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The Beavers Community

The career, club, contest, and startup hub for ambitious college students in their 20s.

Welcome Beavers

Why are we here?

The Beavers is the exclusive, focused space for college-aged students (20s) looking to share career tips, internships, club strategies, and meaningful contests. We exist to spark real peer-to-peer discussions. If you're an ambitious freshman or sophomore hunting for a co-founder to build a company worthy of Y Combinator selection, this is your community.

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Team Curated Career News & Activities

The EduFinder team frequently scouts outstanding postings, deadlines, and news on activities for each member.

Startup News

How to Apply for Y Combinator Winter 2026

Early application cycles are launching! The EduFinder team is publishing a series of guides on co-founder agreements, cap table basics, and pitch metrics. Remember, YC values technical ability and a clear division of labors. Use the discussion board below to pitch your ideas!

Recruitment Alert

Summer 2027 Tech & Quant Internship Cycles

Many top-tier quantitative trading and software engineering firms are opening sophomore and junior summer cycles early this year. Ensure your algorithmic skills are sharp and resume templates are polished. Connect below for mock coding interview groups.

Active Discussions

Beavers Discussion Board

Connect, team up, share recruitment questions, or recruit co-founders.

TechSophomore_20 (Stanford CS) 1 hour ago

Looking for a Co-Founder / CTO for a generative AI SaaS startup (YC bound)

I've built a working prototype of a compliance automation tool for fintech companies. I have positive early user feedback and a warm lead from an angel investor, but need a strong fullstack developer (co-founder) to own product scaling while I lead growth and sales. Let's grab coffee or jump on a call!

FinanceAmbitious (UPenn Wharton) Yesterday

Investment Banking sophomore internship cycle tips

For anyone starting technical preparation for elite Wall Street firms: what resources are you using for LBO and modeling practice? I'm looking to organize a weekly mock interview group. We can practice behaviorals and technicals. Drop a line if interested.

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