Lots of people talk about going from Tier 2 / Big 4 to MBB, but what’s the best way for year 1/2’s to do so? Would assume referrals from similarly leveled colleagues wouldn’t matter, online apps?

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I’ve seen ppl make the jump pre-mba, but you’ll start at entry level

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