DECA?

Applying to College
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<p>Hello forum!</p>

<p>I would love to eventually go to a top B-school and work on Wall Street one day. My plan as of now is to try and attend a top private college for UG and major in Econ or International Relations.</p>

<p>Now, I was not interested in business until the middle of last year (soph year). I am now a junior; problem is, I haven't done ANYTHING business related yet, except start my own Internet class program at my library (doubt that even counts as businessy). I also started an Entrepreneurship Club with some buddies, which will likely start in the middle of this year. I really want to join DECA for the fun of it, but I worry immensely that it would seem like resume-padding. </p>

<p>What would CC do?</p>

<p>PS: I am a top 1% student, taking AP Econ right now with an A+ (a whole 2 weeks into the school year), and my school is actually ridiculously good at DECA and sends about 50 per year to nationals.</p>

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<p>“I haven’t done ANYTHING business related yet,” Stay good at math. You’ll be fine.</p>

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<p>It would be padding if you joined senior year. Junior year is just fine to start a new activity. Plenty of kids drop old activities and start new ones junior year - my kid dropped varsity soccer and took up theater instead and had a lot more fun. If you’re interested, go for it.</p>