Hi, I’m wondering what the prospects are for someone who is a McKinsey Business Analyst from a semi target state school (Kelley/ Notre Dame / Wisconsin). Have deal team summer experience at a $3B fund. But undergrad gpa is low (3.71). What are the odds that I can make it to a respected east coast shop (Miami, NYC, Boston) with this low gpa? Thanks!
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you'll be totally fine that was my exact profile, didn't even have summer deal team experience. Joined a UMM fund in one of those cities and turned down interviews at all the consultant friendly MFs
Did you get in via on cycle?
This is a bit too revealing man would probably remove some of the identifying info here—
The fact of the matter is that you can’t really predict how life will go, and getting into PE is fucking hard. I actually think, in hindsight, the biggest thing holding you back will be MBB vs a top bank— ppl far under estimate how hard it is to go from consulting to PE, but if anything, your internship on the buyside will put you eons ahead of your consulting peers.
My biggest advice man is to broaden your scope if you want PE. There are many perfectly good LMM, MM, and UMM spots you can go to. If you want PE and you’re coming from consulting, you kind of have to be relentless. My second biggest advice is to crank hard and go for on cycle if you can
Agree - I don’t think there’s high probability of a consultant from Wisconsin / Indiana landing a solid PE gig in this market. LMM is possible
(Notre Dame isn’t a state school)
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