Currently at a big four as an experienced hire senior associate and going to get my MBA starting this fall from Vandy. Should I wait to apply to an MBB after grad school, during, or before? What will comp be like if I apply after grad school and get an offer? Looking in the Carolina’s or Nashville as a landing spot.

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Unfortunately, getting into MBB from Vandy will be a very very uphill battle as it is not one of the target recruiting schools. Is it possible? Maybe. But very unlikely. I don’t want to rain on your parade, but just want to paint the reality before you enroll in the program. If your goal for getting an MBA is to go MBB, you’ll need to land at a T-15 school. If you don’t care about MBB (which is totally fine, people make too big of a deal about it), then just make sure the type of recruiting opportunities you do want (industries, companies) are available at the school.

I see a lot of people go for an MBA without fully exploring the actual receiving opportunities. I don’t personally care about the prestige as much as some on this app. I think just about any MBA program can be valuable to someone depending on their goals for getting into it. BUT, you need to do your research to make sure you’ll get the career opp you want at the program you go to.

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