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How to Play the Club Game at Berkeley (Before Recruiting Even Starts)
Which Berkeley clubs to target if you want to recruit in finance — and why joining early matters, here's a truth that no one at Berkeley will say out loud.
Published on
June 10, 2026
2
min read
Key Takeaways
- BIG (Berkeley Investment Group) is the toughest to get into and the one to join if you're aiming for buy-side recruiting
- BFC and UFA are the freshman/sophomore plays — strong alumni networks that feed into MBB, elite boutiques, and bulge brackets
- CFC (the Chinese finance club) is open to students of Chinese heritage and leans more on close community
- Berkeley recruiting is brutal and you get one shot per semester, so picking the right clubs early is the move
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