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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You’re not missing anything. It’s this bizarre overhyped, overly competitive nonsense where kids think that their life is ruined if they don’t get into THE club. It can be really easy for some to fall into the trap that there’s only space for a few prestigious clubs and that nothing else matters. It’s these kids that are missing it.

They haven’t spoken to actual alums or hiring firms that don’t care about these clubs.

—parent of a Cornell student who thankfully has not engaged in this. Already has a great internship lined up for the summer. And she is in clubs that she enjoys and are not hyper competitive.

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Agree. Parent of a different ivy kid, not in any super-competitive engineering clubs, got one of the most competitive research internships after sophomore year and a top industry one the next year. The freshmen think it matters; the sophomores and juniors and seniors learn each year how little clubs matter. There are plenty of less or non-competitive clubs to join and find leadership roles if they want[/quote]

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