Quick question

[sharlita]

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Hey guys, can tutoring or being a TA considered a leadership position?

 

[Samus2008]

yes

 

[sharlita]

Thanks

 

[delano2000]

I would consider those to be more along the lines of volunteer/work experience.

 

[Samus2008]

yes, it's both

 

[Pharmasaurus88]

Hey guys, can tutoring or being a TA considered a leadership position?

I wasn't sure but I mentioned TAing in my interview and the faculty interviewer said it sounded like a leadership position to him. So yes.👍

 

[owlegrad]

I would consider those to be more along the lines of volunteer/work experience.

Agreed, it's a stretch, imo.

 

[delano2000]

OP, do you have anything else to add under "Leadership"?

 

[Pharmasaurus88]

I wasn't sure but I mentioned TAing in my interview and the faculty interviewer said it sounded like a leadership position to him. So yes.👍

However, I think it would depend on what your duties were as a tutor/TA.

 

[delano2000]

I wasn't sure but I mentioned TAing in my interview and the faculty interviewer said it sounded like a leadership position to him. So yes.👍

I guess it's pretty much a perception kinda thing. It can go either way to be honest with you but I am still leaning towards volunteer/work experience.

 

[SparkLy09]

I think it depends on the responsibilities you had as a TA. Did you lead a discussion/recitation course? If so, then I would consider that leadership. If you just assisted the professor then I wouldn't consider that leadership.

My school also had head TAs who were responsible for communicating info from the professor to all the TAs within the department/course etc. I would consider that leadership as well.

 

[hillwilliam]

Hey guys, can tutoring or being a TA considered a leadership position?

I was a TA/Supplemental Instructor at my school. I was in front of a classroom at the board leading group of students in problem solving sessions, so I would definitely consider my experience leadership.

Depending on your responsibilities, I think you could spin your experience as leadership, work, and volunteer.

 

[sharlita]

OP, do you have anything else to add under "Leadership"?

Not really, I did hold a lots of leadership positions in high school and my freshman year in college, but the pharmacy school that I am applying to now wants the ones that only occured in the last 2 years😡

 

[sharlita]

I think it depends on the responsibilities you had as a TA. Did you lead a discussion/recitation course? If so, then I would consider that leadership. If you just assisted the professor then I wouldn't consider that leadership.

My school also had head TAs who were responsible for communicating info from the professor to all the TAs within the department/course etc. I would consider that leadership as well.

Yes i did lead discussion, and I was literally teaching the class all by myself. I had to organize review sessions for the students before examws, and was available if they had any questions outside of class.

 

[SparkLy09]

Yes i did lead discussion, and I was literally teaching the class all by myself. I had to organize review sessions for the students before examws, and was available if they had any questions outside of class.

Yep, then I would consider that leadership.

 

[delano2000]

Yes i did lead discussion, and I was literally teaching the class all by myself. I had to organize review sessions for the students before examws, and was available if they had any questions outside of class.

I guess put it under leadership then.👍

 

[pharm B]

At my undergrad, I was essentially a TA. We called it Supplemental Instruction (SI). As an SI Leader (Leader's even in the title!), I had to come up with lessons for the students in the chem class I was assigned to. We met 2-3 times a week to go over what was discussed in lecture, and I also generated my own reviews for the exams and distributed them to the students who attended SI.

Using this as a leadership position requires you to be able to articulate what you did without being assigned and how you "led" others.

The stuff you have is good, and I'd definitely list it.

 

[charfdorn]

Hey guys, can tutoring or being a TA considered a leadership position?

If you have to ask, it wasn't a leadership position.

 

[pharm B]

If you have to ask, it wasn't a leadership position.

That's a bit black-and-white, isn't it? Some positions, activities, etc can be ambiguous, especially when it comes to placing them in the right category on non-uniform applications.

 

[charfdorn]

That's a bit black-and-white, isn't it? Some positions, activities, etc can be ambiguous, especially when it comes to placing them in the right category on non-uniform applications.

Oh, I was a TA four times and consider each one a leadership position. My point is, if you have to ask strangers on an Internet forum whether such-and-such is a leadership position, then it wasn't for you.

 

[sharlita]

Oh, I was a TA four times and consider each one a leadership position. My point is, if you have to ask strangers on an Internet forum whether such-and-such is a leadership position, then it wasn't for you.

It's not about asking strangers. It's about asking questions to people who gone through the application process before; therefore have more experience than do.

 

[madavis1987]

Tutoring and especially TAing would definitely be leadership positions. In both instances, you are taking the initiative and instructing others. Even in a one-on-one situation, one person can still take on a leadership role and direct the activity in a particular direction. With tutoring for example, you are instructing another student in appropriate study habits and helping them understand the material.

Good luck with your applications!
-Michelle
UB SoPPs
Pharm D Candidate 2013