Corporate Strategy/Development Out of Undergrad?

Title says it all. I'm a little late to the IB train, but my ultimate goal is to get to Corporate Strategy/Development. How likely is it to get these roles straight out of undergrad? For reference, I'm a comp sci major at a target school.

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