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Schools:Kellogg, Haas, Ross, Sloan
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Will attending an MBB-sponsored Pre-MBA workshop help?
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14 Jul 2009, 21:14
I've had the good fortune of being selected to attend an invite-only, one-day long Pre-MBA Summer Workshop sponsored by one of the Big 3 consulting firms. Since I am targeting consulting (and in particular this company) for an internship next year, I plan on shelling out the dough to fly out and attend the event - a pretty penny indeed.
I've already committed to going, but my question to everyone is this: how much do you think attending such an event will help one's chances with getting an offer from this company? What about with recruiting for similar, competitive firms - that is, will saying that one has attended the workshop help to differentiate himself from the throngs of other consultant-wannabes? The Workshop itself is fairly basic and is meant to introduce students to the field of consulting and the firm, but it will not include an actual interview. To those of you who have attended something like this in the past, can you chime in?
Thanks,
weezy25