<p>Will be a president be significantly better than being a co-president of a club?</p>
<p>Yea, I was wondering the same thing. </p>
<p>People who were co-presidents or co-whatever... what did you put on your app?</p>
<p>I think you're supposed to put co-....at my school there was some sort of a problem with that.</p>
<p>If you're applying to a really selective college or a really small college, perhaps putting "Co" would be the less messier choice, cuz if both you and your co- end up applying to the same college, then they might initially think one is lying. But that's only if they catch it or if your president position makes that much of a difference.</p>
<p>I wouldn't think it makes that much of a difference.</p>
<p>I highly doubt being president is much better than being president. My school is full of overachievers, so most leadership positions, including almost all of mine, are shared. It's not a big deal.</p>
<p>Is it lying to say president when you were a co-, though?</p>
<p>Just put co-. It's not a big deal. </p>
<p>I put "co-founder" of a club on all my applications.</p>
<p>Yes, that is lying to put president if you were co-president. I think most applications specifically ask you to include co- if applicable.</p>
<p>I think the original question was whether being President looks better than being Co-President.</p>
<p>The answer is no, it doesn't look significantly better. It's like being valedictorian by yourself or being tied for valedictorian with someone else. Clearly, you can't say the former looks better, because you still have the same qualifications, and the only difference in the latter case is that someone is just as qualified. It may reduce the value of such a position. But I wouldn't call it "significant". Like one organization I'm in requires that there be two Co-Presidents each year. Being President of one organization, in all fairness, can't be viewed as being significantly better than being Co-President of a similar one.</p>
<p>what if we both put President? instead of one of us saying Co- while the other saying Pres.??</p>
<p>You should both put co-president, because that is what you are.</p>
<p>I really think this is being overanalyzed. I doubt it matters at all if you put co or just president, and if you happened to put president and you were "co president" I doubt any school would care enough to do any research to look up the "official records" of whatever club you're president of. I don't even think it's an ethical question because it is so insignificant.</p>
<p>Yea, I have to agree. It is quite insignificant. So what, we are all presidents together, why would we have to say Co-. We all do presidential work, we all founded it. Get what I am saying?</p>
<p>just put prez</p>
<p>I'm a co-president of GSA and I put President. Though, the other president is a junior...</p>
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<p>thats makes a difference, ur not applying at the same time.</p>
<p>anyone else??</p>
<p>alright, well, maybe it's just my guilty conscience, but i think i'm gonna put "co-" for all my stuff ;)</p>
<p>^Wuss :) Guess that's my advantage since I'm also applying to princeton and not putting any "co's" bwahahahhaha</p>
<p>ahhhh! noooo!</p>
<p><em>hangs head in shame</em> :p</p>
<p>heh lol i just counted... i have 9 leadership positions, and 7 of them are "co-". oh the horror</p>