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I didn't say anything about a laundry list. Also, I would not believe most of what the admissions officers say since they tend to speak in lawyerese if you ask them the real pressing questions. As for the information, it's been a joke amongst some of my friends whenever talking about the admissions process about how important it is to be the President of xyz and I think without exception of all of my peers that got into top schools in hs held a Presidential/highly influential leadership role in clubs. But, if you don't fully trust my anecdotes, you can look at the decision threads. I didn't think that this was actually disputed information.
Though obviously, yes you can get into top schools without being a President of something but you can also get in without having a SAT score over 2000, or ranking in the top 15% of your class. But would I take take those odds? The answer is a resounding "No".
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