How important is leadership when applying to a college?

Applying to College
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<p>Hello,
I mentioned 8 extracurricular activities on my application, but only have 3 leadership positions (treasurer of one club, secretary for another, and debate captain).</p>

<p>Will a college look down on me that I have a lack of leadership? Thanks for any help.</p>

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<p>bump… anyone out there? ;D</p>

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<p>wow! </p>

<p>10 minutes and you need to bump your post because you haven’t been flooded with replies.</p>

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<p>for the vast vast majority of colleges, it means zero. For the few that it matters – well, I’ll let you research that.</p>

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<p>Yeah I was thinking about applying to UPenn ED… I guess I’m a bit too weak for it?</p>

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<p>bump… anyone else have any views on the importance of leadership in general?</p>

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<p>Two bumps in a thread that started less than 2 hours ago! This must be SOOO important.</p>

<p>Snarkiness aside, I think that your leadership is fine, more than I have. Leadership is only semi-important. Rigor, GPA, even the SAT/ACT are more important. Essays and recs, for some schools, are more important… It really depends, but you don’t need to be the head research assistant at a cancer hospital, or have created the largest club at your school, etc. Some will say you have to do that for HYP, but I know a few people who got in with just normal EC’s (passionate, long standing, etc. but “normal” nonetheless).</p>