<p>I want to know, how hard is it to make it to the consulting field with a bachelors degree from a below average school like Ohio State. I'd also like to know.. how do ppl prepare for a career in consulting.. (specifically what majors)... i d appreciate if someone could throw light on this topic</p>
<p>If IB is hard to break into from your school, consulting is usually much harder</p>
<p>hah!! what a big mistake .. Ohio State was!!!</p>
<p>I think if you are a technical major like engineering, physics or computer science you have a better shot. Also keep your GPA up and get involved in extracuriculars.</p>
<p>What type of consulting are we talking about? It varies from your local boutique to Mckinsey.</p>
<p>i'm guessing he's thinking of managment consulting, BCG, Bain, McK, etc</p>
<p>thats right,.. i am thinking about management consulting.. i am a business major... is it really possible to make a career out of consulting ... if i graduate from a low ranked school like ohio state...?
Mckinsey is not the only one i am looking at ... but yeah .. management consulting ../ business consulting .. is what i really want to do ..
i have a decent academic record.. but i dont think thats going to take me aywhere..
its just the reputation of the school that takes you places..
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<p>osu_ib, how do you like Ohio State? How do you like the business school?</p>
<p>Have you visited the career counseling office? Have you been to a career fair where different companies come to the campus and recruit?</p>
<p>or if they dont recruit from your school then you can transfer to another university.</p>
<p>to be honest i really dont like it!! i ve been to career fairs.. seen career services.. its just that . the business school is just not upto the mark.. the faculty isnt good either.. I have a good GPA (3.9) but none of the recruiters showed interest.. and plus there were no consulting firms..
"caa5042" .. i am trying to take a transfer.. but its really hard .. since i am a junior now.... its not that i just want to work with mckinsey / BCG.. but its the experience that I need .. is it possible for someone to land up an internship at consulting firms .?? specially ppl like me :( who go to below average schools like OSU</p>
<p>Well.. my sister went to UT, and she majored in business and marketing and she is now a consultant for accenture and she is doing really good at her job. She travels all over the world and has an extremely good salary...I guess it just depends on what company you want the internship with because a boy that goes to my church goes to a local state school (Texas State) and got an internship with accenture the same company my sis. works for..</p>
<p>dynamicdiva... well UT has such a good business school .. and OSU lags far behind.. i am not even sure .. if accenture even comes to ohio state.. about the guy who goes to church with you .. did he get his internship because of contacts or did he apply to accenture... (online/ career fair) ?</p>
<p>some good advice here-</p>
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I went to a large state school for undergrad, and had a 3.9 GPA, with lots of cool stuff. Applied to McK BA, and received a form ding letter. Then I went to work for a well respected Fortune 500 Co, had a fantastic experience, went for my MBA, and then wound up at McK. The other folks gave good advice on your application. You might get lucky, but like it or not, luck plays a big part in all of this. There are many, many more qualified BA candidates from the typical (read: Ivy) sources, who are uber overachievers, that it is probably tough to get noticed coming from a state school. Too bad for "the candidate" that the Miami office wasn't bigger. Sometimes the more remote offices have a greater liklihood of looking to local state schools (Cleveland for example, does limited recruiting at Ohio State). Why do you want to work for McK? If you're a science person, do you think you'll like business? If so, there are other great organization in addition to McK. If consulting/McK is what you want, go the corp route (or start up route), get into a great B School, and then your chances are much better. Good luck, and think long term.
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<p>And Dynamic, Accenture isn't exactly the greatest of examples to bring up. The Texas State kid might have been doing IT Consulting which requires a different skill set.</p>
<p>well accenture does have a smaller division that does business consulting.. but anyways .. i wouldnt want to get into an arguement on that .. i think ure advice really makes sense... (or whoever's it is.. ;)
thanks a lot..
i have another question.. what would be the best route now.. i mean .. staying at OSU and making it to a business consulting firm.. career services is useless ..</p>
<p>I think ideally if you're really passionate about breaking into consulting then the best bet if you cannot get into a consulting firm after undergrad would be the MBA route, meaning you should try to work at a fortune 500 company for 2-4 years, nail the GMATs, and try to attend a top MBA program, probably one known for being good on the management side.</p>
<p>Or if there's some regional consulting firm go for that.</p>
<p>Or if you've ever thought about law school, the consulting firms hire people out of the top law schools.</p>
<p>Lots of different paths to the same place.</p>
<p>well .. my aim is not to work in a consulting firm life long.. i see it as a good learning process, and a launch pad for starting my own business... i am not sure if I'd like to goto grad school... what i really meant was.. can i still get into a consulting firm, after i get my bacelors degree. from Ohio state.. i mean is there a way .. ?</p>
<p>very very slim. maybe if you can find some alumni who work in consulting you'd be able to get them to look at your resume, talk to career services find out if -any- consulting firms hire, you've gotta be pretty damn aggressive to try to get it.</p>
<p>i wouldn't rule out grad school entirely because it can open up many opportunities that Ohio State didn't.</p>
<p>I agree with dcfca... management consulting is not a one shot deal.. if you can't get in immediately after undergrad, then work in private industry for a few years, get some more education (MBA is a great route) and try again.</p>
<p>My friend was employed by Bain and company right after undergrad, but that's because he attended BYU and had a 3.9 GPA in their finance program (a cutthroat program there)... he had also chosen BYU over Harvard, MIT, and Yale (all 3 offering him awesome scholarships)... if that explains anything... it takes the elite to make it into management consulting straight out of undergrad.</p>
<p>i am really not afraid of the competition .. its just about getting that foot in the door.. thats going to be the biggest problem i feel.. i dont think i am miles behind ppl from the ivies.. its just unfortunate that i had to goto OSU .. but thanks a lot guys.. i really appreciate all ure advice..and responses.. thanks a lot dcfca....</p>
<p>311 Griff. are you talking about Brigham Young ??</p>