By Anthony Russomanno
The Princeton Review
In their efforts to impress, a lot of students become title collectors. They're driven to accomplish things so they can list them on their resumes for jobs or grad school. But you're not going to impress with a long list of titles alone. It's much more important to make an impact.
Every school paper has an editor-in-chief. But not every school paper has a section editor who takes a journalism class and then offers to share the material with the rest of the writers on the paper once he completes the course.
Every collegiate basketball team has a captain. But not every basketball team has a point guard who organizes informal practices during the summer so they can run the team's new offense.
Every student body government has a president. But not every student government has a treasurer who researches examples of effective college student governments and shares ideas with the president about how they can better serve the students.
Every college theater production or musical has a lead. But not every production has a lighting tech who hosts a viewing of the Broadway production of the musical (on DVD) at her house the weekend before opening night.
There's nothing wrong with titles. Many of them are bestowed upon hard-working, passionate students who are making an impact. But don't become the editor or the president or the captain just so you can say you held the title. Your goal should be to make an impact first.
The collection of titles will almost certainly follow.
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