How does one make it as a direct promote at MBB

Question as title .

Had a talk with staffing earlier and heard that direct promotes (promotion from post-undergrad role directly to post-mba role, without going to mba; also called A2A) is very rare in the office and doesn't happen every year. Staffing didn't really go into detail when I asked about the criteria beyond regular reviews.

Potential experience shares? Thanks in advance!

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