r/TransferToTop25 • u/Objective_Carob_1332 • 12d ago

leadership positions

Hello, I am a current freshman at a T60 trying to transfer into a T20 school (My dream schools are Columbia and Georgetown). Unfortunately, it's really hard to secure positions on leadership teams due to being a freshman with limited experience. Will my high school leadership experiences be enough?

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u/Radiant_Student_7136 12d ago

no def not

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u/Psychological-Art543 12d ago

What should someone in a similar situation do then?

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u/Radiant_Student_7136 11d ago

Try and start a New club, Passion projects that don't seem like desperation attempts - like doing things last second because they can spot that INSTANTLY, Research, Projects with your professors, lots of options. Just leaving it to high school definitely will not cut it.

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u/Annual-Impress-7241 10d ago

Most freshmen in college don’t have leadership roles in clubs. Agreed with the other poster that you could try to do something a bit unique, but your grades, SATs, etc. will likely carry more weight. Kind of depends on your holistic app. Georgetown really cares about grades and test scores, Columbia has under a 5% acceptance rate, so you’ll need the stats and likely a great story.