Stanford vs Harvard for consulting from undergrad

I'm currently choosing between Stanford, Harvard, and Yale for undergrad, and am curious to hear peoples' thoughts on the better school/environment to get into consulting (particularly MBB). For context I don't have any connections yet and am from a mid-sized, very non-competitive high school. All three would be huge departures from my current life.

  • Of course Stanford has an edge in tech and more specific fields of consulting, but seems like Harvard has better placement into more top firms (?)
  • I recognize that at the end of the day there's probably not a huge difference professional/career wise between those two but I'm split evenly on pretty much everything in terms of vibe, location, weather, etc. so just looking for other perspectives now

I am mostly considering Stanford and Harvard as I'm not a fan of Yale's location but all thoughts are appreciated!

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all these are the same. if you can't get mbb at your target office from any of these schools it is entirely on you.

 

Is this a serious question lol bottom quartile at HYPSM end up at mbb

 

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