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<p>Well, the fact is, McKinsey also visits all of the M7 extremely frequently. Nobody is saying that McKinsey doesn’t have a presence at Michigan. But to say that it has a bigger presence there than any of the M7 schools is a reach. </p>
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<p>By a similar notion, I would say that no McKinsey schedule would be complete without the M7. </p>
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<p>But the same is true for every other school. McKinsey made plenty of offers to Sloan students that were turned down. McKinsey made plenty of offers to Columbia and Stanford students that were turned down. I don’t know of any reason why Michigan students would be any MORE likely to turn down offers than the students at the other schools would. </p>
<p>The point is, like I said, it’s hard to explain away that, at the end of the day, only 8 people from Ross went to McKinsey. That’s not a lot. In fact, the top 2 consulting hirers at Ross are Deloitte and ATKearney. While these are fine firms, let’s face it, they are not as desirable as, say, McKinsey or BCG (again, reference that Fortune Magazine list). Contrast that with Stanford, MIT, or Columbia where McKinsey is the clear top consulting hirer (and in fact, the top hirer period). Let’s face it. A lot of people who take jobs at Deloitte and AT Kearney would rather be going to McKinsey, but didn’t get an offer. Not all of them are like that, but a lot of them are. In that sense, Deloitte and Kearney are basically “safety companies” for many people who simply weren’t good enough to get into a better firm, in the same way that you apply to a safety school in case you can’t get into the school that you really want. </p>
<p>Look, don’t get me wrong. I like Michigan Ross a lot. I think they produce excellent general management and operations students. But it’s hard to argue with the facts. If nothing else, the data indicates that Ross is not as good for consulting relative to the M7. That doesn’t mean that Ross is a bad school. Indeed Ross is clearly one of the best schools in the world. But compared to the M7, the comparison gets difficult.</p>