Clubs at T20s: Yes, you'll still have to apply.

[Twoin18]

@ucbalumnus

@PikachuRocks15

@ucbalumnus I completely understand why volunteering and art/music/skill-based clubs have applications, just not why many pre-professional clubs have applications and even interviews.

If the pre-professional club is aimed at some competitive goal (e.g. IB or MC employment, or medical school), the desire for exclusivity may be due to the competitive nature of those in those pre-professional paths. If club membership is somehow favored (by employers) for the professional goal, then there may be an incentive to keep it exclusive to maintain that status.

I think it is also often so all those admitted can have some (at least nominally) important title/responsibility that will go on their resume. For example some of the clubs my S has been involved with will only select as many people as they have activities to organize, or projects to do or articles to publish.