Bain or McKinsey tend to just recruit at top 10 schools or even more narrowly than that. To go to a mid-tier school and expect to go to a top firm, that's not realistic.
It is very hard to break into the top firms in consulting like Bain, McKinsey, and BCG. McKinsey targets hiring at top MBA schools including Harvard Business School, Wharton, Stanford, Sloan (MIT), Kellogg (Northwestern) and INSEAD. That said, the firm hires heavily at these schools.
Bain or McKinsey tend to just recruit at top 10 schools or even more narrowly than that. To go to a mid-tier school and expect to go to a top firm, that's not realistic.
It is very hard to break into the top firms in consulting like Bain, McKinsey, and BCG. McKinsey targets hiring at top MBA schools including Harvard Business School, Wharton, Stanford, Sloan (MIT), Kellogg (Northwestern) and INSEAD. That said, the firm hires heavily at these schools.
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