LEK vs. Booz vs. Parthenon

Hey monkeys,

I received offers at all three firms for a summer position (they will explode in a couple weeks) and I am coming from a target consulting school (Dartmouth/Duke). Last summer, I interned at a small VC firm in Boston.

I have no idea what I want to do after consulting, whether that's going in to nonprofit, private equity, or corp dev. However, I do know that I want to summer at a firm that I can see myself being at full time and will offer me the best b-school opps.

If you can offer up some insight as to how I can best make my decision and what factors I should consider, that would be great.

IMO, all three firms are great places to be for the summer, but I don't know yet which group I will be in at Booz, and that could be a deciding factor - it's definitely not going to be Energy though. Also, I think Parthenon and LEK have the best buyside options from what I have read and heard from my older friends who have broken in, but obviously both are smaller than Booz also.

Thanks.

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Thread definitely said LEK, Booz, OW 5 minutes ago and was for your friend.

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buysideconsultingHey monkeys,

I received offers at all three firms for a summer position (they will explode in a couple weeks) and I am coming from a target consulting school (Dartmouth/Duke). Last summer, I interned at a small VC firm in Boston.

I have no idea what I want to do after consulting, whether that's going in to nonprofit, private equity, or corp dev. However, I do know that I want to summer at a firm that I can see myself being at full time and will offer me the best b-school opps.

If you can offer up some insight as to how I can best make my decision and what factors I should consider, that would be great.

IMO, all three firms are great places to be for the summer, but I don't know yet which group I will be in at Booz, and that could be a deciding factor - it's definitely not going to be Energy though. Also, I think Parthenon and LEK have the best buyside options from what I have read and heard from my older friends who have broken in, but obviously both are smaller than Booz also.

Thanks.

yeah this definitely was LEK vs Booz vs OW 10 minutes ago...

 

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