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co-sign on the leadership postions. One org with major leadership is better than 20 "sign up on the clip board to join" groups.
Sometimes leadership doesn't have to be through a campus org.. it can be through volunteer work, through your place of worship, your work, etc. So make a list of all the areas where you demonstrate organization, leadership etc, and start the framework for your resume. For instance, I wrote a rec for a young woman who had started a week long soccer camp for inner city kids. She and her best friend did all the organizing, leg-work, fundraising, coaching, recruiting other coaches, basically everything! Very, very impressive. The kicker? She didn't even have this on her resume, because she thought the resume was limited to school extra-curriculars. Therefore, think of ways that you can excel this year, whether through school groups or not, and start working on your resume.
VP also gave some great info for starting your master list of potential rec writers. The earlier you get them your info, the more appreciative they will be!
While there are regions of the country where this would be too early to think about recruitment, I do think that your timeline is 100% on track if you will be going to a school with a competitive recruitment. Good luck!
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