In September, dozens of Penn students gathered in the engineering school auditorium for the debut of the Claude Builder Club, sponsored by AI company Anthropic. Over the course of this semester, the Builder Club has plans to host a hackathon, demo night, and other opportunities to create projects using artificial intelligence. "I need the Claude premium for a year," says Crystal Yang, a freshman who attended the first meeting. Claude, she had heard, is "better for coding and sounding more human in writing."
The recruitment process for consulting clubs at UC Berkeley is highly competitive; students are often overwhelmed by the exclusivity and high stakes of the candidacy.
Professional societies are a critical, often overlooked way of building your network, strengthening your résumé and finding professional development opportunities outside classes.