MA in Ind Eng to Management Analyst?

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<p>I have a question for anyone who has good advice ;).</p>

<p>I graduated w/ a degree in History, hoping to go to law school. Now that the legal field has been completely over-saturated with newly minted JD’s, I’ve decided to forgo that plan and pursue plan B…well actually there was no plan B so now I’m making a plan B and would like to know if it is feasible or not. </p>

<p>What I’d like to do is get into management consulting, and I’ve heard that one of the best ways into that field is through a degree in Industrial Engineering. However, I’m 24 right now and have had spotty employment for the past two years. I was considering completing 2 years of engineering prereqs in order to apply to the Masters program at my alma mater in Industrial Engineering. This would make me 28/29 when I graduate w/ that MA. Would a management consulting company consider me at that age, and w/ next to Zero work experience, but an MA in Ind Eng? All advice would be greatly appreciated.</p>

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<p>well, your approach is very bad. </p>

<p>First, where did you go undergraduate school? For top management consulting firms, it matters a lot. Depending on where you graduated, your history degree might be just fine. Since you are not in school anymore and age 24, you will need to network your way in. </p>

<p>Industrial Engineering is a good field especially useful for operations strategy consulting which is similar to management consulting. However as I mentioned before, you can get into management consulting with any major. Going from a history undergrad to master’s in industrial engineering sounds like a lot of work for nothing. </p>

<p>Your best bet is to get a job that you enjoy, do very well, and apply to top MBA programs. You will have a much better shot with this approach if MC is your end goal.</p>