I plan to go to business school and pivot to management consulting at an MBB . What hard and soft skills should I start learning right now to become an excellent consultant? Your help is so appreciated!

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You should learn to use the search function because this question has definitely been asked a million times before

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They mean in this bowl and others, since a lot of people ask about breaking into MBB

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The biggest thing I would start to work on how you can get the best business school you can.

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