Leadership vs. Journalism?! HELP!!!

Applying to College
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<p>I'm a rising junior, and next year our school requires us to take either Leadership or Journalism as a seventh period class. I've already taken Leadership in my Freshman and Sophomore year, and was class president both years.</p>

<p>I've been contemplating whether or not I should take Journalism my Junior and Senior year reasons being that I:</p>

<p>a) will not be class president this year; my parents don't want me to take Leadership if I don't have a position..
b) won't feel as overworked - Leadership is EXTREMELY time consuming and much more stressful that it needs be
c) like journalism in general and am ready to try something new </p>

<p>Will colleges think that because I switched to Journalism for two years instead of sticking to Leadership, I am not a committed student? I'd have two years of Leadership and two years of Journalism. I know that some colleges really like if students have demonstrated leadership qualities in classes, extracirricular activities, etc. If I do take Journalism, I'll probably apply for a position on the city's Youth Advisory Commission.</p>

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<p>PLEASE HELP - I’m really worried about this, even though I may not need to be.</p>

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<p>If your record generally suggests that you are a committed student, I have trouble believing (as someone who went through the college admissions process a few years ago and worked part-time in the admissions office as an undergrad) that they’ll care.</p>

<p>In all honesty, “Leadership” sounds like a fluffy resume-padder class to me, even if it’s not. I’ve never heard of a class called “Leadership” before. Colleges do like to see leadership ability, but you show that by <em>being a leader</em> (and not just the class president sort of leader, but being an officer in a regular club, a captain on a sports team, an activist in city politics, etc), not by taking some class. The position that you are thinking about applying for sounds great.</p>