<p>I don’t know why all the focus on McKinsey. They have only 9,000 consultants worldwide, many of them with degrees outside the U.S., and many of them having worked for other firms prior to to having joined McKinsey. How many could they be hiring in the U.S. each year right out of college - 400 tops? (I think that is probably an overestimate.) The number of consultants at the Big Four (just as an example) dwarfs them in size, and is a far more likely career path. And, as noted, it doesn’t seem like students at prestige privates have much (if any) of a leg up there.</p>