<p>Hey Everyone =) I need some advice:</p>
<p>I'm really involved all over the school and an officer in a bunch of clubs and honor societies and play and coach a sport, but can still manage a tough course load and being on the editorial board of the newspaper staff. I'm going to be a senior next year, and recently got told I would not be made Editor in Chief because I already participate in too many EC's and would not have enough time for newspaper. Despite deserve the job and earning it, I felt really betrayed and like all my hard work had gone to waste simply because I was involved in other things outside the school. Has this ever happened to anyone?</p>
<p>Also, I was offered a section editor position, and would be allowed to fulfill the commitment outside of the class. Would it be better to take journalism for four straight years, or to take it for three, still be on the editorial board for the fourth, and be in the leadership class with a strong chance of making student council? I'm kind of lost because I wasn't really expecting this, and am scrambling to make my next decision before its too late to rearrange my scheduling. Any ideas on what to do? I would appreciate it...</p>
<p>flip a coin, that works best for me.</p>
<p>yeah my school doesn't let us be in asb and TASC (this community service "club"), student life council, other related things at the same time ... </p>
<p>and the girl who deserved it the most didnt get it either.</p>
<p>but i think you should just do what your heart tells you to?
but then again, don't because i didn't do track and field last year just so my debate coach wouldn't say, "you can't go to the berkeley tournament!" but then he got fired. </p>
<p>plus debate was like my passion. it really sucked when it was cut.
it was sad and pathetic.</p>
<p>Yeah something similar has happened to me. It was for a engineering/technology-related club and I was told by the adviser during elections that I could not be nominated for President (even though I was qualified; previous experience + leadership) because I had too much on my plate with the other ECs (not really) and my "advanced schedule". Instead, the position would automatically go to a senior that would need the title and experience for college. Sure, yeah right. I was offered the position of VP, which was practically the same. It just didn't sit to well with me how the situation was handled, though I don't mind.</p>
<p>If you worked so hard to be Editor in Chief, then you should pursue it, even if it means dedicating less time to other less important clubs, like honor societies (don't bite my head off). Perhaps you can re-convince your adviser that you can handle the load with less clubs. As far as your scheduling situation goes, take the class that you would be the happiest with in the long run, not just to fulfill some false sense of completion.</p>
<p>Yeah, I thats really valuable advice, I just feel really out of control in the situation. I emailed her to express my feelings and am waiting for a reply. I don't want to come off as a jerk and not take the class because I didn't get what I wanted, but I invested so much time and its hard to understand where she's coming from. I guess things will work themselves out. They always seem to.</p>