Are these considered leadership?

[NP545]

I wanted to know if I could list these as leadership:

1) Captain of IM sports teams

2) Referee for football and basketball intramurals (I get paid for this, but I do it because I love the sports and wanted to be involved outside the players aspect as well)

Are these considered leadership for the med school apps?

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[jaksmith]

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[NP545]

If you do put it down, combine it into one entry, not 2.

But they are two separate things.
For the majority, I am captain of basketball teams and am referee for football games....still worth combining?
But your point is that it is still leadership, right?

 

[Euxox]

Yes, these do qualify as leadership, but I agree with jaksmith. Even though these are two separate experiences, neither one is significant enough to merit an entire activity block on your application. Just make one activity and call it "Intramural Team Captain/Referee"

 

[NP545]

Yes, these do qualify as leadership, but I agree with jaksmith. Even though these are two separate experiences, neither one is significant enough to merit an entire activity block on your application. Just make one activity and call it "Intramural Team Captain/Referee"

Okay, it what should I do in the descriptions if I combine? I had something good planned to write for the referee thing because it's somewhat analogous to a doctor's role in that you need to be able to adapt to the situation you're presented with and you need to be able to maintain a confident composure when facing confrontational situations, etc.

 

[Euxox]

Okay, it what should I do in the descriptions if I combine? I had something good planned to write for the referee thing because it's somewhat analogous to a doctor's role in that you need to be able to adapt to the situation you're presented with and you need to be able to maintain a confident composure when facing confrontational situations, etc.

I would stay away from comparing your past experiences to a doctor's role. As a premed, you don't have a complete picture of what it takes to be a successful doctor (yet), but many of the people who read your application will have had decades of experience in medicine. Even if four out of five of them agree that refereeing is analogous to medicine, the fifth might think "this guy doesn't have a clue." IMO, it's better just to state what you got out of the experience (such as learning to deal with disputes between players) and let adcoms make their own conclusions about how that might help you as a med student or a physician. That's the approach I took with my essays and my application cycle went well, but your mileage might vary.

As far as combining the two, just cut down each of the descriptions to about half their original length and stick them together with "In addition to being a team captain, I refereed..."

 

[snowflakes]

Okay, it what should I do in the descriptions if I combine? I had something good planned to write for the referee thing because it's somewhat analogous to a doctor's role in that you need to be able to adapt to the situation you're presented with and you need to be able to maintain a confident composure when facing confrontational situations, etc.

Yup, agree with Euxox. I'd keep this: "you need to be able to adapt to the situation you're presented with and you need to be able to maintain a confident composure when facing confrontational situations" but leave out the direct comparison to a doctor's role.

Also, even though you combine the activity headings, you can still list the descriptions separately, with two separate bullet points or something. Like this:

Title: Athletic leaderships and involvements

1. Captain of X sports team
- As Captain I was in charge of ___, ___, ____.
- Through the role, I learned to adapt to.....etc.

2. Referee for ___
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