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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."
Annie!Huang!
Harvard"University,"PO"Box"20456,"Cambridge,"MA"02138"
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Education!
HARVARD!UNIVERSITY!! Cambridge,"MA""
A.B."Honors"Degree"Candidate"in"Molec u la r"a nd "C e llu la r"B io lo g y""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Expected"May,"2020"
Relevant"Coursework:"Life"Sciences"1a"(Introduction"to "th e"LifeSciences,"Chemistry,"Molecular"
Biology,"and"Cell"Biology),"Physical"Sciences"11"(Foundations"and"Frontiers"of"Modern"Chemistry:"A"
Molecular"and"Global"Perspective),"Freshman"Seminar"in"Medical"Ethics"
BROOKLYN!TECHNICAL!HIGH!SCHOOL" Brooklyn,"NY!
Major:"Biological"Sciences,!GPA:"4.0"" May,"2016"
Excellence"in"Science"and"Mathematics"Award,"Limb"Girdle"Muscular"Dystrophy"Awareness"
Scholarship"Recipient,"Milton"Fisher"Scholarship"for"Innovation"and"Creativity"Recipient""
Two-year"captain"of"the"Varsity"Cross"Country,"Indoor,"and"Outdoor"Track"and"Field"Team"
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Experience!
BROOKLYN!COLLEGE"""""" Brooklyn,"NY!!
Research"Intern!! 03/2014"–08/2016"
• Synthesized"and"tested"in"vitro"novel"antibiotics"effective"against"Mycobacterium-
tuberculosis-using"combinatorial"chemistry"approach"
• Co-authored"a"manuscript"(in"preparation)"to"be"submitted"to"the"Journal"of"Infectious"
Diseases"
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HEALTH!FIRST!PHARMACY! !!!!!!!New"York,"NY!!
Pharmacist"Assistant""""" 6/2012-8/2013"
• Counted"pills"to"fill"out"orders,"swept"and"vacuumed"every"week"before"closing"time,"
scanned"medicine""
• Monitored"cash"register"and"medicine"pick-up"center"
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Skills!
Laboratory:!DNA"isolation,"PCR,"gel"electrophoresis,"paper"and"column"chromatography,"
dissection,"nuclear"magnetic"resonance"spectroscopy"(NMR),"evaluating"drug-human"serum"
albumin"(HSA)"binding,"graphing"HSA"trend,"solubility"tests,"running"HSA"and"IR,"using"the"glove"
box"for"air-sensitive"compounds,"filtration"with"celite,"performing"2-3"step"syntheses"under"the"
hood"with"and"without"nitrogen."
Other:"Microsoft"Office,"Phython"(beginner),"Teochew"(fluent)"
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Extracurricular!Activities!
Harvard"club"soccer,"Harvard"Big-sister,"big-brother"
Interests:"play"cello,"hockey""
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