As of the 2018-2019 school year (my junior year), I have so far achieved a cumulative GPA of ~4.20 (in CA) and accumulated 137 hours of community service. As for AP classes I have passed AP World History with a 4 on the test and currently am taking AP US History, AP Physics I, and AP Calculus AB. My extracurricular activities include marching band (3rd year), jazz band (3rd year), Key Club (2nd year), National Honor Society (2nd year), table tennis (2nd year) (co-president), piano (4th year), and MESA (2nd year). The problem is that for most of these clubs I’m not relatively as involved in leadership as many people I know and aren’t as involved with the community as I would like to be. Currently I am concerned with being accepted into a college of my choosing as it seems as if I’m not as academically excelled or involved as most of my peers. Also, with it being my junior year, I fear it’s too late to change my high school activities.
You seem like you have a bunch of ECs to me!
Leadership
When I was a senior in HS, I was a 4 yr Varsity soccer goalie. The coach picked captains, and it wasn’t me. I was mildly disappointed. In College, they started a Women’s varsity soccer team (this was way back). I helped recruit players, I showed players kicking techniques. Not because I was trying to get anything out of it for myself, but because I wanted our team to succeed. I was named Captain. Then I was ready…I was showing leadership.
Leadership can be President of a club or Captain of the Team or Section Leader in Band. But it can also be:
-Student involved in ethnic community center for years and then is asked to teach little kids
-Actual officer in a club
-Watched his little brother after school and encouraged parents to sign up brother for sports team and took him to practice
-Within a club, organized an activity for that club
-Lead a community service activity
-Lead singer of a band - sings, chooses set list, organizes transportation for other members
-Summer Camp counselor
-Boy Scout Eagle Award/Girl Scout Gold Award
-EMT Cadet
-Boys State/Girls State
-Tutors others
Do you tutor anyone in NHS?