<p>What exactly constitutes "leadership" in ECs? Do appointed positions in your school's student government count as leadership (appointed secretary)? What about being a council member of your city's Youth Advisory Council?</p>
<p>If anyone could give me a brief overview of what colleges are looking for exactly when they look for examples of leadership, that would be great.</p>
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<p>Being involved in an organization you enjoy for an extended period of time, then eventually showing leadership in that as a result.</p>
<p>For example, I joined math team as a freshman, did a lot of work, got the favor of the coach. Went to nationals 2 years as part of the team that got 8th in nation, and placed. Now I am junior-class president and in the main running for president as a senior.</p>
<p>As far as admissions officers are concerned, I really don’t think they know whether the Vice President of the Chess Club actually does anything that constitutes leadership or not. </p>
<p>But as far as reality is concerned, a leader is someone in an organization that takes responsibility of some kind and devotes time to fulfilling it.</p>
<p>Okay DwightEisenhower, I’m assuming you’re implying that my appointed position in my school’s student government IS in fact leadership. After all, that is a responsibility, and so is being a member of my city’s Youth Advisory Council.</p>
<p>Does anyone else want to add something about what colleges consider leadership?</p>
<p>Leadership can also mean being the preeminent youth “performer” in a certain area of interest. For example, the lead role in a youth ballet can constitute leadership.</p>
<p>Leadership can also mean doing something that shows initiative – i.e. founding a new club, being an advocate for some sort of political issue that is important to you, or raising money for a good cause.</p>
<p>Being on the city’s youth advisory council sounds like a decent leadership position. Any type of civic involvement can constitute leadership.</p>
<p>^Thanks, that’s really reassuring as I am very civically involved.</p>
<p>By the way AccessAcademics if you don’t mind naming it, for what college did you work in the academics department? If you don’t want to say, can you at least give a general description of the college (most selective, highly selective, public, private, etc.)?</p>