There’s usually no shortage of people with great ideas. What’s lacking is people who will take ownership of one and make sure it gets done.
If you want to make a bigger impact on your club, organization, or team this year (and help your chances of getting into college), be one of those people who takes ownership of an idea and actually gets it done. Don’t just suggest a fundraiser for the soccer team—be the one who makes it happen. Don’t just point out that it would be nice if the drama club had new sets—get the right people together and actually build them. Don’t just suggest that the non-profit where you volunteer should recruit more volunteers—offer to actually do something about it.
It’s fine if you’re an idea person, too. But what really matters is the doing. You don’t get credit for an idea unless it actually happens. But you always get credit for doing something, even if it wasn’t your idea. Combining the two is just extra credit.
It’s the difference between, “Here’s what we should do” and, “Here’s what I will do.”