I am going to be a junior in high school…?
What exactly are colleges looking for in terms of leadership?
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1) you could do volunteer work, either at a hospital, or at a rescue group for animals.
– as a hospital volunteer, you might be able to set up a program for encouraging people to get their pets certified to visit terminal patients to bring them joy. This would show leadership.
– as a volunteer at a rescue group, you might be able to set up a program to teach children proper care of animals so they don’t end up in rescue.
2) You could tutor younger high school students
– you learn a tremendous amount by tutoring. You learn more as a tutor than you do as a student. You’re close in age to the kids you’d be tutoring and they’d learn better from you. This shows initiative on your part to do something like this, and you school would appreciate it, especially if you can do it during a study hall or at school at the end of the day. I’ll bet you’d get a great review and a letter from your highschool that would help you in getting into the college of your choice.
That’s all I can think of for now. Maybe that will stimulate you to get some other ideas.
One idea: Do the teachers at your school recycle paper? If not, could student council help this get done more?
Another idea: Do stuff outside of school. Work with charity. Homeless shelters for women, soup kitchens, refugees from other countries that need tutoring, reading to the blind.
A leader is someone who makes things happen. Colleges want to see that you have motivation and an interest in the world around you.
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