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I’m an MBB Partner. I’ve seen many of our staff apply to b-school. First your GPA is good for b-school. Do well on GMAT, 700+. Then make sure you have more than just 2 years at an MBB. Do something important outside of consulting for at least a year. Like work for WFP. Then apply. You’ll have a solid chance of going to b-school. Also don’t just think Harvard or Stanford or bust. The aperture is much wider for top MBA programs. Look at Kellogg, Duke, MIT, LBS, Wharton, Said/Oxford.
Op, I got into an M7 with a lower GPA than you at a state school. I also got dual degrees in Business and History.
I found my history degree is a lot more interesting than business. It shows admins your not a robot who uses the 4Ps to develop dating strategies.
I’d see the Chinese degree as a major asset and not a liability.
3.65 is not a low GPA- not high but wouldn’t call it low. I’ve know several folks get into top 5 with much lower scores.
Why would you feel crappy? They are no more success than you are. You defied the odds
3.65 and BCG experience is not low
FYI USC isn't a state school
You got into bcg with a state school degree? Experienced hire or undergrad hire?
My gpa is 2.9 I made it in EY LOL
Smh at our overly competitive culture driving OP to feel insecure about such tremendous accomplishments.
And to answer your question, you work at bcg you would def make top 20. Probably top 10, but I’m not an expert on the topic
I would argue Georgia Tech is not an average state school. UGA would be Georgia's average state school
Is 3.65 considered low? Is your school known for grade inflation or something?
Also degree makes a difference. Many bschool admissions teams add ~0.2 to GPA if it was engineering, science based degrees.
I had a 3.65 at a state school (UVA/UC/UM level) and a 740 GMAT, at Wharton now. GPA (and gmat for that matter) is just a bar to clear, for MBB consultants your story is much more important
@K1 no offense taken. I’m just as surprised as anyone that I ended up here. My first job out of college was in a niche field (no connections, just hit the online application lottery I guess) and I worked pretty hard for three promotions in two years - ended up being relatively successful in a consultative sales role essentially functioning as a broker for arbitrary niche technologies. Recruiter reached out to me on LinkedIn probably due to some key words in my profile, I gave it a shot and here I am.
Thank you :)
Undergrad hire. I got hired as a summer intern, got a return offer for full time
State schools can be elite too. How good a GPA is depends heavily on the school. Eg Brown doesn't record Ds or failing.
Depends a lot on the school I feel- and particularly the major in that school. For instance, my GPA is lower than yours (3.62) but did a science major at school known for deflation (cal tech/Chicago/mit). Would be a different standard for a government major from Harvard etc.
I double-majored in business (finance) and Mandarin Chinese...neither are science degrees, which is why I'm insecure about my GPA. Thank you all so much for your input and encouragement, though! I really appreciate it!!