Finding & Building Your Leadership Identity
Leadership in high school doesn't look like one thing — it's not just class president or team captain, and it doesn't happen by accident.
Starts Tue, Jun 16
4:00 PM UTC · 1h
4 sessions
Joanna
Outcomes, not lecture notes.
Identify your core values, interests, and strengths and understand how they connect to leadership potential
Understand what admissions officers actually look for when they evaluate extracurricular involvement and leadership
Distinguish between meaningful depth in one or two areas versus superficial breadth across many activities
Develop a personal leadership roadmap with specific goals and next steps for grades 7–12
Learn how to pursue and earn leadership roles rather than waiting to be given them
Build the vocabulary to articulate your leadership identity clearly in essays, interviews, and applications
Explore how entrepreneurship, service, creative pursuits, and community involvement can all be forms of leadership
Meet Joanna.
Joanna
A proud alumna of Georgetown University, Joanna has decades of experience in the college admissions and standardized testing space. She's a longtime admissions interviewer and current member of the Board of Governors at Georgetown, has worked for standardized test agencies (the Graduate Management Admission Council and HR Certification Institute) and prep companies (Veritas Prep), partnered with a great many admissions offices, and served as a college admissions consultant for hundreds of applicants to elite programs. As a nonprofit marketing executive, she focuses her efforts on educational technology and higher education, and volunteers her spare time at a variety of athletic and military organizations including Dog Tag Bakery, Team Red White & Blue, the Ironman Foundation, and the Pat Tillman Foundation.
Leadership in high school doesn't look like one thing — it's not just class president or team captain, and it doesn't happen by accident. Finding & Building Your Leadership Identity is a course for students in grades 7–10 who are ready to think seriously about who they are as leaders, what they actually care about, and how to build a track record of meaningful involvement before high school runs out. Led by Joanna Graham, a former Georgetown admissions officer and veteran college counselor, this course helps students move from "I'm not sure what my thing is" to a clear sense of purpose, direction, and how to make their mark in the years ahead.
Live Q&A
Cameras / mics optional
Recordings
Available within 1 hour, kept 90 days
Materials
No special materials required
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Finding & Building Your Leadership Identity