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Hello there! I was recently accepted into a RN nursing program, therefore, a bunch of scholarship opportunities have opened up. One of the scholarships that I am applying to requests a resume showcasing my education accomplishments, leadership experience, community involvement, and work experience. I'm (almost) 28, graduated high school 10 years ago, have a medical assisting diploma, nursing assistant certification, and no other degrees.

My question is about what I should and, more importantly, should not include on this resume. This is specifically a nursing scholarship, so I should only include health care work experience, right? I don't even know if I have contact information anymore for my non-healthcare jobs.

I've always been told that education should include degrees that were actually completed or currently in progress. For example, I've taken many classes at various different institutions but there's only been three that I've completed a program at.

Lastly, I've never applied for a scholarship or nor have I done the education resume thing before. The tips that I'm most familiar with are in regards to working resumes. I've always been told to not include items that occurred or were received during high school unless it's for the very first job ever. Does this still apply for a scholarship vs a job? I question this because I have extensive extra-curricular involvement, including volunteerism, during my high school years. Post high-school, not so much; I was only focused on school or working or, recently, my family.

Currently, in regards to high school, I have included that I had graduated with honors and was in a couple honors societies. I was senior Class Secretary and a lettered, all-academic-state Cheerleading Captain (x 4 years). Do I include any of this under leadership experience or is high school stuff entirely silly to put on there?

Thank you for anyone willing to give me an answer! I hand in my application later this week and I just want it to be clean and crisp.

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