<p>If I'm considering potentially transfering from my current college (not definite) would it be considered in bad taste to run for a student government position? I was hoping to run for secretary/treasurer of the class but the election system doesn't allow you to run for certain positions 1st place is Pres, second is Vice Pres, third is secretary.</p>
<p>Would college be turned off from an applicant that got active in the student government than bailed out to go to stronger school?</p>
<p>It should be just fine unless it is obvious to adcom that you are padding your resume/credential. </p>
<p>Ethnically, I won't run if I know in advance that I can't serve my full term but that is just me.</p>
<p>yea right now I'm trying to figure out how to put together a solid EC resume of activites I'm very interested in but not make it seem obivous that I'm doing some basic resume building. I think I'd transfer if anything at the beginning of my sophmore year if I do end up transfering. I really just want to keep my options open incase I see my attitude going sour towards my college.</p>
<p>I know colleges are turned off by the mile wide inch deep approach, plus I need to balance my grades, make sure I maintain at least a 3.7.</p>
<p>Perhaps I won't run for office, I'm already devoting 3-4 hours daily to EC activites as it is. My main focus should be that GPA.</p>
<p>I think you meant "ethically" not "ethnically", right dallas?</p>
<p>If you already have 3-4 hours of ECs PER DAY (!) and IF your reason to run for office is to improve a possible transfer app, don't do it. It won't make that much difference in a transfer app, anyway.</p>
<p>laneb2005: Thx for catching the typo.</p>