bb am?
Would MBB and similar caliber firms value this previous summer experience and give interviews to such candidates? ivy history/econ major with 3.9+.
May 25, 2008
Trending Content - Management Consulting Forum
| +24 | Commute 45 Minutes or Pay Rent? | 6 | 3d |
| +9 | Consulting vs. COS at Startup | 1 | 2d |
| +6 | MBB/T2 Milan | 1 | 2d |
Career Resources
Career Advancement Opportunities
July 2026 Consulting
-
Boston Consulting Group 99.5%
-
Bain & Company 98.9%
-
McKinsey and Co 98.4%
-
Oliver Wyman 97.9%
-
LEK Consulting 97.4%
Overall Employee Satisfaction
July 2026 Consulting
-
Cornerstone Research 99.5%
-
Bain & Company 98.9%
-
Boston Consulting Group 98.4%
-
McKinsey and Co 97.9%
-
Oliver Wyman 97.4%
Professional Growth Opportunities
July 2026 Consulting
-
Bain & Company 99.5%
-
Boston Consulting Group 98.9%
-
McKinsey and Co 98.4%
-
Oliver Wyman 97.9%
-
LEK Consulting 97.4%
Total Avg Compensation
July 2026 Consulting
-
Partner (4) $361
-
Principal (30) $294
-
Director/MD (58) $274
-
Vice President (53) $247
-
Engagement Manager (113) $232
-
Manager (170) $173
-
2nd Year Associate (185) $142
-
3rd+ Year Associate (116) $135
-
Senior Consultant (355) $132
-
Consultant (642) $122
-
1st Year Associate (577) $121
-
3rd+ Year Analyst (164) $121
-
NA (16) $114
-
Engineer (6) $114
-
2nd Year Analyst (391) $104
-
Associate Consultant (176) $101
-
1st Year Analyst (1164) $90
-
Intern/Summer Associate (208) $83
-
Intern/Summer Analyst (632) $68
16 IB Interviews Notes
“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”
Leaderboard
| 1 | |
99.2 |
| 2 | |
99.0 |
| 3 | |
99.0 |
| 4 | |
99.0 |
| 5 | |
98.9 |
| 6 | |
98.9 |
| 7 | |
98.9 |
| 8 |  |
98.9 |
| 9 |  |
98.9 |
| 10 | |
98.8 |
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship
“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”
BB Asset Management? IS it PWM? Possibly interesting. You need to combine it with campus leadership and some unique stuff. In my opinion getting into MC is less formulaic than BB IB - I'm getting you'll have more benefits for IB recruitment then consulting recruitment with this internship.
Any Ivy candidate with a 3.9+ will get interviews from MBB.
^False.
A random engineer with a 3.9 and nothing else to offer doesn't get an interview - with MBB its about leadership as well as grades (but given that you will have a BB AM internship you are likely a go-getter type that does have leadership).
Given your strong profile, I'd say start working on cases.
Maybe not with McKinsey, but with Bain and BCG, he'll definitely get one. Especially Bain who basically interviews everyone with any experience and has a low GPA cutoff.
I know, I've been through it... although, I am sure it depends on the Ivy. Maybe not at Cornell or Brown.
^False.
MBB interview like 50 kids at each of the schools they target. You'd have to be a retard not to get an interview.
Uh, no. Lots of qualified people didn't get interviews. You don't understand that the interest in consulting is much more broad-based. It isn't only the corporate/money types who apply for these positions. The number of people applying actually dwarfs all the investment banks.
Case-in-point: a Rhodes Scholar from my school did the McKinsey interview rounds, didn't care at all about investment banking etc. Ditto for some of the smartest pre-meds and engineers.
So 50 out of a larger and (in my humble opinion) more competitive pool isn't exactly great odds.
Animi sit tempora qui sed quo. Pariatur eaque eos repellendus voluptatibus. Voluptatem eum dolor enim distinctio. Enim minus consectetur ex numquam. Id aperiam aut soluta voluptas.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...