What leadership roles impress colleges?
Colleges do not prefer one club or organization over the other. “Colleges look for students to be diverse in their academic background and their extracurricular background,” says Wallace. “Students should pick clubs based on what they are most interested in, and colleges will see the commitment and leadership that students have contributed to those organizations.” It will mean more to a college if you are able to list contributions and achievements you have made for one club rather than list a million clubs you did not care about. “All members of a club are necessary and valued,” Moore says. “Event planning and club operations do not just happen automatically, and successful clubs require the involvement of many different kinds of members with different skills and levels of involvement.” What if I’m too busy to join a club? Relax. Outside-of-school responsibilities, like jobs, are just as important to colleges as in-school activities. Colleges respect any proof of your work ethic. “It
