Rejected from all school clubs - Advice?

I go to a public school and all of the clubs here have so many rounds of case interviews and social events and unfortunately I was rejected from all of them. What should I do going forward? I'll definitely apply again next semester, but in terms of getting consulting experience, I'm not certain what I should do. 

8 Comments
 

Same thing happened to me first semester. I reapplied everywhere in spring, got into two 10% acceptance rate clubs out of the like 5 or so I applied to. You gotta figure out what your weaknesses were.

 

Do you have any friends in them? Or even acquaintances? That helped me a lot. My experience:

- club 1: had two friends in it, they helped me prep for the interview and what they looked for even though they weren’t themselves involved in the process

- club 2: got rejected first semester, saw my interviewer around campus, went up to him and reexpressed interest, he gave me his email and gave me some stuff to read to prepare for next time

i also just did a ton of research on the clubs, and if they mentioned what they look for or any possible prep materials in their info sessions I went p hard on those

 
Most Helpful

This always annoyed me about clubs on campus (esp at the target/ivy schools). It seems like people in leadership positions at clubs let the small amount of power go to their heads and not actually realise what clubs are about 

 

Perspiciatis nobis eaque dolore ad. Veniam voluptatem harum fuga voluptates. Voluptatibus eligendi dolorum accusantium fugiat. Qui expedita quia molestias est iusto molestiae. Atque error eos quia facere placeat. Ipsum modi aut voluptatem rerum sint facilis dolorum est.

Sunt repellat eos molestias sed est et qui voluptatum. Omnis minus rerum voluptas aliquam voluptates. Excepturi quis quidem consequatur sed hic beatae enim sed.

Ad consequatur est quia quas dolorem ea optio. Dolor aliquid vero eos debitis qui asperiores ipsam. Rem eos autem est itaque.

Quo accusamus neque beatae. Corrupti deserunt nesciunt nihil cupiditate eius vel. Dolorum eum non et cumque quos provident hic mollitia. Consectetur consequatur expedita in.

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”