not a leader

curious77
Sat, 31 May 2008 10:07:41 +0000

Actually many top colleges do not offer interviews and most of them only provide the optional opportunity to interview with a local alum. Stanford does not interview at all. In addition, ECs are considered at even State schools. Our state flagship looks at ECs.
OP: Look at the common app or other college applications. Most require not only a listing of the activities but also how many hours you spend on the activity per week. At college information sessions, we have repeatedly heard that they do not want a mere list of activities. Colleges rather see 2 or 3 activities in which the student actively contributes. Also they are most interested in your most recent activities. So it is never too late to start. But don’t waste your time running for meaningless offices just to get a leadership position on your resume.

Below is from Wired on pre-med students but I find the items also apply to high school students trying to pad their resumes. Particularly note number 3.
"5 Things to Hate about Pre-Med Students :
5. They haggle with their teachers for extra points.
As a teaching assistant, I would have been rich if my pre-med students gave me a dime every time they nagged me for partial credit on questions that they had gotten completely wrong.
4. They use questionable tactics to get good grades.
Some of them may turn to study drugs like adderall, dexedrine, provigil, and ritalin. Others will beg upperclassmen for copies of old exams, which give them an unfair advantage over their classmates.
3. They horde leadership positions and then run organizations into the ground.
To pad their r