<p>I am currently a junior in a top-20 university looking to go into MC. Right now, I have been looking for MC INTERNSHIPS but so far there are only 2 companies recruiting at my college. For IB however, there are close to 10 (all top 10 IBanks) recruiting. I have couple of questions and would truly appreciate your responses: </p>
<li><p>Does the fact that whether a company is recruiting at my college or not make a difference in my chance of landing a job?</p></li>
<li><p>Which field is more competitive to land an internship and a job: MC or IB?</p></li>
<li><p>How should I prepare for the MC internship application? </p></li>
<li><p>Any other advice to a college junior working on his MC internship application. </p></li>
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<p>Thanks all of you and hoping for good information and advices.</p>
<p>I think they have a Vault guide for Management Consulting, I’d read that. I think that it might be harder to land the MC internship because there seems to be less MC firms in comparison to IB.</p>
<p>I have to agree somewhat with dcfca. I think the only reason that MC might be hard to get into is the lack of firms offering internships. However, if you look at the numbers there are way more applicants per spot in IB then there would be in MC. As for on-campus recruiting, it shouldn’t make a huge difference as long as you send out an app nice and early in the application window and have some solid credentials they will look at you the same. It would be highly illogical for a firm to hire an applicant based solely on the fact they come from a heavily recruited school if there are more competent applicants in the pool. Btw, which school do you attend currently?</p>
<p>Dorepool, since you said two MC firms come to your school to recruit, I would advise you to go through your campus recruiting, that will be your best chance.
MC internships, jobs are very competitive and for entry level positions, most are filled through campus recruiting, like Ibanking. However, of course you can apply through the firms’ websites and if you have great credentials, I am sure you will get a call.</p>
<p>To answer your questions
Yes
MC (more slots at IB)
Getting a high GPA (most Ibanks and MC have GPA cutoffs)