Student Body President in College

[Anonymous]

How big a deal is if your son is elected student body president at their college. My son attends an Ivy-plus school. He's interested in law firm.

[Anonymous]

It can be helpful as part of a Truman Scholarship application, in combination with other service. Your son’s school scholarship/fellowship application team should discuss it with him. $30k for law school if he is inclined.

[Anonymous]

It's an EC.

It's not impressive, but it's a valuable experience for learning politics and sales

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's an EC.

It's not impressive, but it's a valuable experience for learning politics and sales

It's pretty impressive; college student governments tend to have control over very large student activities budgets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's an EC.
It's not impressi
ve, but it's a valuable experience for learning politics and sales

It's pretty impressive; college student governments tend to have control over very large student activities budgets.

It's impressive but law school apps are all about GPA and LSAT because that's what the law schools report to the ABA and USNWR.

[Anonymous]

No one really cares about SGA president.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one really cares about SGA president.

Of course it's impressive. This is nonsense.

[Anonymous]

I was student body president. It got me invited to lots of swanky events with trustees and alumni donors. It was fabulous networking.

A president, I worked closely with the president of the University and he wrote me a terrific letter of recommendation for grad school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How big a deal is if your son is elected student body president at their college. My son attends an Ivy-plus school. He's interested in law firm.

Lol for a law firm zero

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's an EC.
It's not impressi
ve, but it's a valuable experience for learning politics and sales

It's pretty impressive; college student governments tend to have control over very large student activities budgets.

It's impressive but law school apps are all about GPA and LSAT because that's what the law schools report to the ABA and USNWR.

This. It’s irrelevant for law schools admissions for T14 which care only for last and gpa

[Anonymous]

Here's the career of the student body president of Pitt in the late 1980s. I happened to remember his name.

https://corporate.colliers.com/about-us/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=38c470ba-f059-4edd-bdae-38cc44218f61#:~:text=Gil%20Borok%20serves%20as%20President,Colliers'%20rapidly%20growing%20U.S.%20business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's an EC.
It's not impressi
ve, but it's a valuable experience for learning politics and sales

It's pretty impressive; college student governments tend to have control over very large student activities budgets.

It's impressive but law school apps are all about GPA and LSAT because that's what the law schools report to the ABA and USNWR.

This. It’s irrelevant for law schools admissions for T14 which care only for last and gpa

+1. This

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's an EC.
It's not impressi
ve, but it's a valuable experience for learning politics and sales

It's pretty impressive; college student governments tend to have control over very large student activities budgets.

It's impressive but law school apps are all about GPA and LSAT because that's what the law schools report to the ABA and USNWR.

This. It’s irrelevant for law schools admissions for T14 which care only for last and gpa

+1. This

Not true, so outdated in terms of info. When did you last apply - 30 years ago?

They care about LSAT, GPA and top activities and awards including student body president, best thesis, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's an EC.
It's not impressi
ve, but it's a valuable experience for learning politics and sales

It's pretty impressive; college student governments tend to have control over very large student activities budgets.

It's impressive but law school apps are all about GPA and LSAT because that's what the law schools report to the ABA and USNWR.

This. It’s irrelevant for law schools admissions for T14 which care only for last and gpa

+1. This

Not true, so outdated in terms of info. When did you last apply - 30 years ago?

They care about LSAT, GPA and top activities and awards including student body president, best thesis, etc.

No they don’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's an EC.

It's not impressive, but it's a valuable experience for learning politics and sales

What??? It IS impressive AF!