<p>How much weight does being Student Body President hold? Do colleges view it as a really high EC or is it too commonplace? How do colleges like Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Brown, Columbia, etc. view it?</p>
<p>it in itself isnt gonna do anything; its just a typical leadership position. if you somehow actually make a true difference though, then itll have some weight.</p>
<p>the problem is that oftentimes becoming sb president is that its mainly just a popularity contest. at my school, the sb president is popular, but hes entirely incompetent. not only that, but our sb isnt really even allowed to do anything. so in that context, it wouldnt help. but if at your school being sb president means that you have a lot of important responsibilities and you help make an impact at ur school then thatd have some weight.</p>
<p>yeah, our schools SB president is an idiot. he was voted in simply because he was more popular than the other kid running, who was also a tool. and i've never heard of anything he has actually ever done in the school. they have meetings like once every two months. </p>
<p>anyways, literally thousands and thousands of class Presidents apply to those schools every year. it isn't really viewed as much of anything. </p>
<p>but if you can prove that you've actually done something unique and substantial in office, then it would stand out a little more.</p>
<p>It is probably the least significant "president" position you could have. Unless you find someway to show that you yourself initiated something or totally revolutionized student council, I can't think of a weaker club to be "president" of.</p>
<p>we have a bottle cap collecting club at my school. id say being president of that is lamer. (and yes, they do go and collect bottle caps :O)</p>
<p>It's probably not looking upon much because like previous posters mentioned it's about being more popular than everyone else.</p>
<p>it depends on what you do. There's pretty much an ASB president for every school, just like there are valedictorians for every school. You're a leader, but that doesn't mean colleges will fawn over you. it still depends on what you did in that position.</p>