Has anyone successfully pivoted from LS to a different industry pre-MBA?? If so, how

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Should be easier. Life sciences is tough as nails as compared to literally anything else!

To switch, just be at company where they have multiple priority industries

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What? LS is not tough as nails compared to anything else

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Live in LS and invest in Google. Stability with growth

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What does invest in Google mean? Verily?

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McKinsey let’s you pick your path but I have to imagine it would be harder to get on a different industry study than it has been for me in LS with a phd, no mba

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