Reapplying at McKinsey with MBA

Hello,

I went through the recruiting process with McKinsey as an experienced hire for the Marketing & Sales function. I was rejected in July 2016 after a second final round of interviews (they brought me back for another single interview after a hung final round jury). I will be attending a top 15 MBA program this fall with the intention of recruiting for consulting.

After being rejected, my McKinsey HR contact told me that I could apply again two years. Considering the MBA recruitment cycle, I'll be officially applying in winter 2017 which is ~1.5 years after first being rejected. Do you think the fact that I will be applying less than two years after initially being rejected will harm me?

Note that I'll be applying as a generalist through the MBA program rather than to a specialty function and my circumstances will be drastically different due to the MBA.

Thanks for your time.

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This could change slightly depending on location, but the idea is that they want you to apply if "something has changed." A friend of mine applied during b-school, got rejected, did another consulting internship, applied towards the end of b-school and got the job. If you're really insure ask somebody from HR while highlighting how you would be an even better candidate now.

 
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