I am currently an international (American) student finishing my UG at a top tier UK school in Politics, either with a 1st or high 2.1 classification. Have experience in private equity (large AM), VC and have summer & FT offers for BB banks in markets in Ldn. Am very happy with my current prospects, but recently was lucky enough to get through to first round interviews at a MBB firm. I wasn't thinking about getting an MBA before, but the whole recruitment process at the MBB highlighted a 'long term' plan for me and I'm now thinking I'd like to work in banking for a few years and make a transition into management consulting.
I know how competitive and pricey top tier grad schools are (thinking HBS, Wharton, Stanford etc.). Therefore I'm wondering whether it would be worth it to apply to an MBA (a programme like HBS's 2+2 would be a pretty good fit for those aspirations) to get into a MBB, or should I just prep better (hire a tutor, attend a course, something similar) and apply to the MBBs next cycle?
Note I didn't even know consulting case studies were a thing until a week before my MBB interview, so I've barely done any prep in comparison to other candidates.
I guess what I'm saying is: is a MBA worth it to get an offer at a MBB, or would I be better off seriously prepping for the next MBB recruitment cycle and try to make it in with credentials as is?
Congrats on your solid undergrad performance and FT offers! If MBB is your goal, it might make sense for you to leverage your school and internship experiences to date and apply to HBS 2+2 and other deferred entry programs (Stanford GSB and Darden come to mind). Getting accepted to one of these programs in the spring isn't going to get you to an MBB offer next year. All of these schools expect that you will get 2-4 years of work experience in advance of starting your MBA. Coming out of these programs you would be well positioned to land a position at MBB.
Have you taken your GMAT or GRE yet? What sorts of leadership experience do you have?
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