Applying to Goldman Sachs as a freshman

So a friend of mine is taking Goldman's use of the word "usually" quite liberally since on their website they indicate the SA analyst stint is "usually undertaken in the second or third year of study." How do you think this would fare with HR and recruiters at Goldman? Kind of curious.

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