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  • The iconic UF spire with fall leaves around it in foreground
  • Two students walk along a path shaded by fall leaves
  • The stained-glass window of Dauer Hall looms above students as they walk
  • A favorite study place is the lawn of the Plaza of Americas where students relax with their books

The Family and Personal Résumé Questions

No application is complete without this information.

Do not attempt to type or to paste an actual résumé into a single text box. Each box has a 950-CHARACTER limit (approx. 150 words with room for spacing between paragraphs).

  1. Organize your material first by category: family obligations; special programs and activities; extracurricular activities; community service; honors, awards and recognitions; and employment.
  2. Refine the material and stay within the text limits.
  3. Place your responses into the appropriate text boxes.

The family questions:

  1. Do you have to work to supplement your family income? If so, please describe.
  2. Do you have family obligations that limit your participation in extracurricular activities?

The personal résumé questions:

  1. List any programs or activities that helped you prepare for higher education, such as University Outreach, Talent Search, Upward Bound, etc.
  2. Extracurricular activities. List the organization(s) that are most important to you and in which you have made your highest achievements. Include your position, a description of the activity and the number of hours you contributed each week.
  3. Community service. List the type of work, your role and the number of hours you volunteered each week.
  4. Honors, awards and recognitions. List each and describe the level and the number of years of your involvement.
  5. Employment. List and describe each job you've had, including the date of employment, the job title and the hours you worked each week.

Additional information, if needed:

  1. Is there any additional information you want the Admission Committee to consider when your application is reviewed? If so, please describe.

Prepare your responses and refine them until they are the best they can be.