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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another way to look at it is that colleges want students who are independent critical thinkers.  If your child is heavily involved in an activity but you can’t find any way to spin that into an example of leadership, then they’re probably doing little more than simply showing up and doing what they’re told.  It’s your child is truly engaged/invested in an activity, surely at some point they’ve thought to themselves that X might be a better way to do something, or Y could be a great addition to what they’re already doing.  If your child isn’t even doing that, what are they going to contribute to the college community other than filling a seat?[/quote]

This is more on track. Leadership is not necessarily leading a group of people. Leadership is also about creative or deeply insightful thinking that leads to breakthroughs in any type of scholarship. In essence, selective colleges want proactive, engaged learners who will challenge the status quo in constructive ways, not check-the-box types that just want a four-year degree and a job. Think about the people at your work who are relatively indispensable. Colleges want those people. [/quote]

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