essay topic about attempting and failing to make students council for 3/5 years of HS

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<p>Okay, s I don't know if this is a good topic, or where exactly I'm going with it... it just sort of came to me</p>

<p>I guess it fits under 'personal experience'</p>

<p>PS this is just a potential topic, by no means the introduction to my essay!!! (I'm pretty much going to begin free-writing)</p>

<p>as a student in a public high-school in canada unusually filled with over-achieving keeners, being an over-achieveing keener myself, I felt from the first day of high school that it was my duty to become a member of the executive students council. At first, it was merely a competitive dream, a way to show others that I could beat these over-achievers at something. However, it eventually became a passion of mine, after I got involved in various other leadership positions. The thing is, I ran for students council for three of my 5 years of high school! Although I improved each time in the number of votes, I never won.
It was until I lost this year, my junior year, when I realized that indeed, I had won... I had gained a blah blah you get the point, I realized that the eexperience itself was more important...</p>

<p>honestly is this a really bad idea? haha I'm just going on an impulsive lightbulb thought</p>

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<p>ugh I hate council, it’s a popularity contest at my school…</p>

<p>as for the topic I think it’s unique and good although others might say it is bad since it highlights that you didn’t win.</p>

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<p>as long as you’re not too cliche about it. you have to realize that a LOT of students will be writing about the “fail and redeem yourself; realizing that the experience was more important” essays and they all will follow the same format “Experience A led to Redeeming Trait X, Proud Factor Y, and Realization Z”</p>

<p>And as for councils … hehe, my school recently has gone on a “anti-popularity” election mindset, so a lot of unpopular people have gotten themselves high up on the ladders of the school. i love the fact that this is happening. i loathe popularity contests.</p>

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<p>hahah thanks but that was spur of the moment thing at like 2AM haha
but yeah i know the popularity contest thing, don’t even get me started…</p>

<p>well at least my popularity increased over the years LOL </p>

<p>thanks for all the input! i think i can come up with a better topic</p>

<p>this would have been good if i won on the 3rd try</p>