A Shocking Announcement on my School Website

Applying to College
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<p>smoda and NSM definitely have it right, and I would know, since I participate in awarding leadership scholarships at university level.</p>

<p>It’s not about the title, or titles plural. Not a brownie point contest, nor is it even about personality. (Yes, you can win the postiion due to student body popularity, but that does not make you a leader. You will demonstrate by your actions whether you are or are not a leader, and particularly whether you are for yourself or for others, which is The Bottom Line on leadership.) Too many would-be “leadership”-climbers gather up titles to impress others on college admissions resumes, and btw once they get to college many of these students wouldn’t lend a hand to a dying friend, let alone a stranger.</p>

<p>As smoda demonstrates, it’s also not about a personality type per se. Quiet people can be great leaders by example and role-modeling, when lots of students look up to them because of their character: particularly qualities of generosity and integrity.</p>

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<p>Sounds a lot like the Anti-Dog-Eat-Dog law in Atlas Shrugged.</p>

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<p>A lot of teachers will ask for a resume or “brag sheet” before writing your recommendation. If they don’t ask, you can offer.</p>

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<p>^ Indeed. (Although the perceptive teachers – hopefully the ones of whom a rec has been asked, anyway – tend to notice who the true leaders are vs. merely the popular posers. They tend to include aspects of leadership in those recs, but yes, do also send along evidence/reminders/summaries of the extent of your activities, on and off campus.)</p>