The Biggest Waste of Time

In my school the other day, we had elections for SGA (Student Government Association) positions. It was almost a popularity contest with no use at all.

First of all, we've got to establish some names:

1. Ricardo - One of the most popular person in my school, very outgoing.
   
2. Jane - A bit shy (in my opinion) but she was the president last year.
   
3. Daisy - Also a very outgoing and nice person.
   

So the week before hand, all of the candidates started passing out fliers and stickers, trying to get their names out. Already, I'm hearing people say that Ricardo will beat the living boogers out of Jane cause Ricardo has more friends. My opinion? So true.

Some of the candidates used friends as a method of publicity. A few of the conversations I had with them went on some what like this:

Them: Vote for so-and-so
Me: Why?
Them: Uhmmm... because so-and-so is SOO much cooler than the other kid.

As the week progressed, it became much more apparent that the more popular person will win. One of the correlations that I observed is that the number of votes you get varies directly with the number of stickers you pass out.

In the auditorium on the day we vote, the school makes us skip class to see a bunch of people say: "This is going to be the best year ever if you vote for me!" (Though I must say, Ricardo's speech was quite different). What is the point of this speech when the contest is already decided by the number of friends they have. Also, AP exams are in a a week, so the school is wasting our review times...

While voting, I overheard a conversation behind my back regarding their votes:

Person 1: "I'm voting for Daisy for ________ cause she's HOT and popular."
Person 2: "Okay! I'll do it too!"

And the worst thing about this? Colleges look at your high school SGA career.

How useless and stupid SGA elections are.

-runiteking1

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