Management Consulting Prep?

Graduate School Business School - MBA
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<p>I searched this forum and read everything I could about MC, but I have a couple more questions…</p>

<li><p>What are good majors for MC? I understand that you can major in anything for b-school, law school, and med school, but does the same apply for MC internship/job positions? I am thinking about majoring in philosophy and/or bizecon.</p></li>
<li><p>How exactly do you land an internship with top MC firms? Just Resume, GPA, and interview? Is there anything in particular to prepare for such an internship (i.e. other consulting internships?)</p></li>
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<p>1) any major is fine. But you have to demonstrate you are smart and analytical. Quant courses of study are generally best.</p>

<p>2) I understand most MC firms DO NOT have internship programs. Some do, of course. SEO is another exception, but you'd have to qualify. I don't think Bain or McKinsey do, though--but I could be wrong.</p>

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<p>i tink bain does provide internships, here is the link:
<a href="http://bain.com/bainweb/join_bain/internships.asp%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://bain.com/bainweb/join_bain/internships.asp&lt;/a>
also i heard mckinsey does offer internships in some of their firms but it is rare and hard to get. but its what i "heard" so i dont know.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the replies :)</p>

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<li><p>major in anything, but try to take some econ courses cuz it could be helpful. bizecon is a good major. a solid GPA is a must. </p></li>
<li><p>bain does offer internships but they're limited. the reason why many top consulting firms dont offer internships is because by the time the intern is done with training, he/she probably wont have enough weeks left in the summer to complete a single project (many consulting projects can last for months). </p></li>
<li><p>resume is important. high GPA is absolutely necessary. soft skills (as demonstrated in previous internships, work, or extracurriculars) such as leadership, communication, teamwork, etc. are important too. ultimately, none of this matters if you can't perform during the case interview though. consulting firms usually have at least 2 rounds of internships. the first one may be a typical behavioral internship. the second one would then be a case interview, where they give you a case and you have to solve it. best way to prep for this is just to practice on cases.</p></li>
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<p>I wholeheartedly agree with preparing for the case interview. Most firms have samples online; if you are hardcore, you can also talk to your career services people, as they usually have experience with this --at top schools at least. You could also do research case interview questions/problems.</p>