<p>My sons’ Science Olympiad team hated this system so much they generally voted for half the seniors to be presidents and the other half to be vice-presidents. I don’t really recommend this approach though! I think you can show your leadership qualities and accomplishments through either your essays or an expanded resume. My older son’s only leadership was the SO vice presidency, that wasn’t really his forte. His application highlighted his ability to go far beyond the high school curriculum in a subject that interested him and to take the skills he learned from teaching himself to becoming a valuable freelance computer programmer. The letters he got from his employers and a professor for whom he did a volunteer project were worth far more than a little line on the Common Application.</p>