SWE -> Management Consulting

There are usually posts about the reverse, but I'm wondering if anyone has seen success in pivoting from product engineering at tech companies to being an MBB consultant? I am currently a sophomore CS major at an Ivy. I interned at a FAANG company in my freshman summer; am currently interning at a unicorn startup, will be joining another popular startup for this summer. Previously, I was focused solely on getting as much engineering experience as possible at high-profile tech companies in hopes of one day creating my own startup, but through my experiences so far, I became more interested in the high-level business problems that technology solves, and I think MBB, rather than engineering, better suits my long term career goals. How would I position myself for Summer 2024 MBB recruiting? Also, if I continued exploring the tech world for my junior summer and waited until new grad recruiting to break into MBB, would it be more difficult to land a spot? Any advice is appreciated.

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