<p>I am President of my school's Republican Club. I am not a far-right religious Bush-loving racist, but I am also from Ohio and I know that people's imaginations run wild when they hear the word republican. We are a club that supports political harmony and friendly debate, and in an effort to promote this, I formed an alliance with the Young Democrats at my school called the Politically Active Student Association. </p>
<p>How should I convey this on my Dartmouth app? I don't want to come across as a close-minded far-right nutcase, but on the other hand, it is an important activity to me and I have put a lot of time into it. Many people have told me to leave it off my app completely because it would give the wrong impression but I would like to avoid that if possible!</p>
<p>You just answered your own question. On your app just put: “We are a club that supports political harmony and friendly debate, and in an effort to promote this, I formed an alliance with the Young Democrats at my school called the Politically Active Student Association.”</p>
<p>Dartmouth has a very active College Republicans club. They organize an annual NH College Republicans convention, and hosted John McCain when he ran for president.</p>
<p>Maybe you can speak about how you’re interested in continuing w/ your interests at Dartmouth, and how you hope to contribute.</p>