<p>Will being High school Class president increase my chances of getting into an Ivy League substantially? Please be descriptive and detailed</p>
<p>It’ll help. But as someone involved in student government, please don’t do it unless you’re actually really interested.</p>
<p>Getting leadership positions for the sake of the title does not demonstrate leadership.</p>
<p>If you get it, you better do something with it or it takes up space on your application.</p>
<p>“Getting leadership positions for the sake of the title does not demonstrate leadership.”</p>
<p>Sure it does, as long as you do something other than sit around holding a title. No one ever said leaders aren’t shallow.</p>