I was wondering, what are some examples of displaying leadership OTHER than student government or being president of a club? I can’t do either because of time constraints.
Thanks!
Do you work or volunteer currently? Why do you not have enough time to be an active participant in student clubs and/or activities on your campus?
I established an internship relationship between my school and a local pharmaceutical company by emailing a scientist mentioned in a paper I was reading. Hopefully the UCs will see that as an example of leadership.
@Thiger I work full time and clubs usually conflict with my work schedule 
! And yes I also volunteer. On top of that, to become a part of student government at my CC you must obtain 400 signatures of students within 2 days and I do not have enough time to go get those.
Working full-time is definitely good. Do you work to pay for tuition, housing, etc.? Is your job a position of leadership? (I work one day per week in a takeout restaurant where I open and set up before another employee comes, even that would be considered leadership. I’m applying in the Fall, but I worked the summer prior to beginning college to pay my tuition myself. You could stretch things however you wish.)
If you’re looking to transfer soon, I’d worry more about grades than extracurriculars. You already work full time, don’t stress yourself with other activities, just put your energy into school and work. Applying as a transfer is different from applying to be an incoming freshman; they want to see that you can do college-level work, finish your prerequisites (or as many as possible), fulfilling general education requirements, interest in your respective major, and so forth. Extracurriculars are less important, I’m sure working full-time is enough for you to handle.
Like @goldenclub said, if you’re working full-time that is also considered. It is not just being able to do as many ECs as possible. It is more so how you are growing and learning from working and volunteering, and how that relates to your major. Make your work and volunteer experience matter when you talk about why you chose what you are studying, and place a lot of emphasis on those experiences during application season.
@goldencub ya I pay for my housing, my parents pay for my tuition but no my job does not entail any type of leadership. Also My hours are getting cut so Im working a little less. I just feel like I DO need to focus on EC’s because I want to get into Berkeley sooo bad. And I already have a few major related extracurriculars but I feel like I need more because my GPA will only be about a 3.6 when I apply
@Thiger thank you for your advice! It’s just that, when I compare myself to other applicants with 150 hours of volunteer work and 4.0’s, i feel like I have to be on their level. But you said makes a lot of sense, like quality and not quantity
Don’t worry about it. I’m applying next fall too (with my heart set on Cal as well), goodluck!
You might want to try doing some other EC over the summer?