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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

How showing leadership gets you into college

How showing leadership gets you into college:


How showing leadership gets you into college



Michael Duffy, The News Times


 I’ve been talking lately about how to improve a college application through academic preparation as well as volunteering.
This week we’re talking about a more mysterious quality admissions committees look for: leadership. What exactly counts as leadership? There are some obvious examples, such as serving as an officer of a school club. An officer is part of a group in an organization that makes decisions for the group, and common positions include president, vice president, treasurer, and so on. These positions entail more responsibility and usually are selected through either an election or