<p>I'm a founding member of the club Last Chance for Animals at my school. It was founded last year, and we had trouble finding an advisor for the club, which is a requirement for every club. We found one, but she had other commitments, but advised for that school year. We found a new advisor, but recently he stepped down because of a protest a few members (including myself) had outside of school on a Saturday to inform members of the community about the dissections in school, which many of them were not aware still existed. The protest was not affiliated with the club, but everyone there was also a member. He felt they were too close, and feared getting on the bad side of his boss (Math/Science Supervisor). We are now looking for another advisor, and it has come to our attention that our assistant principal is telling teachers not to advise us. If we bring this issue up with the school board, I fear that the school will become upset with us, and possibly hurt our chances of admission to college. Do colleges look at this sort of thing negatively?</p>
<p>Seriously doubt it, might even be able to turn it into a hook.</p>
<p>My Mom pretty much yelled at me telling me not to pursue it. She said that colleges don't want a trouble maker, someone who will get their college in the newspaper.</p>
<p>Er, I suppose it depends on which college, but as long as it's not for a frivolous reason, I think that challenging the school shows courage and individuality.</p>
<p>I did and wrote my essay about it. Every school I was able to get a response to my essay from said that they loved it.</p>
<p>As long as you don't go about it in a particularly obnoxious way, it should be a positive thing. If teachers are being told not to advise a student club, there is something wrong-- all the more power to you if you stand up for yourself.</p>
<p>This sounds like some kind of MTV movie.</p>
<p>That said, I wouldn't view it entirely negatively, as numerous others have already stated.</p>