What’s the best approach for moving from ACN Strategy to MBB? Does being a consultant from a strong practice in ACNStrat make me a competitive candidate for experienced hire as a consultant, or would I be best suited going for an MBA first/apply at Analyst level?

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Honestly, every story is so different that its hard to generalize. What I have heard is that it’s a hard sell for ACN to switch to MBBs (also know it’s true for some folks that literally said this). However have seen people who have made that transition after either a summer intern with ACN and FT with MBB or a direct experience hiring after some moderate experience at ACN (longer the harder).

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I left ACN Strategy as a M and joined McK as an EM, it’s going well so far. Just apply and be ready to tell your story and what experience you’d bring.

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Go to bschool and switch. That’s exactly what I did and it’s easy plus you get a great 2 years . You’ll come into MBB as a consultant

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