Leadership & Extracurriculars to focus on?

Since no one's replied I thought I'd take a crack at it. These are just my very brief responses, based on my impressions from you wrote.



This is good. Unlike the stereotypical engineer (and I mean stereotypical, no one jump down my throat), you've got demonstrated soft skills, and a compelling reason for getting an MBA. It's not very sexy (think inventing a cure for AIDS or climbing mountains) but it's useful. And if you can sound deep and full of self-knowledge, all the better.



I think this one is actually better than the one above. It also shows the soft skills, shows that your superiors dig you, and has a nice us-rah-rah feel to it. Schools are gonna dig that you're a joiner and giver: you give back to your community.



Also nice on giving back and makes you sound like you're likely to do alum interviews or give money to the school post-MBA. Seems less interesting in terms of hands-on leadership and probably provides fewer opportunities for introspection.



Nice. Works for the community-giving thing and shows your initiative. Tennis is a little ho-hum - again, it ain't rock climbing.


This is much more interesting - sorta sexy. Also about giving, teaching teammates (math morons like me), community giving. Too bad it's not more recent.

Ok. Kinda boring. Not as strong in terms of leadership or community service.

Probably less interesting/less participation than the others. You've got good stuff to work with.