MSF: UT, Georgetown, or UVA ?

gonna be detailed, so i'm going to break it into many chunks.

1. i went to a semi-target undergrad, and am doing this since i didn't have enough prep and time to recruit in undergrad (didn't have work authorization until end of junior year) nor was i the brightest on paper (not the highest gpa due to slacking, bad mental health).  
   1. i'm doing consulting. i interned this summer at a brand name feeder role for MBB full time and plan to return for next summer too.
   2. i'm doing 2 years version to get my gpa back up and polish other areas on my resume.
   3. i'm online. but i'll fly and visit in person next semester for MBB and other consulting OCR events. i'll go in person next year probably too since it's a really nice area to live in, and dc is a nice city. many of my friends have gone to recruiting events in person so far, but a big portion of them (mainly IB Summer Analyst coffee chats) are only open to freshmen/sophomores.
   4. my other option was mainly USC. i got a Vanderbilt interview but was rejected. i didn't pick USC because Georgetown seemed to have better career services (winter and summer clinics mainly), and i already studied in California so I wanted to go to an east coast school (new place to explore, closer connection to DC/NYC MBB offices). i didn't want to go to 1 year programs (so i could polish my gpa and resume), so my only other option to apply was uchicago mif or cornell mim, which the first one seems like a gamble and second one has a disappointing careers report.
2. career services hosts monthly events/office hours for IB, WM, PE, and consulting. they usually bring MSF alumni to those calls. you can also do your traditional behavioral case prep, resume review with them, not sure about technical prep (but they are quite knowledgable on what resources to use for technicals, and will pair you up with classmates).
   1. career services also provide winter and summer clinic projects (finance/strategy projects with banks, F500, boutiques), which i think is a great option to use to boost your resume. i think it's also something a lot of other msf/mim programs don't offer at a similar scale.
   2. the career services has access to positions with referrals maybe once in a semester, but not much aside from that. you'll have to do a lot of networking with non MSF alumni yourself.
   3. overall, MSF alumni are quite responsive (unless they work at sweatshops, where they dont have time to respond/call). outside of that, typical georgetown alum is fairly helpful. since most BBs, EBs, MBB come to campus for OCR events, i would say the network response quality is quite similar to other target schools (lower ivies at UG/MS level).
   4. the georgetown name definitely helps, but i will be honest, if you're applying to really selective places, they'll judge you based on your UG institution and performance as well. if you went to a semi-target/low target/selective UG, or if you got a high gpa, that will help you. i do see a pattern in better summer internship/jobs based on that, but maybe student quality is different too.
   5. that said, plenty of people here land great offers regardless of UG name/performance. a lot of people at georgetown get BB/EB WM. MM IB is not rare. boutique PE is common among alumni. T2, T3 and boutique consulting is also common.
   6. a lot of these places in general are less focused on UG name and more on overall background. people from non targets still go to EB, MBB.
   7. i feel valued overall. it's still private school resources. but, at the end of the day, you need to take initiative.
3. class is fine.
   1. lectures are online videos, and live sessions are business case discussions, which is pretty engaging. attendance and participation is required and graded.
   2. classes are curved to 3.5 gpa average so they're not handing out A's. but it's still fairly doable, just be careful on quizzes and make no errors.
   3. i definitely do feel FOMO being online but it's getting better. participating in MSF clubs is helpful, especially if you're on some board/selected team.
   4. the classmates that go in person seem to be in fairly close friend groups, so there's a nice social aspect if you go in person.
   5. most georgetown OCR events are in person.
4. i'm not the best person to answer it, but it does seem that most people end up in what field they want. for people straight out of undergrad, i'd say it's IB, AWM, Consulting, Corporate Finance, PE  as the big 5, in order.
   1. personally, i did get interviews from 1/3 MBB and 1 BB AM, among a few more.
5. i was a bit surprised by the amount of people who attend class in person. it's a fairly big amount (like 40% of class at least on average, which is a big amount for a class of 200). i was expecting very few people did, but a lot of people (especially those not working) moved to DC for this. so it's not as socially dead as some people suggest.
   1. and a large amount of others live in the baltimore-boston area so they will easily take the train for events. it's much harder if you live in midwest/west coast.
   2. not a regret but i would've def moved to in person if i knew this many people came in person and the amount of OCR events.
   3. also will recommend to keep your gpa strong rest of your senior year and get a summer internship you want if you haven't yet.

hope this helps! good luck with results! happy to answer follow up questions to my best ability, especially if you want to share what industry you want to pursue.