<p>I notice that a lot of people on here hold leadership positions. I'm passionate about a lot of things, but I don't have the personality to be elected president, etc at my school. At my school, elections are primarily popularity contests -- the most outgoing candidate wins, even if he/she is not the most qualified. I realize that my inability to relate to people in this sense is detrimental, and I'm trying to become more outgoing; however, it takes a certain kind of personality in order to garner leadership positions, and I don't have that. I realize people like me are at a disadvantage in terms of what we have to put on our college resumes, but it's difficult to change who you are.</p>
<p>Does anybody else have this problem? Are there any activities/extra-curriculars that you guys participate in that look for more intrapersonal personalities?</p>
<p>Yeah That's like my situation. I just don't have the personality to be a leader. I'm usually quiet and things. Also shouldn't college realize that not everyone's like a superkid and are in leaderships positions. </p>
<p>Also in school there can only be one class president and one president of chess club or something so how is everyone supposed to be in a leadership position?</p>
<p>If you win awards for something, like in debate club, sports, etc., that's similar to leadership in the minds of the the admission counsels. On most college applications they have those clubs/weeks per year/hours per week slots and the final box usually says "leadership positions OR awards." Hope that helps</p>
<p>As a rising junior, I don't hold any office positions in school, unless you count being an editor for the newspaper (hopefully editor in chief senior year). This is mainly because everything in my school is a popularity contest. However, out of school, I teach a chess class at chinese school and a table tennis class at the local community center. Does this count as leadership.</p>
<p>I think that if you can't show your leadership in school, try finding opportunities elsewhere. Just my two cents.</p>
<p>I don't choose to lead. It just sort of happens. Only two people showed up to the last Science Olympiad meeting, and we were like, "Gee, we'll have to pick the officers by ourselves." I said, "You be President," and he said, "Only if you're Vice President," so I said, "Fine. Let's vote." It was unanimous. So I'm stuck.</p>
<p>I'm the only person in German4 this year, so that makes me president of the Wurst Klub.</p>
<p>I need to start the Eating Disorders Union by myself because it didn't exist before, so I have to lead that.</p>
<p>You see, all my leadership positions come from this year. I usually don't say a peep. It probably won't count for much on college applications because that's very obvious. I think it's misleading when they say "leadership positions," because simply being part of it is taking a stand and is worth almost as much.</p>
<p>Well if you can't be elected into student government (don't worry it's not a big deal) try something else like volunteering with a local organization. That gives you Community Service and might allow you to get a position that involves leadership, like organizing events for the elderly, disabled, or children. It can be fun. Just get into contact with some local businesses/volunteer organizations and try to help our where ever possible. </p>
<p>At my school we don't have elections. Anyone that wants to help out does. It allows the people that are not popular but want to help out anyways get into student government. This way we have a variaty of people and the popular kids that don't really do anything for SU don't even try join, because they don't see the point of it if people don't have to vote for them. I think this is the best thing ever!</p>
<p>If you're in a club like debate or FBLA or MUN or something like that, you'll most likely be elected to an office of some sort if you've worked hard in that club for the last few years. I would hope that the other members of the club would realize how deserving of the position you are.</p>
<p>I personally don't have a huge amount of leadership either, but I'm Treasurer of student government and hopefully will get some sort of position in debate.</p>
<p>I'm in many clubs, including Key Club. My sophomore year (last year), I was secretary. I have over 240 community service hours. I ran for LTG in February and lost because of political corruption. In March, I ran for club President, and I lost...because of political corrutpion...I'm now in some horrible, bizarre limbo, receiving no respect and having nothing to do.</p>
<p>Yeah...I'm sort of in the same position. I'm a year younger than my classmates and I think that shows in my personality - in that I'm not particularly confident or attention-grabbing. I've run for several leadership positions, but I simply don't have the personality to get elected. I've found other ways to lead, though. I tutor novices on the debate team, I sometimes teach some little kids how to dance, and I "advise" a group of middle schoolers in preserving several old buildings in our area (well, essentially my friend and I end up doing all the work, but the city officials seem to like that a bunch of 6th graders are involved). </p>
<p>There are a lot of ways you can show leadership without actually being elected; I'm hoping colleges can understand that....</p>