Econ vs Strategy Consulting Internship Offer Choice

Have offers from a top econ consulting shop and a t2 mgmt consulting firm. Same city, same pay. End goal would probably be to get to MBB next cycle for FT. I’m personally more interested in the econ consulting work than the work I’d be doing at the t2. Have looked on LinkedIn and seen many people placing FT at MBB from both top econ consulting and t2 summer internships. Which offer to take?

Note: I’m also an intl needing sponsorship, and know how hard MBB is. Econ consulting shop has a 95% RO rate while the t2 has like 65%. Don’t want to be in a position where I struck out on MBB and don’t have RO in this market where sponsorship’s so hard to get.

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The College of New Jersey

Class of '25 Jul 2026 Cohort

5.00/5

Management Consulting Model/Case Study Review

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Class of '27 Mar 2026 Cohort

4.56/5

Management Consulting Mock Interview

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