Category Archives: Higher Education (University +)

isn’t it somewhat unfair that colleges ask for leadership skills?

i know that some people like myself, are very shy to have certain leadership skills. For example, to be involved in the SGA or to be the president of a club. That job involves some level of outgoing-ness and not everyone is so outgoing. Is that going to prevent them from getting into a good [...]

Where to get a degree in outdoor skills/leadership?

I want to work outdoors, i.e. At a summer camp, or with Outward Bound etc. There are plenty of places you can pay exorbitant amounts of money and they’ll show you some skills, but you come out of it without a degree. Also, I have already thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, so I have the skills, [...]

I don’t have enough leadership skills, will this hurt my college application?

I know colleges look for leadership skills, and I haven’t been the president or VP of a club, or the SGA, but I have organized a fund-raiser and a walk-a-thon. And I also taught kids at a science museum. Does this make up for my lack of leadership skills? (Like, being president, or something?) I [...]

Ways to show Leadership Skills?

Hey, what are some ways or things I can do to show colleges my leadership skills?Bernarda

Good Minor That Will Give Me Leadership/Management Skills?

I am majoring in Art Design and Journalism, I plan on becoming art director in the magazine industry. I need a good minor that will give me the skills to manage a creative team and all that kind of stuff.Ira

trying to get in a ivy league college, but what is leadership skills?

I am in community fund through school, am planning to volunteer in the summer, am in a lot of clubs at school and play 2 sports for school and play the piano since kindergarten, I also make good grades, top 5% of my class so far ( am a freshman) but what else are ivy [...]

What college did you get into and what were your stats?

I got into Rutgers, Stony Brook, Boston University (ED), and Indiana University. I got rejected by Wisconsin but I’m still waiting on NYU, UFL, and GWU, (not that I can get into any of them since I did ED Here are my stats: 1) 3.6 GPA (not sure if it’s weighted or not) 2) 1140 [...]

should i lie on my colelge application?

ok well i’ve been a cheerleader for 4 years now but i didn’t make capitan…:( anyway my bro says i sould lie cuz the college will think that i lack leadership skills since i was on the squad for so long but didn’t make capitan… should iu lie or do you think they’ll check? omg [...]

hi.i am an MBA student, have just started, writing my first paper?

the subject is Organizational Behavior & Leadership Skills. Since i havent written a paper in this subject would like to know how to write an introduction for it. further i have to analyze my strengths and weakness..can u plz tell me how to go about writing such a paper. thanksTalia

NYU and SAT II’s *chances of admission*?

Say a student has a “perfect” resume with leadership skills and plenty of college courses already taken (with A’s in all), a GPA of 4.03 and ranked in the top 5%, ACT scores at 28 composite, but SAT II’s around 470 and 590; what would be the chances of getting into NYU?Carla