Are you trolling? This is just a series of buzzwords.

1.) Extremely hard to transition from MBB or I-Banking into PE after b-school. Very rare. Unless you have prior PE experience, it's going to be hard.

2.) PE is not where I'd want to stake my claim for the next decade of a career. Hundreds of zombie firms, too much capital chasing too few deals, and plenty of mediocrity around. Yes there are still some good firms that will do well, but The Party is largely over.

3.) Consulting is retarded and likely going to get worse because of AI. Banking is better because you can at least build a "franchise" within a firm in any number of lines of business. Banks want people who can make money and there are a number of ways to do so.

My advice to anyone thinking about an MBA at this point is to consider pursuing a career outside of professional services. There are way too many people in IBD / PE / Management Consulting and the juice is largely squeezed. It's an ultra competitive nightmare for most. It pays well, but is limiting in the long run for most talented people at this point.

Better to try and join a corporate in an industry you find interesting when you can build a network and expertise, as well as a reputation. And then that will open doors for you down the line (mgmt, the ability to build a new business in a new field, etc.)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5840975&forum_id=2Reputation#49712625)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5840975&forum_id=2Reputation#49714050)

Not to mention, this would make you an Associate at...35 years old? Have fun cranking on LBOs with your 24 and 25 year old peers and digging through data rooms for your 29 year old VP.

And all for what? You do understand how completely picked over the landscape of middle market companies is, right? This isn't 2010, there are 10x the number of PE firms there were back then and interest rates are much higher.

Unless your goal is to take on enormous debt to then grind like an absolute dog for 5+ years towards an impossible (and retarded) goal...you should take the full ride and work in a corporate, gain some real expertise and a useful network, etc. Much better for your actual career trajectory and your sanity.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5840975&forum_id=2Reputation#49714337)

But no, go and do MBB and then PE. A path that is just as unlikely as it is unrewarding at this juncture.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5840975&forum_id=2Reputation#49718350)

Regardless of which school you go to, you’re likely to wind up at an ibank (if you want to do finance) but your chances of going buy-side are much higher at HBS.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5840975&forum_id=2Reputation#49714062)

you'd also do fine with chicago, especially if you're a midwestmo, but there's a limit there that hbs doesn't have.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5840975&forum_id=2Reputation#49722730)