<p>I'm a sophomore and thinking about attending Harvard in three years. As far as clubs and organization, I've joined only : The diversity club ( founder- president); the Speech and debate ( founder); the Poetry club ( founder- president); a national youth society at church ( I'm about to be one of the leaders once I'm 18); tennis varsity. There are problems with The poetry club; although I'm the founder, I want it to be a Slam society. But in my school ( inner city school), people don't seem to like the ideas and the out turn is minimal ( We had 2 or 3 people on the first meeting), and I really don't know what to do besides slam and 1 or 2 other activities. So I'm really afraid when the interviewer ask me about the achievements in the club.
I wonder if those have been enough so called "ECs" for Harvard. I also heard about dedicating etc. but in my case I really don't know what it is. Should I drop the poetry club? And my school is a really slow school with really busy teachers and not-so-invigorating students I don't know if I should continue doing. I'm thinking about switching school for my junior year and start over. But that, again, shows non-commitment to the subject...</p>
<p>This is not a dire situation…</p>
<p>Stop strategizing and do what interests you. Does it really matter if you’re the founder of a club if you have no passion for it? You seem to have a leadership personality in your description. Use that to your advantage to succeed in areas you have an interest in. Do you like poetry? If you do, it doesn’t necessarily have to be a club. You can enter poetry contests or do poetry slams. You are more likely to make a difference/win an award of some sort for passions, not fillers on your app!</p>
<p>And if you’re really worried about college apps, know that it’s usually better to excel in a couple of areas, rather than absentmindedly participate in too many activities.</p>
<p>From what I understand, forming a bunch of clubs and calling yourself “president” with 5 or so members in each club is essentially the same thing as not having the clubs at all. </p>
<p>It seems as if you’re making clubs just for the apps, which the adcom will pick up on right away. Trust me, they make their living doing that. And even if you somehow miraculously BS your way past them, you’re likely to going to have to do an interview with nearby alumni as well.</p>
<p>The problem with BSing leadership positions is not only that adcoms will see through it, and not only that interviewers will see through it, but that Harvard may not be the place for you if you have to BS your achievements. There is no BSing activities at Harvard.</p>