McKinsey Sophomore Summer Business Analyst: Who is "Under-Represented"?
I recently visited McKinsey for a program through my school, and we learned more about the firm and toured etc. At the end, they promoted their SSBA program and mentioned when applications would open up. I didn't want to ask right then (obviously, given the nature of the question), but I was wondering who is defined as underrepresented. They said nothing about being a certain race/ethnicity, or gender, however on the website it says "We especially encourage applications from candidates who self-identify as Black, Hispanic, Latino, and/or part of Indigenous groups in North America."
I do not belong to any of those groups, however I also am female which I thought was underrepresented. I know for IB that they consider female under that umbrella, and there are certain programs at consulting places like Bain (CREW) that are targeted towards women.
I understand this is a stretch but was curious for insight.
Black/Hispanic are the two most underrepresented by far
Right, that makes sense. I'm curious though if being female is enough to qualify. I don't go to a target school (however it is ranked highly on US news for undergraduate business), and I have a full-ride merit scholarship, decent leadership? (I got into colleges with ~5% acceptance rates, so I have high test scores and exemplified leadership statewide in HS), and the application allows for college activities, which I have too, as well as high school ones.
I'm just worried about applying and them saying I'm not underrepresented, maybe even barring me from applying to the BA internship in 2024. I have a close relative who is a director, so if I can get a referral for the internship––I don't know if they do that––I could get help there.
I will say this - go to a school that sends people to mckinsey and other programs as sophomores. I have NEVER seen a white/Asian woman get the sophomore summer internships. All the women I knew who got them were not Asian or white, and I go to a target that consistently sends people to these firms. Just my personal data point. I would advice that you do a program that is catered towards women, which feeds into their junior summer internships. It’s a huge pipeline and you’ll still be advantaged by using the program, and can use sophomore summer to do something else (F100/Startup bizdev, etc.) which honestly can be more valuable.
Yeah, that makes sense. I would have gone for prestige but my parent's refused to pay anything, I didn't qualify for much aid, and I didn't want debt. I also originally wanted to do law school then big law, so an easier school made sense. There's a special program at my school I can apply to that is somewhat of a pipeline for MBB (sends ~4 to each, about 1/3 of the program) but I can't apply until I'm ending sophomore year. It's a bit annoying though seeing so many of these opportunities and simply not being eligible....I get it, but still.
Sint vero voluptas fuga autem iusto aut blanditiis. Occaecati itaque ipsam ut quasi et earum voluptatem. Ea quaerat magni iure aperiam vitae aut similique. Dolorum quod sed iure temporibus 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...