Competition and Stress

Have any of you guys ever felt like just dropping the ball and not aim for top jobs but instead to settle for a random, normal job?

I'm still a college student but I'm really starting to hate the competitive atmosphere of reaching ibank. I'm not even in a hard major atm and I'm constantly stressed about my grades because I feel like if I don't try my best then I'll regret it later in life. I think networking events are extremely awkward and even more awkward when the super competitive people walk in and start laughing at anything that comes out of the banker's mouth. I hate having to worry about obtaining the next level internship every summer/occasional semester. This all feels like a rat race, I can't ever relax because I always feel like someones out there trying to beat me.

I was thinking about just letting myself relax from now on and stop worrying about everything and just let myself end up where ever I end up. The only thing that prevents me from doing so is that I feel its a waste to go to a good school only to end up at a regular job.

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it's tough, but stick with it. there are more productive ways to network than going to large scale events. reaching out to alums on your databases is far more effective and also 1 one 1.

another thing that's important is to fully understand what these employers want to see. they want to see a happy, engaged kid who knows what they're getting into. you don't need to be a competitive asshole to do that (although some competitive assholes are experts at it).

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