DJing the Pep Rally because I was pressured by my GC... Should I get out of it?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Well, I joined "Student Council" (the biggest BS club ever) my Junior year because I thought it would look good. I'm not even putting it on my college app now, but my guidance counselor is the advisor for the club and recently my friend volunteered me to DJ the Pep Rally for Student council.</p>

<p>My GC essentially signed me up, she was like "you'd be cool with that... right?" because apparently me producing electronic music in my free time means I'm automatically a DJ. The former is much more technical and required hundreds of hours of technical knowledge but instead of arguing the differences... (and I can DJ) I said yes.</p>

<p>I said yes because I don't want to **** her off- but the thing is all the kids who have DJed the pep rally in the past were like drop out ish kids. I'm not HYP bound, but these kids literally (for the last 3-4 years I've been in HS) have all gone to the same community college. One of them is still trying to pursue a DJing career. Maybe it's a silly coincidence, but it has become something of an embarrassment/burden to DJ the pep rally- definitely not an honor by any stretch of the imagination.</p>

<p>Anyway, I can overlook the social burden this will put on me but I don't want my GC writing all this stupid **** about school spirit and student council when my involvements are really geared toward political clubs and leadership positions. I'm not going to sit down and have a talk with her about it- should I worm my way out of it and give the burden to someone else? Or is the cost of disappointing my GC worth more than the potentially off topic and ****ty LoR that will send me to Community College? (a little hyperbole here but still, any advice)?</p>

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<p>Just do it, who cares. Throw down some sick beats and get the party jumpin’-jumping yah!</p>

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<p>I wish it was actually fun :frowning: It’s a pre-made set of radio version iTunes cues that the individual sports teams request. My underclassman years I would pity the DJ – never thought I’d live the irony of being in this situation myself</p>

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<p>Why don’t you ask for your own discretion or say over the matter - play like Lana Del Rey and Tupac or something</p>

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<p>Because the amount of bureaucratic nonsense I’d have to fight just to be able to play some good music is not worth the satisfaction of hearing a few snippets of good music- it’s more about the GC in this case and if I should worm out of it. I feel like this is shedding a bad light on me, and if you’re a GC you won’t write a great letter for that “DJ” kid. Doesn’t seem like he would aspire, right?</p>

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<p>What’s wrong with student council at your school?</p>