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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Involvement in undergraduate business clubs at elite universities is engaging in career prep from year one or year two of one's undergraduate experience.

Club members educate one another & create opportunities for members. trips to employers are common as are presentations by employers.

Club membership--related to any field, not just business--is one advantage of attending a National University. [/quote]

Competition escalates at every level one advances.  I was a top track athlete.  4:06 miler in high school in the 70's. Doesn't get you much in the D 1 NCAA.  The first step is knocking six seconds off pretty quickly.  Easier said than done, especially since the impulse in college (especially if they are paying you) is to over train and live erratically. .  Ditto with a sub 9 two mile high schooler (I did that too).  Have to run that pace for 5k - sub 14 minutes - to be remotely competitive.  And need to do it quickly.  Even a speed athlete like me had to get there - watch a local road race and the winner in 15 minutes looks fast.   Football is no different - everyone has to gain at least 10 -15 percent in weight but who knows whether they remain as quick. The kid I tutored started at 210 and went to 245.  A safety at 210 but not fast enough.  245 was not a weight he could easily carry and I had endless discussions with him over the NFL.  All State first team and the like - not an easy transition.   Even some five stars don't pan out.  Virtually every sport has similar challenges.  Competition radically escalates.

The academic environment is no different.  The middle of the class at my school has 1500 SAT's today.  Some don't study, some overachieve, some are skilled in a lopsided way in certain subjects.  The competition is intense, and just as in athletic a healthy balance of humility and ego is required.  Finding your niche academically and socially is helpful, and it doesn't just arrive at a doorstep.  Most of the "big" careers require a visit to the treadmill, and you never really get off that treadmill.  Must take it day by day. Not making a finance club is but a blip in the journey.   [/quote]

Not an accurate analogy as track athletes are measured by just one metric = time.[/quote]

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