<p>The best ECs are the ones that you put your heart and soul into because you care about. They also are the ones in which you show some kind of leadership that makes some kind of positive difference in the organization or community. This leadership doesn't have to mean that you have an elected position. A person who is in a community service organization, for instance, and starts a successful fundraising project is showing leadership even if they don't have an elected position.</p>
<p>Colleges are particularly impressed by people who go above and beyond what members and elected leaders usually do, and colleges are impressed by students who start activities -- ones that really accomplish things, not ones that are simply resume dressing. Colleges think it's wonderful if you have an interest and then create opportunities to pursue that interest.</p>