^ huge difference in pay until your reach the higher rungs and then it levels out. Most, however, never get there as they move to industry after a few years. I think the B4 Partner rate is around 1% of all that start out there. But for those who ultimately want to work in corp fin, it’s a seal of approval. Both in Big4 and consulting, hard to find another track where you get that much experience and responsibility (managing projects and people) at such a young age. Not uncommon for a third yr to be supervising new recruits (and actually recruiting). Great training ground for the future whether you stay or go.
The internship is the ticket to get started.