<p>At my school, and probably most others, these positions are just popularity contests. I guess you could say I’m liked, but definitely not popular, because I don’t really like to go out and party during the weekends, which is what 75% of my school does.
And in our school, only seniors are allowed to hold a leadership position in clubs. </p>
<p>So next year as a senior, I’m predicting that I’ll only hold 2 positions, Treasurer of NHS (hopefully) and Captain of swim team (likely) </p>
<p>Can you do other things to make up for not having enough leadership positions? Outside of school:
I tutor kids.
Also, I’m involved in this year long program where high school students to help promote a just environment, and at the end of the program, in the summer we (a group of 40 kids) are going down to Guatemala to plant trees for reforestation, volunteer in a hospital, and physically build a school for the local youth.
I’m hoping next year to become a mentor to those that will be in the program next year, like I have a mentor right now who helps me with the program and he was in the program last year.</p>
<p>Would those two kind of make up for my lack of leadership positions? I’ve been getting pretty worried lately about how I don’t have many leadership roles and that it will negatively affect my application. My stats are decent otherwise, so I’m just wondering about this.</p>
<p>I think what more important is what you learnt from your experience and how it changed your life…but not simply how many positions you hold I guess?</p>
<p>And leadership is not about postions…but ACTIONS.</p>
<p>Some positions are pretty much equal to “nothing” from what I know…
In my school only seniors can be leaders as well and I only got one position. So it is much less than “enough” I think but I have to organise like 5 big events in the whole shool year…</p>
<p>“And leadership is not about postions…but ACTIONS.”</p>
<p>Completely agree. The fact is real leaders don’t pursue titles or positions. They create or fulfill goals and pursue results. College application readers can tell posers from real people of influence. Don’t sell yourself short only to attempt to be one of those resume padded posers. Get out and find something you really want to dive into – and carry it out. Much better than fifteen “President of X club” lines on your resume.</p>
<p>I got in, and didn’t have any. Even if you don’t get the treasurer/ captain title, if you can pursue your environmental thing more passionately, it could go very far (though it’s harder since you’re already a junior…).Focus on one thing and do it extremely well. Find more mentorship opportunities, get involved in nonprofits that are concerned with similar issues, etc. Do more things that you care about, that coincide with your interests and the achievements/ positions will come- they won’t if that’s all you’re vying for.</p>
<p>The just environment program sounds like leadership to me, a sort much more impressive than President or Chancellor or Chaplain or some other silly descriptor.</p>
<p>I am aware that just holding positions isn’t helpful, which is why I’m only trying for 2, because those are the ones I care about and will actually try to make a difference with. I have so, so many friends that are running for 4/5 positions in clubs where they don’t even do anything, and I didn’t want to do that, and take away a position from someone who will do a better job and focus on it more.
And yes, 90% of people holding leadership positions at my school just do it for the title lol.</p>
<p>And I will really, really try to take my Guatemala program a little bit farther, I’m really passionate about it. </p>