"Futura,"Arial,"Courier,"Brush"Script,"Comic"Sans,"
Century"Gothic,"Papyrus,"Impact,"Trajan"Pro."Note,"using"gothic"and"dramatic"fonts"can"
distract"from"the"essence"of"the"document"and"be"counterproductive,"since"the"document"
should"look"professional"and"not"artistic"for"an" a spiring"scientist."
Bold!and!capitalization:"The"focus"of"the"resume"should"be"on"institution"name,"title."Do"
not"bold"city/state,"years,"and"position"titles."Do"NOT"use"italic"in"the"document,"except"for"
binomial"names"of"species"which"should"be"typeset"in"italics.""
Tab!stops:"to"perfectly"align"city/state"or"dates"use"Microsoft"Word"“tab"stops”"
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Set-clear-or-remove-tab-stops-06969e0f-2c81-
4fe0-8df5-88f18087a8e0?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US"
Chronology:"education"and"experiences"should"be"listed"chronologically."In"the"interest"of"
space,"experience"will"not"be"subdivided"into"work"and"research"experiences."List"most"
recent"experience"first"and"move"on"to"older"experiences."
Margins!and!space:"use"normal"margins,"use"succinct"explanation"for"research/internship"
activities"and"having"“white"space”"helps"your"readers"NOT"to"be"overwhelmed."
Contact!information:"use"Harvard"College"PO"box"address."Note,"during"the"senior"year"
when"you"will"be"applying"to"graduate"schools"or"jobs,"use"permanent"address,"since"you"
will"be"no"longer"at"Harvard"after"graduation."Make"sure"you"list"correct"and"most"recent"
telephone"number"and"email."Most"faculty"contact"students"via"email."
High!school!information:"freshmen"are"encouraged"to"list"high"school"experiences:"
research,"work,"shadowing,"summer"science"programs"and"internships,"awards,"
extracurricular"activities"(especially"those"in"science,"math"and"medical"fields)."However,"
student"resume"being"a"dynamic"document"over"time"will"be"modified,"and"high"school"
activities"and"experiences"will"be"replaced"by"Harvard"College"experiences"and"academic"
scholarship."Do"not"list"SAT"scores,"just"GPA."
Experience!section:"Items"to"include"under"experience:"research,"work,"internships,"
shadowing,"summer"programs,"volunteer"work"relevant"to"science,"medicine,"math,"
education,"travel"abroad/volunteer"work,"study"abroad."
Resume!review:"make"appointment"with"Undergraduate"Research"Advisor"Dr."Anna"
Babakhanyan"to"review"your"science"resume"and"advise"on"interviews."