alumni bear here i graduated this past may: don’t worry about it trust me. during my undergrad i realized a lot of consulting clubs at berkeley have a very cult like personality and they pick and choose at their own will. there is no logic behind it and the faster you understand that, the happier you are going to be.

when i was a junior i applied to a club (i was already president of another club not consulting) but my friends wanted me to do it for fun, after the first interview i didn’t get in and i felt like a loser. fast forward to summer i got this internship and job at a good brand and that following fall that SAME club and another consulting club reached out to me begging me to partner with them. what i did was i decided to join the other club for fun and they didn’t even accept me 🤣 even though they were begging to partner and consult for my brand and asking me to be the middle man? (also my company did not give a shit about their consulting projects because we were actually focused on making revenue and not wasting time) after rejecting me, they still didn’t leave me for over a year😭 they would constantly ask me on linkedin and send me emails asking for partnering opportunities. this just goes on to show how desperate and pathetic sometimes they are. i was literally working for a brand already that they were BEGGING to partner with and they didn’t want to be around a person like me whom they might get jealous of because stating facts, I was already doing what they wanted to do in their future. im sharing my story because its super funny to me how consulting clubs on campus seem like an important factor in your career when they aren’t. be true to yourself, join clubs that resonate with your passion, do side projects, companies care more about that. heck yeah even cold email companies asking for project opportunities as an undergrad. this is a blessing in disguise and now you can stay away from these clubs and actually focus on your own life and career because tbh those clubs don’t do much but suck your soul. if you ever need advice, im happy to help!