<p>I'm currently in my school's math team, newspaper club, student council, band, and Mouse squad (a program in which the students fix the school's computers and other technical issues). I'm only a freshman but I wanted to be involved in more extra curricular activities revolving around being a leader. Do you have any suggestions?</p>
<p>Do what you enjoy and if you truly love it then you should be able to get a leadership position. A lot of time you don’t get leadership positions until you’re an upperclassman, though I suppose there are the exceptions. </p>
<p>Anyways, you have a lot of ECs and you’re looking for quality not quantity, you don’t want a laundry list.</p>
<p>Mouse squad? That’s so cute. :)</p>
<p>Don’t just take suggestions from us. Do what you love. Passion will get you to leadership positions, not a laundry list of ECs.</p>
<p>Just saying, anything we post here can be stolen but my advice:
There are two categories any possible specific suggestions will fall under:</p>
<p>1) Topics too fantastical or difficult that you will be unable to do.</p>
<p>2) Topics so pedestrian that they won’t have any college admissions boost.</p>
<p>Therefore, asking for specific suggestions is meaningless. HOWEVER, I sill have some advice. Always keep some time open for new stuff. You never want to say you can’t meet with a famous scientists/poet/ etc. because you can’t find the time.</p>
<p>Look for ways to combine or meld different interests. For example, combining Mouse squad and community service by teaching teachers or the homeless computer skills. </p>
<p>Never do anything just to look good on college apps. If they are boring to you, what makes you think you can convey excitement to adcoms?</p>
<p>Don’t schedule your life away. Enjoy your time in high school.</p>