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Should I go to a club if there's only boys there and no girls?

So I wanna be a surgeon in the army when I grow up so I thought I'd go to military club. I get some sort of points and it looks great on college apps for places like westpoint. It's my first year of high school so I've never been before so I went and there were like only boys there. It's kinda weird being the only girl there so should I stop going or still go?
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zheron · 51-55, M
As a hiring manager I can tell you that while clubs do matter, they don't matter as much as you might think. The message on a resume that clubs send is that you are not just in it for a paycheck. You are actually interested in your career enough to join a club about it. It shows passion. Which is important. As an IT Manager I tend to hire people that have their own servers at their house and things like that, because they don't just do the job for a paycheck, the live it and love it. That said, it's a blip on a sheet of paper that might get a 3-5 second read during the first screening of resumes. That same sheet of paper might get 30 seconds on the second read if you made it through the first sweep. Consider that the average hiring manager is screening sometimes hundreds of resumes and while scanning I am looking for the experience to do the job and nothing more. Everything else I save for the interview.

In other words, it will most likely never even be noticed during a resume screening. But again, that's not to say it's not important or doesn't add to the whole if it's something you might enjoy. But in my humble opinion it doesn't add enough that you should subject yourself to an environment you find uncomfortable for a long period of time.

Are they're any pre-med clubs at your school? What about joining ROTC? There were some girls in the ROTC when I was in high school. ROTC would actually give you more tangible benefit than a club. ROTC actually provides some advanced rank and pay for those that actually join.
I run club med at our school so that's that. But ya I'm 99% sure that the military club is ROTC that's what it says in the description I'm pretty sure.
zheron · 51-55, M
@briyeli: Ah, ok then. That's something a little different. ROTC in some high schools is actually a credit based class you can take as elective like anything else. While in other schools (such as yours it sounds like), it is offered more as an extra-curricular activity like a club.

Regardless, ROTC is definitely a good option for anyone with a military career in mind. Not only will it look good on a resume, but usually when you finish ROTC you have several options that others would not, such as enlisting at a higher rank and pay.

That may very well be something you want to consider tolerating the discomfort of being the only girl to do. I am unfortunately not in the military so I can't advise you much beyond that, but I sincerely recommend that if you have doubts to ask the person that runs the ROTC. Typically an ROTC would be run by someone who is or was in the military and could tell you more about what the benefits of ROTC are. You could also probably discuss your discomfort with them and see what they have to say. Call the or stop by the schools front office and ask for contact information for the person that runs the ROTC if their contact info isn't listed in the information you already have.
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If you don't feel safe or comfortable just don't go or find someone to go with you. Safety first
No lmao none of my friends want to join the military and that club is actually legit so you can't just go there to have fun.
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not sure how military clubs work so I'm out of advice lol
Nah it's all good. I was just lookin for advice on what to do if there's no one of the same gender in a place.
Sazzio · 36-40, M
When I was in army club it was both boys n girls. You could make history, first girl to join. Imagine how many will b inspired to join too.
tynamite · 31-35, M
Just go it'll be fun
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Okay? What does that have to do with the question?
Sazzio · 36-40, M
@briyeli: May I answer? He means sacrifices must be made in war. So yer "sacrificing" by being first girl in a boys club, whatever happens?

 
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