Minimum GPA for ACN/Big 4/FTI .. basically anything thats not MBB

Anyone know the minimum GPA requirements for basically any firm thats not MBB? I was wondering because before I invest all my free time networking for consulting, is it even possible for me to get a FT/internship offer with a below average GPA.

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Some firms have 3.0 and others 3.2 as a hard cutoff for OCR. I had a 3.2 when I got a big 4 consulting internship. However, you want a 3.5+ if you want to get looks from most of them.

This is for non-MBB, of course.

 

Yes, really. I had some relevant internships and decent extracurricular involvement (leadership positions) and would say those were my differentiators.

I went to a mid-tier state school. If I had some additional reason I would have told you. No connections, no referrals, no networking.

And if I went to Harvard but ended up at a Big 4 then something went wrong along the way tbh.

 

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