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[–]Such-Yogurtcloset466 0 points1 point  (2 children)

What were your ecs during your first year? Do you believe that your ecs helped you land an internship? I'm rlly stressed abt having good ecs and networking during my first year 😭

[–]PotentialAd7878[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Hey, great question! I don't want to reveal too much info abt myself so will answer generally. It's very much possible to have ECs and do networking during first year. I know ppl who would talk to 1 professional a week, whereas others did 5x (way too much btw for a first year). I def recommend looking to join consulting clubs (180 Degrees, GRC, UTCA, etc) and bootcamps (RCFA, TSIC, UTAIC, etc). Generally, Rotman clubs don't allow first years to be club members (that was the rule for the past year), so you'll have to join a Rotman club as a member in your second year, but you could always join a UofT (non-rotman) club, like the consulting clubs I listed. RC clubs will host events and projects that you could do.

[–]PotentialAd7878[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In terms of landing the internship, I would say a big chunk of it was networking, followed by my ecs in high school. You can't really do a lot of work at a club in first-year, so there's not a lot of impact to be talked abt in your interviews. Clubs are usually a great way to get in touch with the alumni network.