American going to a foreign university looking to break into US Consulting

First post on this forum, but have lurked quite a bit. I have looked through past posts on the question I am about to ask but the info is limited.

I am an American who goes to a top UK university (this is for undergrad, not grad school), but its not Oxbridge or LSE. You could consider it one of the semi-targets (think Warwick, Durham, etc.). The big consultancies come here for on-campus interviews, so there is quite a bit of exposure...but they obviously recruit for the London office. I'd like to get back to the US asap upon graduation. So my question is two-fold...

-Should I bother applying to US offices, knowing that I will not have the advantage of on campus recruiting for said offices? -If I go through with the on-campus interview process for a firm like OW...would it be possible to request a US office, even though they are recruiting for their London office?

I am not dying to work at MBB, and am more than happy looking along the lines of Booz, OW, etc.

Any comments are greatly appreciated!

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CaliforniaAnalysttough but not impossible

better go to london first then transfer to us

How realistic are transfers from a London office to something stateside? Would it have to be done after 2 years, or could it be done before?

 
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