What does everyone think of Charles River Associates for their life science practice? Is it reputable? For a new grad?

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Have not heard too much about them in the life sciences space in general. Would recommend going for LEK, ZS, CV if possible

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Yeah I just don’t think I’m gonna get an offer from any of those companies unfortunately. Taking whatever I can get

I’m at CRA and would be happy to talk! I’m an associate and I’ve been here for a little over a year. Overall I’ve had a positive experience

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Hi! I can’t DM but what type of projects do you do? What’s the WLB like? And what’s the practice like in general?

Reputable! Have seen a lot of their undergraduate candidates move to either the top LS consulting firms or directly to great companies

That’s good to hear. Thank you!

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