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Imperial Business School vs LSE

business school MSc

Most recent answer on Jan 31, 2024

Hagen

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#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

Hagen

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#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

Hi there, First of all, congratulations on the offers! I would be happy to share my thoughts on your question: I would highly advise you to opt for the option that better aligns with your professional (and maybe even pe ... (read entire answer)

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Imperial MSc Economics and Strategy for Business for MBB

MSc opinion target university

Most recent answer on Jan 19, 2024

Hagen

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#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

Hagen

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gave the best answer on Jan 19, 2024

#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

Hi Abhiram, First of all, I am sorry to hear about your unsuccessful applications to LBS/Oxbridge! I would be happy to share my thoughts on your question: First of all, pursuing that Master's degree will certainly help ... (read entire answer)

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LSE vs Imperial

business school MSc target university

Most recent answer on Nov 30, 2023

Clara

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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Clara

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gave the best answer on May 21, 2020

McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello! Congrats on the acceptance anyways! I like the way you have broken it into smaller KPIs, this a useful way to look at it. My toughts: Prestiege for strategy consulting: agree with you: LSE MS > LSE ... (read entire answer)

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LSE or Imperial Business school

business school consulting MSc

Most recent answer on May 07, 2023

Cristian

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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Cristian

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gave the best answer on May 06, 2023

#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Hi there, If your objective is to get into consulting, going for a course that has ‘Management’ in its title is definitely more helpful than one that doesn't. In terms of brand perception, LSE and Imperial are at abou ... (read entire answer)

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MSc Business Anaytics at LBS, ICL, or UCL for MBB in Indonesia

indonesia Jakarta MBB MSc Southeast Asia

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Raj

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FREE 15MIN CONSULTATION | #1 Strategy& / OW coach | >70 5* reviews |90% offers ⇨ prep-success.super.site | MENA, DE, UK

Raj

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FREE 15MIN CONSULTATION | #1 Strategy& / OW coach | >70 5* reviews |90% offers ⇨ prep-success.super.site | MENA, DE, UK

These are all great schools, and tend to be feeder schools in the consultancies (as I can vouch for). Just bear in mind naturally connections into those unis from MBB will be for the local offices and so if you are p ... (read entire answer)

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Undergraduate grades and recruitment

MBB MSc

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Francesco

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Francesco

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Hi there, They will affect your CV review but won’t necessarily be a deal-breaker. Different companies/offices also judge in different ways grades. Few years ago McKinsey Milan was really strict on grades, while BCG ... (read entire answer)

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Seeking both Msc Business Analytics and MBA

MBA MSc

Most recent answer on Jun 05, 2020

Anonymous gave the best answer on Jun 02, 2020

Hi Calvin, Sharing my two cents: If you plan to go for an MBA, go for a really good one to increase your chance of getting to MBB later. Peferably a target school, if not, at least semi-target. Not sure what ar ... (read entire answer)

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MBB Experienced Hire in Brazil

Bain BCG brazil MBA MBB McKinsey MSc

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James Piazza

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BCG and Strategy& Project Manager | Accenture Consultant | 10+ years of professional experience | Vast international background

James Piazza

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BCG and Strategy& Project Manager | Accenture Consultant | 10+ years of professional experience | Vast international background

Hello, Since I am new at PrepLounge I have just come across your question. There are certainly good opportunities for experienced hires in Brazil. The entry level would depend on your experience and the firm, but my p ... (read entire answer)

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MBB Experienced Hire for non-MBA Master

economics Experienced Hire MSc

Most recent answer on Jan 24, 2020

Francesco

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#1 Coach for Sessions (4.500+) | 1.500+ 5-Star Reviews | Proven Success (➡ interviewoffers.com) | Ex BCG | 10Y+ Coaching

Francesco

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gave the best answer on Jan 24, 2020

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Hi Anonymous, please find the reply to your questions below: An MBA is not necessarily required to be hired as a Consultant (BCG) or Associate (McK), I personally helped people to land such position without a prev ... (read entire answer)

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