| "^^^ But how would they KNOW? I mean, there are kids in my class who do absolutely EVERY club. They're not good at ALL of them (I used to debate and some of them were really pathetic; I'm also in the school paper and many of them miss deadlines, etc.). Some of them will be getting leadership positions too, only because they're well-liked by the other resume-padding peers. "
Interviews, accomplisments, essays, recommendations.
When I interview students for Harvard, I ask things like: "What was the most challenging situation that you faced when you were [fill in the blank of the leadership position that they claimed] and how did you solve that challenge? "
"What did you learn through your leadership position with [name organization]? What would you do differently if you could?"
If one only held office in order to decorate one's resume, one can't provide an impressive answer to such questions. When it comes to places like top colleges, most have admissions officers who either are alum of that college or of similar colleges. Those people know through their own experience what it means to be very involved in ECs while in h.s., and they can see through the b.s. |