Rate my leadership/Extracurricular

Lovahboy222

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Here is the list for my expected leadership position and extracurriculars as of now, (currently a junior). Is this enough or should I improve and try to add more leadership?
  • President and Founder of a Philosophy Club
  • Senior Class President
  • President of Model United Nations
  • President of Model General Assembly
  • Vice/President of French Honor Society (Vice pres: Sophmore yr)
  • Editor/writer of the Year Book
  • Private personal trainer
  • French Tutor
  • History Honor Society Member
  • Book Drive Coordinator for the ReadingSense Foundation (Charity Organization for Pakistani youth)
  • Public Relations Director for the Reading Sense Foundation (Charity Organization for Pakistani youth)
  • Helped prepare and host a christmas party with the ReachFar foundation
  • Worked at a movie theater for 5 months
  • 4 years delegate at JHUMUNC
  • 1 year head delegate for Wakefield MUN @JHUMUNC
  • Chairperson of the Gaming Committee for intro to French day
  • Member of the Wakefield dance tickets committee
  • Founder and President of Hawaiian shirt society
  • Wakefield Representative for the Students for Diversity
  • Model General Assembly Arlington Council member
 
Here is the list for my expected leadership position and extracurriculars as of now, (currently a junior). Is this enough or should I improve and try to add more leadership?
  • President and Founder of a Philosophy Club
  • Senior Class President
  • President of Model United Nations
  • President of Model General Assembly
  • Vice/President of French Honor Society (Vice pres: Sophmore yr)
  • Editor/writer of the Year Book
  • Private personal trainer
  • French Tutor
  • History Honor Society Member
  • Book Drive Coordinator for the ReadingSense Foundation (Charity Organization for Pakistani youth)
  • Public Relations Director for the Reading Sense Foundation (Charity Organization for Pakistani youth)
  • Helped prepare and host a christmas party with the ReachFar foundation
  • Worked at a movie theater for 5 months
  • 4 years delegate at JHUMUNC
  • 1 year head delegate for Wakefield MUN @JHUMUNC
  • Chairperson of the Gaming Committee for intro to French day
  • Member of the Wakefield dance tickets committee
  • Founder and President of Hawaiian shirt society
  • Wakefield Representative for the Students for Diversity
  • Model General Assembly Arlington Council member
*EDIT*
Sports:
  • 3 years of indoor track (1 year varsity and team captain)
  • 3 years of outdoor track (1 year varsity and team captain)
  • 1 year of varsity football
  • 1 year of varsity wrestling
  • 1 year of varsity lacrosse
 
I think you're good.

Just do well on the SAT/ACT and crush the CFA.
 
Sometimes I read these EC threads and wonder how important they really are but also how much involvement is actually in play. I always see candidates that have a list of EC's from here to the moon and are looking for more things to add. I am not trying to discourage anyone from participating in EC's but I would caution that the longer the list is not always the recipe for the most competive file. There comes a point in time when you have met the max standard and will not receive one extra point in your WCS for this category. I also think the academy sees past the "President of xyz club * 10 clubs" as lingo for what these positions in most HS really are - popularity contests. Bottom line is that EC's are great, but the amount of involvement associated with that EC probably weighs more significantly on the WCS. Do something that you are passionate about!
 
I have been on the forum for a short while now, and these types of questions are difficult for me to understand. By no means is my response directed to the OP individually but as a whole. You are a Junior with 20 bullet points that require a huge amount of time investment, in addition to the probability of adding to your extracurriculars your senior year. How am I supposed to take you seriously, when you ask, is it enough? You seem to be stellar in regards to your extracurricular achievements. It appears, and by no means are you alone, that your motivation is purely to "toot ones own horn." How do you not know that you have a great resume? Does it benefit you to see your achievements on paper? Does it make you feel good to have others compliment you? I understand that you are young and perhaps can't give an honest answer, but what's your true motivation? BTW I'm assuming you are only asking about extracurriculars and not athletics. Please don't see this as an attack on you personally. I just don't get it. Your question is the same as someone posting I have a 4.0 GPA in the most difficult classes my school has to offer. I scored a 1600 on the SAT and a 36 on the ACT. While in H.S. is was dual enrolled and will be graduating with an AA degree from my local C.C. I am graduating ranked 1st. in my H.S. out of 1200 seniors. Should I be worried about my academic credentials? Is there anything else I should have done to help my chances of an appointment? Hhhmmm? I have read many similar posts to my hypothetical. I have read them concerning all aspects of the process, be it academically, sports, leadership, EC's, volunteer hours, all the above. There are some posts that I have read and for some reason I can tell that the question was asked not to gloat, but to receive feedback. How I knew that, I'm not sure. They are few and far between.
 
Sometimes I read these EC threads and wonder how important they really are but also how much involvement is actually in play. I always see candidates that have a list of EC's from here to the moon and are looking for more things to add. I am not trying to discourage anyone from participating in EC's but I would caution that the longer the list is not always the recipe for the most competive file. There comes a point in time when you have met the max standard and will not receive one extra point in your WCS for this category. I also think the academy sees past the "President of xyz club * 10 clubs" as lingo for what these positions in most HS really are - popularity contests. Bottom line is that EC's are great, but the amount of involvement associated with that EC probably weighs more significantly on the WCS. Do something that you are passionate about!

Here's the other thing with respect to USMA. Many of these clubs are not even boxes you can check on the online application so they must be added to the comment box at bottom of portal. There is a reason that box has a pretty limited amount of characters. They are looking for quality not quantity. DS who is a CC for 2021 didn't have a fraction of the participation that OP indicates. He had a hard time finding a place to explain or illustrate that involvement.
 
In line with Ravens' comments.... What did you do in your leadership positions? Anything? You can expect a question like that in your interviews. Many people are elected to, or occupy, a leadership position but essentially do nothing with it... i.e. they don't really exercise any leadership, but just coast along.
 
Sometimes I read these EC threads and wonder how important they really are but also how much involvement is actually in play. I always see candidates that have a list of EC's from here to the moon and are looking for more things to add. I am not trying to discourage anyone from participating in EC's but I would caution that the longer the list is not always the recipe for the most competive file. There comes a point in time when you have met the max standard and will not receive one extra point in your WCS for this category. I also think the academy sees past the "President of xyz club * 10 clubs" as lingo for what these positions in most HS really are - popularity contests. Bottom line is that EC's are great, but the amount of involvement associated with that EC probably weighs more significantly on the WCS. Do something that you are passionate about!

Here's the other thing with respect to USMA. Many of these clubs are not even boxes you can check on the online application so they must be added to the comment box at bottom of portal. There is a reason that box has a pretty limited amount of characters. They are looking for quality not quantity. DS who is a CC for 2021 didn't have a fraction of the participation that OP indicates. He had a hard time finding a place to explain or illustrate that involvement.
what jebdad says is absolutely true
 
You can max out the points for extracurricular with a list that is 1/5 the length of yours. Point is that many other applicants will be able to get max points with a much shorter list. So, no, this long list will not overcome bad ACT/SAT scores.
 
Wow! You are one energetic kid! I agree with Ravens comment. If you list too many things, it devalues the significance of any large leadership role you have taken on. My concern is you will come across as too stretched. It's better to do a few things very well, that highlight your interests, than to list the whole kit and kaboodle. My DS played football & ran track, he was student body president (class pres from fresh-junior year) and NHS member, along with a few other things. I don't know how involved your stuco is with school activities, but there is simply no way on earth my busy son could have managed all you listed while keeping up his grades. Stuco, sports, job and all the NHS volunteer hours allowed for very little down time. I think you will be a stronger candidate if you highlight your strengths in one or two areas of leadership, than listing everything from above.
You have really maximized your time in HS and have taken advantage of many special opportunities! I think that is very impressive!
 
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