Mckinsey job

Graduate School
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<p>Can anyone tell me which path is better in order to land a job in a top consulting firm like McKinsey or top multinational firms in the US.</p>

<li> Masters from Columbia SIPA then try to get entry level consulting job in top companies like Mckinsey.
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<li>Masters from LSE (in IR) then work as a United Nations Junior Program Officer in a developing country, then shift back to private sector in US (try to get entry level consulting job in Mckinsey or similar).</li>
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<p>My main concern is whether the ivy league school in NY will be more valuable than the LSE degree from london and the JPO work (which is very difficult to get so I was hoping this would be of value to get the Mckinsey job). The problem is that I do not have US work permit as I am an international student so the private sector company would have to sponsor me.</p>

<p>Thank you in advance.</p>

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<li> Top school degree with top of class grades.</li>
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<p>Beyond that, you are focusing on the wrong issues. The school is a part of the equation, sure, but your performance is far more important. Also, Do you want to be London, NYC or elsewhere?</p>

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<p>I would ideally like to work in NY after graduating from SIPA for a year, then try to get a JPO position in a developing country, then come back to NY if possible. Sometime while I’m still young I would also like to work in Europe just to see how it is…But have no idea if all this is possible.. usually people just stay in one city after finishing their education so guess all this is a little too dreamy…</p>