If you had to choose between applying to McKinsey or BCG, which one would you apply to, and why? (im a consultant at Deloitte in Technology Strategy and Transformation, and would love to stay in tech strategy).
*haven't applied to either yet because i'm still debating if I want to lose the little WLB i have left

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Apply to both and see where you get an offer. It’s so competitive that I think you should decide with offers in hand vs. when applying.

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Thank you so much!!! Once i've decided whether i actually want to apply or not (im still really scared about the WLB horror stories), i'll apply to all of them. I'm guessing the prep for the interviews will be pretty similar for the three of them

Good call on re-thinking about the WLB loss. You will regret it once every week after you join. There are pros to transition for sure - but that is a BIG con.

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