Any advice for a non-target undergrad looking to break into strategic/management consulting? Incoming third year with sell and buy side M&A internship/co-op experience.

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Use any possible network you have access to. Best bet would be searching for alumni who work in consulting firms. In my experience (also non target undergrad before MBA) school alumni from a non target school are interested in helping others from their school find a place at their firm.

yes, network network network! A ton of students from my university get offers from MBB each year from the connections they have.

An easy way to do this is search LinkedIn by college and job title for the companies you want to work for and see if the combinations of those filters show any potential opportunities. Then LinkedIn DM (try to find some common ground outside of just your university) & hope for the best !

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