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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Northwestern University- great school. Econ major has tried twice (fall and winter quarter) to get into a competitive finance club and was rejected. He wrote essays, gave presentations, and had to sit and answer very hard questions. Just a reminder that getting in is really half (or a quarter) of the battle.[/quote]

It is like that at many schools though. Not just top 10.  Lots of gatekeeping. [/quote]

Yes but if that gate is closed, and it is because you only get in if you schmooze the right people, there are other ways.  Keep at it.[/quote]

Ok but I don't really care. My point is that OP thinks it is just like that at "top schools". It's not. [/quote]

My DS is also at Northwestern and he is accepted into the Finance club without having to write essays or presentations.  He got the right connections.

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Actually, try a different club. My son is VP of one of these clubs (at UChicago, so pretty similar). Schmoozing would definitely not work for quant finance club, but there are generally several. I think it's shitty, personally. What would be the difference in letting more in? That said, many of those clubs get investments from employers seeking club members, so it's not as stupid and pointless as you may think. I was skeptical, but it has paid off big time for all of those club members. [/quote]

And no - not filled with frat kids at all. Really smart, really good at math, and really interested intellectually.[/quote]

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