what did you study before your internship

outside of college what did you study before interviewing for your internship/job searching if at all? it may not be directly related to the internship but maybe just preparing for the job. curious to hear if people just stuck to the college book work and if not what did they dive into, (certifications, other textbooks, etc...)

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I was studying business, spanish, and mandarin chinese before my first position in corp fin / mgt consulting. I studied a lot more complex things in college versus what I found to be mostly working on Excel and Powerpoint in the position, which I could have probably done with a high school education.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 
"NYCBoyAbroad" I studied how to make money.

They told you to dig a ditch and you just started digging?

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

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