Application Process (Fall 2026)
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Applications will open in early September. To stay informed on the process, please fill out this form:
What we look for
Background in finance/investing is NOT required. This is a common misperception with our application process. While a knowledge or past experience does not hurt, it is taken into little consideration. We are much more interested that you are driven, intelligent, and have a propensity & willingness to learn.
Diversity of thought. Conspicuously, many of our members are pre-Commerce and Commerce. We, however, value other majors and disciplines as it adds to our diversity of thought. This diversity can help facilitate greater discussion and, hopefully, greater risk-adjusted returns. As such, we welcome and invite all majors – mathematics, statistics, psychology, history, computer science, anthropology, whatever interests you.
Innate interest to keep learning. We feel strongly that learning should never stop and hope that you feel similarly.
Intelligent and rational. Being smart is definitely a great step forward to being a good investor, but what is arguably even more important is being deeply rational. It is often more important to ask why something is the way that it is rather than merely appreciating it at face value.
Driven and hard-working. We ask a lot of our members. We hope that you are the type of an individual that has a demonstrated history of going above and beyond the requirement in order to the produce the best quality product you can.