Would you consider joining MBB at the undergrad level after 2.5 years at a Tier 2 firm, even if you have a strong promotion case for a post-MBA role?

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No, you'd be better off getting the promotion and then trying to enter as an experienced hire; unless you're firmly committed to prestige hunting.

At the very least, try to get at least a second year associate title vs going all the way back to undergrad.

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McKinsey will not do this

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Definitely

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You either take the offer now with a reset in tenure (maybe you get a few months tenure but if wouldn’t be much) or you wait until post promotion and do a few years post-promotion and try to get an offer at the post mba level. Going from tier 2 to MBB, you will never match tenure.

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If your goal is making Partner fast, you’ll still be able to make it faster here (~7 years) even if you start from entry undergrad level.
If your goal is to exit, you’ll have better exit ops.
Either way, entering as a BA will give a lot more flexibility and runway vs entering as an ASC. It’s pretty much a no-brainer.

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