<p>I visited Columbia and a number of other Ivy schools during spring break, and columbia was hosting Relay for Life. I really thought that it was cool how the students at Columbia were involved, and am wondering what kind of school Columbia is, and if their Student Council is great. (I’m currently in student council and really want to continue being in it in college.)</p>
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<p>What? How do you describe is a student council is “great”?</p>
<p>the vast majority of the impressive student organized events at columbia happen in spite of the student council not because of it. </p>
<p>if you don’t catch my drift…this isn’t HS…student council, for the most part, is full of crap and resume padders who like to talk alot about their “leadership” rather than actually get anything done</p>
<p>Seconded… although I’m at least willing to admit my plain bias against student-council types. One of the beautiful things about Columbia’s campus culture is that the majority of the students are hard-charging pragmatists. If they want to bring a speaker to campus, they make it happen. If they want to organize a fundraiser, they make it happen. If they want to start a club or throw a huge party - it gets done. Often with the assistance of the administration, if sought, but not at the initiative of the administration or student government.</p>
<p>Basically what I’m saying is, that if you’re the entrepreneurial sort who wants to accomplish things, it is quite possible at Columbia to get done what normally might require student-government help to get done - without you being part of student government. Those who choose to be part of student-government anyway usually care WAY too much about prestige, popularity and style at the expense of substance.</p>
<p>I voted in the NY / national elections every year, but did not once take the time to go vote for student council. Actually that’s not true - I might’ve done it once - but it never really pinged highly on my radar. That’s pretty typical, from what I knew on campus.</p>