Consulting during Covid sucks but you know what sounds worse? College during Covid. Sucks to lose out on the best years of your life like that... glad I got my 4 full years of fun college. Will gladly exchange that for missing out on staying at the Ritz and fancy team dinners.

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+1. CO 2019 here — I’m okay being robbed of my first year of consulting. Atleast I got my senior year in. Sucks for my friends in CO 2020 (&likely 2021)

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I promise you, college is not the best years of your life.

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BCG1, tell me more! Everyone says 30 is amazing, please confirm.

I feel terrible for students starting college this year. My freshman year was life-changing. It is so important both academically and socially.

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It’s a close call between MBA first years and undergraduate class of 2020 (particularly those with offers rescinded)

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Well I don't think college is the best years of your life, but it's def an important experience & helps a lot w/ students' independence & growth. A lot of my first-gen friends were disappointed they didn't get a graduation ceremony - felt like they missed out on an important first for their fam :/

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Agreed!! Also what sucks equally is selling consulting work during covid

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Agreed. Though I must say based on stories from younger guys in my fraternity they are still going to the bars and partying (almost) as normal

The Ritz? Who do you work for?

I’m at kpmg and i stayed at the ritz Atlanta for a week, which was well within budget constraints.

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College was awesome. My 30s are a more stable kind of awesome but cant beat spring breaks and Mardi Gras

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