How much leadership is enough?

<p>I'm worried I don't have enough leadership. I am now Treasurer of my school's choir department, which is probably 180-something students, and was a section leader for the bass section last year. I am about to get my Eagle Scout (in time for applications), which requires leading a demanding 100+ hour service project, and am associate principal of 2nd violin at this community orchestra, which isn't a very prestigious one (most people who audition get in). I also might be getting a position on the school newspaper making cartoons and illustrations. Other than that, that's pretty much it.</p>

<p>I'm not president or v.p. of any significant clubs or organizations, so I feel like I'm not doing enough. Does anybody know how much colleges look at leadership/ECs? Thanks.</p>

<p>are you serious! treasurer of choir lmao</p>

<p>A. Leadership positions only really matter at top colleges.</p>

<p>B. No one at said colleges care about what your titles are. They care about what you do in these positions.</p>

<p>Dwight: How do you show what you have done in your leadership position anyways? All I see is a list of WHAT your position actually was. I see no difference in a super dedicated club president, organizing every meeting and running projects versus someone doing it just for the title. (in the eyes of admission committee, obviously)</p>

<p>Essays, recommendations, and interviews. Obviously you can’t go into detail for every activity but if you’re doing something amazing, your admissions officer should be able to figure it out pretty easily.</p>

<p>This hunt for ‘leadership’ positions always seems so self-defeating. Having a title on your common ap isn’t going to help one bit, because we and they know titles are meaningless. As Dwight said, they only care about what you did. If your role wasn’t significant enough to warrent an essay or mention in a recommendation, then it isn’t significant enough for an admin committee to care.</p>

<p>Clearly, you have enough ‘leadership’ stuff to talk about, assuming you’ve made some difference to these organizations and the teacher/scout master/conductor knows it and mentions it.</p>

<p>Thanks everyone, that is good information.</p>