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Joanna_Speed
Leadership
Leadership with Respect to a College Application
Leadership in an Application
How does one craft their application so that their leadership abilities shine through in a personal and inspiring way and does not come across as just a huge list?

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j.wright
Leadership
Leadership with Respect to a College Application
Strategy Focus Present vs Future
Hello! Currently I am a leader of a school organization and we are working on an event which is going to be repeated annually. Since I am a senior and I am leaving the school next year, should I think...

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j.wright
Leadership
Leadership with Respect to a College Application
Are some types of leadership better than others?
What’s better? Starting something myself or taking a prefect position at school?

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j.wright
Leadership
Leadership with Respect to a College Application
Size of leadership project
How big do I need to make my leadership project in order to make my application stand out?

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j.wright
Leadership
Leadership with Respect to a College Application
Why isn't this category just called Extracurricular questions?
Aren’t leadership and extracurricular basically the same thing?

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j.wright
Leadership
Leadership with Respect to a College Application
How important is leadership?
If I have a great GPA, is it possible to get accepted into an Ivy without Leadership or good EC’s?

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