Is it true 80 percent of McKinsey BAs that elect to go to B School go to Harvard or Stanford?

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Yes (for those taking sponsorship iirc), but this is biased since a lot of people only goto bschool if they get in

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Are there stats on how many don’t get in

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I'm sure McKinsey tracks this internally (I know Bain does) - there is probably some sort of internal site of individual you can reach out to that would have the stat

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There were plenty at CBS - definitely an interest for many to be in NYC for the two years

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100% of the BAs I know who went to B school went to one of those

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