Help! Should I run for Student Council?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>First off, I have no idea which board I should have posted this topic on. If it does not fit here, please refer me to another one. =)</p>

<p>Now for the actual point of this thread. Ever since freshman year, when I first heard of Model UN, I've wanted to participate, except my school didn't have a team. After much internal debate, I finally decided to try to set one up. I was about to start the process of finding a sponsor (I'd planned to ask teachers by the end of this week, draw up proposals, etc.)...when I found out, literally this morning, that someone else has already set up Model UN for next year.</p>

<p>The worst catch? Only Student Council members will have the opportunity to join Model UN.</p>

<p>I'm not sure if this is a normal prerequisite--and really, I'd wager it isn't. IMHO, although many StuCo members are indeed intelligent...I'm not convinced that MUN should be integrated with StuCo. (After all, wouldn't AP Gov & Politics or AP Comp Gov be a much more reasonable requirement? Isn't StuCo, in practice, more or less a popularity contest?) I feel this is especially true in light of people like my current class president, who reportedly has attended all of two meetings this year. I can't at all comprehend the mentality of the StuCo/future MUN sponsor, who views MUN as a "reward" for his oh-so-hard-working StuCo members.</p>

<p>Bitterness and ranting aside, do you guys think I should run for StuCo? </p>

<p>I'm incredibly interested in MUN, but I'm not exactly in love with StuCo itself (I would, of course, be willing to put in the hours and work...I hold resume padders in great contempt, and I'd never accept a responsibility without fulfilling it). While I believe and have been told I stand a decent chance of being elected...I'm just not sure I can justify the decision to run to myself and my conscience, knowing that my main motivation isn't even StuCo.</p>

<p>My apologies for the long and perhaps excessive post. I've been so confused, furious, and frustrated all day that I haven't been able to focus at all. (Pretty much, tonight has equaled distressed pounding of piano keys, glaring at my textbooks, and...well, you get the picture.)</p>

<p>So...opinions? I'm in dire need of advice.</p>

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<p>Please…??? At least tell me if I should re-post this somewhere more appropriate…I’m really a tad desperate.</p>

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<p>Do it. Sounds like you would do a decent job anyway and then you can also do what you’re truly interested in yourself.</p>

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<p>Um, so all your post boils down to is this:

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<p>I don’t see how anyone can help you with this. If you think it is wrong, don’t do it. If you think it’s OK, do it. Don’t let other people tell you what is right or wrong.</p>