Does applying for B school from Big 4 vs MBB consulting make a big difference in competitiveness of application etc if your GMAT score, recs and essays are roughly the same?

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Huge difference

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It probably makes a slight difference just like any other data point would. But I would guess that the impact you made over your professional career until that point would be more impactful.

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BIG difference x 4

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Given the 4 firms in the big 4 and the 3 firms in MBB, I would do 4*3 = 12. 12x the difference

no but seriously, I think it’s hard to compare apples to apples. The big difference is the responsibility you get out of undergrad at MBB. Most Mck BAs who apply straight to business school go in their 3rd year. People at big 4 normally go after 4-5 (this is what I’ve heard). So by that sense yes you have an advantage at Mck as a 24 year old vs a 24 year old at Deloitte- but comparing that 24 y/o to a 26 y/o at Deloitte who has had more time to get more equivalent “experience” i think is more apples to apples. In that case I think D1 has a point- your specific experiences, story, etc plays as big of a role probably

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