Leadership role in college admission process?

Coloradomama
Fri, 22 Jun 2018 18:41:56 +0000

Admissions officers vary in what they value. The ones that look for leadership, may be looking for depth of interest in an area. So you start out being a member of a club, you get involved in managing the club in year two and three, and you end up the President of the club by year four, shows that you stuck with an EC and you got good at something, probably.

You could demonstrate leadership by leading a group academic project as well, or an Eagle Scout project in Boy Scouts, or be a leader in a hiking club.

Some colleges look for creativity, and that be demonstrated by starting a new high school club, that had not been thought of before. The creativity box could be filled by inventing something, by choreography of a dance or composing music, or some art related pursuit, like photography where the student submits a portfolio.

Out of the box thinking skills are often valued by admissions officers. Some of this can be demonstrated during an interview, if the college offers that.