<p>I'm a freshman and I don't know if my extracurriculars are good enough.
I do newspaper, debate, cross country, track and field, science Olympiad, community service at the hospital, and choir.
Are these enough? Also, any advice on how to get leadership positions?</p>
<p>Good enough for what?</p>
<p>^I was thinking the same thing as I was reading it ha</p>
<p>Those are only good enough for state universities. I’m sorry. You need 10 more extracurriculars to get into Ivy Leagues.</p>
<p>10 is a pretty conservative number. Try 15.</p>
<p>Don’t listen to those guys. ^^</p>
<p>Anyway, do what you love. Challenge yourself. Do both at the same time. </p>
<p>I, for example, am pursuing my love of Biology by taking two credit-bearing courses. I’m also treasurer of Bio club. I’m in line for a competitive research internship and Bio club presidency. </p>
<p>My advice to you would be: find something you’re interested in and work your way up! </p>
<p>And don’t forget to give back to your community.</p>
<p>Take a page from Machiavelli. Strike fear in the hearts of your friends, shake a stranger’s hand while hiding a dagger behind your back, align yourself with trickery, manipulate your loved ones.</p>
<p>Seriously? Excel and prove yourself to others that you are worthy of becoming a leader. If your clubs are like my school, who always vote for the popular and unskilled for leadership positions, then convince them to support you by bribing them with chocolate.</p>