<p>I just received the paperwork today... anyone involved in this program? Most areas of their website hasn't been updated since 2005, but otherwise it looks great.</p>
<p>I'm wondering about competitiveness, service requirements, REEL retreat, etc... thanks!</p>
<p>I received this today also - I am also seeking more info about this program!</p>
<p>I was hoping someone else might respond to this question, having better info on it than I do ... but here goes. Our only "affiliation" with this program was the Leads Scholars "seminar" they did during the Open House day we went to. By then S had been asked to join Leads and Burnett. Anyway, his feeling -- and ours -- after leaving the seminar was that he would do Burnett and not Leads. Part of me hates to comment because I don't know if we just had bad speakers who didn't do justice to the program or if the program is like the speakers described. Our gut reaction was that it was a lot of the stuff my S tried to avoid in High School ... i.e. mandatory community service (and not in areas of his choice) and planning events like dances and such. He was so not interested in that. He's always been big on community service, in fact doing it waaay before he had to for Bright Futures because it's been a part of our faith life, but he's always hated the whole "okay, guys ... now we're going to work 10 hours here and 20 hours there" kind of thing so that you can accumulate your hours and stay in the organization. We had two very rah rah over the top ladies speak at our seminar and afterwards I heard several say that if that's the way it is ... no thanks. So, I'd take this with a grain of salt ... and get other opinions from other folks who've had different experiences.</p>
<p>zebes</p>
<p>I know one young woman in the Leads program. She is majoring in engineering, and feels that the kids majoring in less intense programs have more time for the activities in the Leads program. One of my students was asking about the Leads program. I asked my son, and he felt that she should definitely do Honors, and maybe Leads as well. But, IMO, if you have the option of Honors, and can only do one, go for Honors.</p>
<p>My D did Lead and Honors. The Lead Scholar program is a 2-year deal and she enjoyed it very much. She is very community service oriented so this may be a reason why Lead appealed to her so much. She was always on the go with Lead activities as they do impose specific 1st year and 2nd year requirements. She felt that the program was worthwhile.</p>
<p>As a student, Lead scholars seem to be mostly people who did not get into Honors who want a special program to be a part of. I do know of people who are in both but I would look for other student organizations if you do not get into honors. You can still join a club that volunteers if you want, but you are not forced to do mandatory community service or take the leadership classes.</p>
<p>I've just received the LEAD packet today and was wondering if they're sent to all accepted students, or is it based on merit such as GPA and test scores?</p>
<p>We were told at the open house last year that it was based on merit, but I don't know the parameters. </p>
<p>zebes</p>
<p>My daughter was sent the LEAD scholars packet/application back in December I think. She is not into that sort of thing.</p>
<p>Just did my phone interview... it was somewhat awkward. The interviewer was super nice but I guess I just got nervous.</p>
<p>Anyways, be prepared to answer what your definition of leadership is, elaborate on your essay, explain the 3 points of LEAD (learn, lead, serve) and how they are applicable to leaders and followers, and describe a community service program/project you would like to create.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the information everyone. I sent in my application on Monday morning, and they called Wednesday to schedule the phone interview for today. It was somewhat awkward; the interviewer was super nice but I guess I just got nervous.</p>
<p>Anyways, be prepared to answer what your definition of leadership is, elaborate on your essay, explain the 3 points of LEAD (learn, lead, serve) and how they are applicable to leaders and followers, and describe a community service program/project you would like to create. She also proposed an obstacle in a program I'm involved in and asked how to best overcome it (in my case, the scenario was the club's faculty sponsor trying to take delegation control from the club leadership).</p>
<p>Best of luck to everyone that applies!</p>