Competitive business clubs

[Anonymous]

Anyone had any experiences with kids getting into competitive finance clubs at their undergraduate business schools? Was it worht the hype and helpful, and any helpful tips in getting in. DC, freshman, got rejected from a few and worried.

[Anonymous]

My DS says freshman pretty much always get rejected.

[Anonymous]

DS says it's very much who you know.

[Anonymous]

My kid got rejected from all of them, as did everyone she knows.

[Anonymous]

Mine got rejected too, made it to the interview stage for whatever that is worth. DC told me it was a lower acceptance rate than the college's own highly rejective rate.

[Anonymous]

Yeah...it's who you know and then there are some where the athletes may dominate a club.

Also...a business school may have a Quant club which is hugely popular, but you have to be a Math/STEM major. They aren't actually seriously considering finance/business majors, so don't waste your time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS says it's very much who you know.

+1

Op, have your kid try again. Some clubs recruit for spring too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS says it's very much who you know.

+1

Op, have your kid try again. Some clubs recruit for spring too.

Really? I encouraged mine to move on, join other things of interest like the science societies that aren't the hunger games to join

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS says it's very much who you know.

+1

Op, have your kid try again. Some clubs recruit for spring too.

Really? I encouraged mine to move on, join other things of interest like the science societies that aren't the hunger games to join

If at first you don't succeed, quit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS says it's very much who you know.

+1

Op, have your kid try again. Some clubs recruit for spring too.

Really? I encouraged mine to move on, join other things of interest like the science societies that aren't the hunger games to join

If at first you don't succeed, quit.

In this instance absolutely!

[Anonymous]

But how important are these clubs, are there other ways to be competitive for finance or consulting?

[Anonymous]

I don’t know how important they are. Did seem like a very hard process to apply and interview. My kid got into one after plenty of rejections. Didn’t know anyone so it’s interesting to read here that knowing people is part of it.

[Anonymous]

What do they actually do in business clubs?

[Anonymous]

As someone who does interviews at campus recruiting (consulting), I'd so much rather hear about a student's experiences in a club in which they were interested and interacted with non-business types vs. something like this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What do they actually do in business clubs?

Great job interview prep and alumni, almost guaranteed coveted jobs.