Hi,
So recently, I got "selected" to be a "peer advisor" at my non-target, which is basically just spending 4-6 hours a week helping students work on their schedule/planning out their 4 years. It isn't very exciting at all, but I just applied because my ECs are a bit weak right now. Currently, I'm looking at maybe starting a fund with some friends or doing research and then joining a couple of less time-consuming, bullshit clubs just to have something to say (although I'm legitimately interested in research/the fund thing). My question is if I should join this activity or not given how time consuming it is (probably won't be able to do research... and yes, I know a lot of people work more than that, but I know my limits and know that I can't handle too much unfortunately) and how unrelated to banking it is.
Furthermore, if I'm not interested in these BS clubs/activities, what can I do in my spare time that might be relevant/something I can put on my resume? I have been considering starting a research blog about issues I see among other things, but are there any other ideas? How important are ECs for finance compared to GPA/internships, because honestly, even if you're a "leader" in these things, I feel as though they are a waste of time and you don't learn anything anyway. I'd much rather spend that time networking, trying to get good grades, researching, etc. than just say I'm part of some BS organization so I can put it on my resume, but at the same time, resume stuff is important, so i dunno what to do. Any advice would be great.
Thanks
if you don't have real ECs.. (ie achievements worth writing home about).. then your 'BS clubs' are the next best thing. the only people who have the right to say they are 'BS clubs' are people who have actually done better. you obviously don't so stop making excuses for not being good enough or not working hard enough..
Thank you for your very polite response, but I was actually wondering what other activities I can do that might make up for the lack of BS clubs. As I mentioned, I want to do something that might be more applicable to my job/unique rather than just joining a finance club and not learning much from it. What could be some examples of unique activities that I can do to potentially do in lieu of the clubs?
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