<p>Club elections at my school are mostly based on popularity or whoever was president last year. I can't start my own because we already have most clubs that anyone would be willing to join, plus the clubs have to have advisers and I don't want to make some poor teacher stay after school for me like that.
So does anyone have ideas for leadership things I can do outside of school?</p>
<p>You can be involved in your church and organize events and such.</p>
<p>-Church
-Volunteering can sometimes lead to/count as leadership
-Job</p>
<p>I’m not religious, but I work at McDonald’s and do some volunteering stuff at the public library (supervise kids up to around 12 yrs. old at summer program).
Does this stuff actually count as leadership?</p>
<p>Does your school have some sort of Student Govent/ASB class. Just being in the class counts as leadership. </p>
<p>Sorry but the fact is most high school leadership positions require some level of popularity.</p>
<p>No. We have a student government but it’s basically the same people every year. We used to have some sort of leadership club but it was cancelled last year. </p>
<p>And that’s why I was asking for stuff outside of school. I don’t imagine everybody on here is popular in high school, yet they all seem to have leadership.</p>
<p>Try to find opportunities outside of school. My school is the exact same way with the leadership opportunities, we have kids whose square root of their GPA is bigger than their GPA itself that are elected over kids within the top 5% because of this crap.</p>
<p>Organize some fundraising events or just some events for your community. No popularity is required although you do need a network of peers and adults.</p>
<p>My school clubs are nonexistent. Each upperclass(wo)man is selected to head a committee by the administration. The only club not like that is teacher led.
Am I out of luck?</p>
<p>I feel like if you joined a club at your school and showed that you were really passionate about it, they would want you to be an officer (or they would at least feel obligated to give you a position). Just attend every meeting and event, voice your opinions, and befriend the members.</p>
<p>Well all clubs probably only have the same people because the same people apply. Just join something that you think you might enjoy and you might end up with a leadership position. The popularity thing is kinda a catch 22. If you join more clubs you will meet more people and become more popular.</p>
<p>There are two kinds of leadership
(1) Motivating people, which requires communication skills (popularity)
(2) Doing something nobody else does.</p>
<p>Be the second type</p>
<p>Lol, I can sympathize. Unfortunately 99% of high school club offices are elected “democratically”, because high school is a popular-ocricy, not a meritocracy.</p>
<p>Two options:
- Be so over-qualified and genuinely excited about the club that you’ll win over your fellow club members.
- Make more friends? X)</p>
<p>Hate to say it, but the latter is more effective.</p>
<p>Internships outside of your school day, show leadership and give you actual work experience. Scouting awards and community service are avenues for leadership if you can organize something to benefit others. Popularity based leadership, while kind of annoying to less popular types, is, what it is. Do you honestly think the most qualified people are running our country? It never ends. Have hope! You can do it!</p>