Leadership positions that stand out best

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most clubs at school have positions like treasurer, secretary, Vice President, and president. Which one of these most impressive to adcoms? Or it not matter?

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[WedgeDawg]

The most impressive leadership position is one where you can demonstrate that you were passionate enough to take initiative and responsibility for directing the actions and energies of others in order to realize a mutually beneficial goal, even better if it is one that has directly lead to the improvement of people's lives.

 

[Turkishking]

President is the position that stands out the best. You must demonstrate your leadership, and drive your club/organization to success. Now, that's noteworthy. It's what you do with the position. If you didn't learn anything from the position, then it's very useless.

All of your activities you report should be meaningful, and help you grow as an individual.

Your undergraduate years should build your foundation for medical school.

 

[Lucca]

The most impressive leadership position is one where you can demonstrate that you were passionate enough to take initiative and responsibility for directing the actions and energies of others in order to realize a mutually beneficial goal, even better if it is one that has directly lead to the improvement of people's lives.

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The word 'leadership' has been so totally co-opted by the business-school kitsch that its meaning has been all but obliterated. I think we should sticky this post somewhere so people can realize that 'leadership' does mean something very concrete and it might encourage people to skip the social media officer position of their pre-med club for something better.

 

[gamieg]

doesn't matter, it's more important what you learned/did and how you convey that to adcoms in writing.

 

[sullen-burger]

doesn't matter, it's more important what you learned/did and how you convey that to adcoms in writing.

And how you present it during interviews.

Having or not having the xyz leadership role isn't game changing. The grades and MCAT are what get you to the door. Selling yourself gets you through it.

 

[Frogger27]

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The word 'leadership' has been so totally co-opted by the business-school kitsch that its meaning has been all but obliterated. I think we should sticky this post somewhere so people can realize that 'leadership' does mean something very concrete and it might encourage people to skip the social media officer position of their pre-med club for something better.

THIS. There are so many different ways to show this "leadership" word. You do not need to hold some title like "President of X", "Vice President of Y" to show that you are a leader. Heck, I had 0 experiences on my AMCAS that I would personally label as formal "leadership" positions, but I would consider myself a natural leader (and many people who know me would say the same). Some things I did that I think show this "leadership" word without a formal position

Coach of a youth baseball team- Does coaching a bunch of 8 year olds really show leadership? Maybe.
Camp counselor for kids - Does running around with a bunch of 10 year olds and making sure they go to bed on time count as leadership? ehh maybe
Lab tech- Developing new studies and contributing in lab. Does this show leadership? Idk, Maybe.

You do not need a formal leadership experience to get into med school. You just need to gain valuable lessons/personality traits that will be applicable to your future career.