I am based in the South of Europe, I am an Ivy League grad student and I have a very unconventional qualitative profile. I have been studying cases for a while now. For me it has been super hard to find consultants who want to talk to me through cold emails. The ones who want to talk don't help me to do the inteview at the end, they find 1000 reasons why (covid, my profile, the lack of ...). Is there any hint to share about how to secure an interview when I finally get in touch with them? Is this a normal trend? I have always thought that my uncoventional profile was a strenght but I am starting to think that their focus on diversity it's just marketing, they sadly just hire engineers, MBAs and ITs. Is my insight correct? They always suggest to apply in UK and America, because these countries are more open minded towards qualitative backgrounds. Is it true? But then, are these more competitive as well? Is there any suggestion on how to geolocalize my research? Thanks!