subzero0174 said:
Would it be advisable to start joining as many organizations as possible on my campus? Do you guys think it is better to have fewer orgs with more positions, or more orgs with no positions. How important is it to have a position in an organization? Thanks
it is important to do something substantial and meaningful to you, and to be able to demonstrate your leadership/couseling/advocacy/interpersonal/whatever skills--which may well mean a leadership position, depending on the organization. "as many organizations as possible" is not a good plan, imo... although i'd say you probably want to have at least 5-7 activities total (including jobs, internships, hobbies, volunteering, research, etc.), not all of which you have to do at once.
it is probably good to at least pretend (or truly believe) that you are doing things as part of a personal journey, to help others, to grow as a person, to learn, to figure out if you want to be a doctor, to change your community, to fight injustice, yada, yada, rather than just to get into medical school. if nothing else, looking at it that way may help you pick which organizations to join and enjoy your time in them more.