<p>I honestly don't even know if I am smart enough to be one... I'd like to travel a lot. What should I major in at college?</p>
<p>I am a white male senior in HS. This year I'm taking AP Stats and APCalc AB, along with other AP and honors classes unrealted to business.</p>
<p>GPA: 94.798</p>
<p>SAT:
M:680
CR:620
W:630</p>
<p>I have been accepted at Fordham and the University of Scranton (with a 12K scholarship).</p>
<p>I am waiting to hear my early action decisions from Binghamton and Bentley.</p>
<p>I recently applied to NYU, CMU, Lehigh, Northeastern, Colgate and Villanova.</p>
<p>I expect to be rejected at most of my RD schools, except Northeastern... But, who knows what's gonna happen?</p>
<p>I have recently been thinking about where I should go to school... I mean.. even if I was accepted at Villanova for example, is it the cost really worth it? Is it so much better than Binghamton?</p>
<p>Anyway.. that's not really what this topic is about.</p>
<p>Any responses are appreciated. Thanks guys.</p>
<p>I know three people who are currently entry-level business consultants with a couple different large and well-known firms. One majored in operations management, one double-majored in history/engineering, and one was a marketing major. I think having some sort of business or process focused knowledge is important, but not as important as critical thinking, teamwork, and communication skills in general. You might want to try and talk to some consultants, even at smaller firms, and see what they recommend. That would also be a good way to network and possibly open the door for you to have an internship later.</p>
<p>Smart enough to be a consultant? Anyone who makes their living telling people who have worked decades at a business how to run it better after being there for a few months (and comes straight out of undergraduate) does not need an exceptionally high intelligence, they need ********ting ability.</p>
<p>you probably will have no chance at the top consulting firms: mckinsey, bain, bcg, even if you had a 4.0 at scranton or fordham.</p>
<p>but there are tons of consulting firms. just don't expect to land a job with a well-known and prestigious firm. if i were you, i'd transfer to an ivy league or a top private school.</p>
<p>If I remember well BCG hires only people who have a PhD...?</p>
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Smart enough to be a consultant? Anyone who makes their living telling people who have worked decades at a business how to run it better after being there for a few months (and comes straight out of undergraduate) does not need an exceptionally high intelligence, they need ********ting ability.
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Ouch. But yeah, I agree.</p>
<p>Well, Fordham and Scranton are just my safeties. I really want to go to Villanova... that's my first choice. </p>
<p>I also have a connection there so I think I have better chances at getting in.</p>
<p>bcg hires consultants from bachelor's degrees and beyond.</p>
<p>Despite what others here will tell you, success in business is rarely measured by intelligence. It's all about perception, and nowhere is perception more important than in consulting. The main thing that matters is that the client thinks you know what you are talking. So yes, BS'ing is the primary skill required. Also, being able to work long hours and travel while still putting up a BS front is very important.</p>
<p>ufff... I want a job where you don't have to BS much... and</p>