Monday, 25 March 2013

Trained to Lead

Proven leadership ability is a big deal and it is what sets one apart. It’s a race out there. Thousands of students have excellent grades and test scores, but what often secures an acceptance letter—is outstanding involvement in school clubs, athletics, or community organizations.
With a year or two before the college application process gets going, students have the chance to work their way up in a club or team, earning the experience and respect that will guarantee them a leadership role in college.
Even in college, student leadership is arguably the most beneficial extracurricular activity a person can perform. The experience gained from a leadership role will be valuable for a lifetime. Planning, decision making, communicating, and working as a teammate, are all skills that one builds as a student leader. Students must be taught how to be proactive and assume the status of an initiator.
As a student leader, you are in the unique position to make a difference on your campus. This is the moment to think big and to exert your voice from a position of influence. You can put into action, changes, that will impact the entire campus community and improve the student organization in which you are part.
There are several benefits of playing a leadership role as a student-
Boost college applications
A significant leadership role or two can make the difference between a decent application and a stellar one. Student leaders are “good problem solvers, promoters of school activities, idea-contributors, dependable, and persons who exemplify positive attitudes about life”—in other words, model candidates for higher learning!

Build self-esteem
Hard work, accomplishment, and recognition are vital factors in positive self-image. By taking on positions of responsibility at school and in their communities, students will feel genuinely good about themselves—which is just as important as looking impressive to admissions officers.

Invest in the future
Being a leader can benefit a student not only in high school and college, but in their professional life. People with leadership roles in high school are more likely to hold managerial positions as adults, earning higher incomes than those in non-leadership roles.

Therefore, students today must be educated to be good human beings and must  trained to be leaders.

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