<p>Is teaching an adult how to read english (for a library program) considered being a 'leader'? I know it's a dumb question but I don't have any leadership experiences, and that's the only thing I can think of. I qualify for everything else, but lack leadership roles. :(</p>
<p>I think it depends on how you spin it. Leadership does not have to mean leading lots of people. In fact, I'd take a person who's made a significant difference in one person's life over someone who wrote suggestions on a blackboard and tallied 100 votes any day. Just be sure to explain in your essay (presuming you have the chance) how you interpret that activety as leadership. I think it can set you apart if done right.</p>
<p>Great thanks! </p>
<p>Any other thoughts people?</p>
<p>I also would help these seniors (at a convalescent home) learn how to do certain crafts as well. So basically I'm using my volunteer experiences, so that would be fine right?</p>
<p>Are you in anything like scouts? My D did not have any school leadership roles as her school does not have clubs/athletics etc. But she was heavily involved in scouts and community service which involved leadership. She also was an adult literacy tutor. She applied for a leadership thing at the U she is going to and got it based, presumably, on the roles she described in scouts, church & CS and tutoring. As cube said - the way you portray it in the essay can make a big difference.</p>
<p>No I'm not in scouts. Thanks for your help swimcatsmom.</p>
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<p>What do you mean by "if done right"? Can you please elaborate on that. (Any tips, suggestions, etc...)</p>
<p>It depends on the scholarship and program. The ones with big money look for some big deal things and also look at academic stats. My boys got small amounts for "leaders ship", "community service", and "ec participation". By small, I mean as low as $100. BUt some schools who really want a student and he does not really fit the stats for a merit award, may come up with these categories to offer a sweetner in amounts as high as $5K, though usually more in the $1000 range. THey are often one year offers though some may be renewable. I look at them as tuition discounts. For costs that are $30K+, they are not really going to make a dent in the 4 year budget for a family who is struggling with that figure, but are nice bonuses for those who have sucked down the idea of that cost and are set to pay it, then get these token awards. Every bit helps, and that could make a difference in which college a kid picks, especially if he has like choices with no clear favorite.</p>
<p>Babyblue: My D was a team capitan for sports, and involved minroly in student govt, but she did not feel like a true leader when applying for a leadership scholarship, until she talked to her HS GC who told her she was a leader in the way she led her life every day, a leader by example- it was a lovely thing for him to say and also was true, she loked at herself through a new lens and was able to see her non-traditional leadership was valuable and was able to present that, in both essay and interview, with confidence in it as a valuable style of leadership. Think outside the box. Yes, your literacy work could be consdired leadership- can you tell about the difference the ability to read has made in the lives of the people you work with?</p>
<p>The people you are talking to are looking for interesting, engaged, active leaders, not just a student body president BMOC.</p>