So, I'm supposed to write a CV for a veterinary school I'm applying to, and I have no idea what to put in some sections!

I'm supposed to make a list of honors/awards/scholarships... I've had some scholarships, but some are need-based, some are merit-based, some are both. Which should I include? And they want a "description"... like "I got this award for being smart, har har har..."

Also, what the hell do I use for "technical literacy"? I can use a computer/teh interwebs/excel/etc, but I'm not sure what's considered literacy worth mentioning at this point :/

Some help from any of yous-more-professional people?

I have a CV for my work (as opposed to a resume), but it's in a very different field. However, I hope it'll help you:

1. For honors/awards/scholarships, I would put anything that you received, so long as it was truly an award/scholarship and not a loan. For the description--perhaps say who awarded the scholarship (university? outside organization?), to whom was the scholarship for (i.e., what population of students), and (if you have any idea) how many were awarded. (If you don't know how many were awarded, this might be the place to indicate whether your scholarship/award  was competitive) Also if your fellowship/scholarship was for something specific (e.g., travel funds, a book stipend, money to fund an honors project) mention that too.

So to use an example from way back when for me:

____________ string scholarship, 1999, $500
Awarded by the <<name of foundation>> to 1 <<name of high school>> student for excellence in string playing

I have included funding that I have received out of need (small funds like travel grants), but I don't pretend that they were at all competitive.

2. For awhile I had something similar to a "technical literacy" section of my CV. I mentioned which operating systems, Internet search engines, and word processing packages (word processing/spreadsheet/presentation software) I was familiar with. Specific to the work I do, it was also relevant to indicate that I was familiar with some internet publishing software and various statistical packages. I don't know if there's anything more specific to vet school that you would be expected to know as an incoming student.

So, besides "novice" or beginner and "expert," what other levels of competence are there?

I ain't no novice at Mac OS 10.5, but I'm no programmer.

For vet school, I doubt they care about your being a programmer. I would include programs that you use on a regular basis and feel that you use to complete everyday tasks in school without having to spend too much time looking things up or asking for help. I included programs that I either used every day (Word, Excel, Windows, Internet Explorer) or programs that I received special training on (like statistics software I learned to use in stats classes).