Chances at Duke

RedKnightmare
Mon, 06 May 2013 23:25:54 +0000

Regarding the clubs, leadership definitely is important. But the way in which some people stress it can be terribly off the mark. It is always good to be leadership in whatever you do, but what a lot of colleges like to see is a passion. This passion is entirely individualized, and no one can determine what you truly have a passion in.

It sounds like you take pride and enjoyment in exploring everything you have available to you. It can’t always be expected that a high school student will have a niche that he has presumed since freshman year. Maybe that’s your “passion”, so to speak. Your enjoyment in exploring all the options that are available to you.

I wouldn’t worry about that, but it might be good to make that clear, along with your study abroad, that it defines you. And your studying abroad is certainly a good thing to mention. It always is. But I personally doubt that it will be considered as an objective value which could be compared among applications, simply due to the sheer accessibility of the trip. I wouldn’t hesitate to talk about it, though.