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[quote=Anonymous]From personal experience (I was a student body vice president), it is really school-specific.

At some schools, student government is a fringe domain, with most students not caring who leads the student government.  Folks that rise up in those situations usually don't make a big impact later in life.

At other schools, student government is a big thing, and the leaders are indeed impressive both in school and later in life.

So YMMV, in other words. It looks nice to have this on the resume, but after a couple of years out, it doesn't have much of an impact.

Now what really looks impressive would be leadership of the inter-fraternity and sorority council, because there is real $ and impact at stake (such as recognition/derecognition of chapters (e.g., "double secret probation") and the DC has to deal with different interest groups.  Also impressive is membership on committees administering discipline or funding/recognition of student organizations, again because the DC has to deal with real stakes.

NB, the student body president I served under later became a high school lacrosse coach.  Others in the student government became senator, cabinet secretary and governor.

Meanwhile, I'm just another BigLaw refugee in the DC burbs (but happy with my career and cash pile).[/quote]

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