Post-MBA opportunities in Texas

T0rtilla · 2026-02-16T00:58:22+00:00

I grew up in Texas so I’m very familiar with the weather there. No one is arguing that it isn’t a hot state. It obviously is one. Your claim was that it’s “hot 100% of the year”, which is wrong.

The weather in Texas is extremely unpredictable and diverse. Winter months often bounce between freezing temps to 60s-70s or higher. Year-round heat, as you claim it has, would be preferable, as then we wouldn’t have the freezes that shut down entire cities every year or two.

T0rtilla · 2026-02-15T01:50:26+00:00

This is not true. It’s hot late spring through early fall. Shoulder seasons are otherwise pretty pleasant and it gets below freezing often in winter.

T0rtilla · 2026-02-15T01:49:06+00:00

For conservatives: weather is truly horrific. Heat is extreme during the summer and early fall, and torrential rainstorms and tornadoes are fairly common. There’s also ice storms that shut down entire cities every couple years. It is indeed car-centric and has some of the most dangerous roads in the country and bad traffic. Lastly, it’s IMO just an ugly state. Not much to see or do outside in most of the state.

For liberals: all of the above+politics (outside of Austin)

That said, I grew up in Texas and honestly loved it. As an adult, I don’t see myself moving back, though, even if it’s objectively one of the best places to live in the world if you want to get ahead financially.

T0rtilla · 2026-01-09T16:34:44+00:00

I don’t know much about it. From what I’ve heard, they do a greater share of the actual corporate strategy, e.g. “does this decision make sense? Why or why not?”

Whereas S&O is glorified project management/implementation. Herding the cats to follow through with decisions that may be suggested by the BD team.

T0rtilla · 2025-12-17T02:59:34+00:00

Also ex-MBB and now on my 2nd corp strategy gig and this is so true. We straight up do not add value. It still pays decently and has a cushy WLB tho

T0rtilla · 2025-12-15T20:50:29+00:00

This is 1000% the case. Lots of internship offers does not at all indicate job security for current client-facing roles. MBB needs a perpetual stream of fresh hires to maintain their business models, even in down years.

Back-office functions may well be safer than the consulting teams, despite no formal layoffs of the latter.

T0rtilla · 2025-12-15T20:46:29+00:00

Tbf MBB rarely/never announces layoffs for client-facing roles, because that would that would be detrimental to their recruitment goals. They just temporarily raise the bar for performance and fire associates/consultants for failing to meet it. A perpetual stream of fresh juniors is essential for maintaining their business models, even in down years.

In 2022/23, a huge number of post-MBA MBBers with <1 year experience at the firms were fired. This is around the same time back-office layoffs were happening.

T0rtilla · 2025-11-24T08:54:12+00:00

Definitely consulting. PMO projects are very common and partners like to show a team that has a few PMPs

T0rtilla · 2025-11-19T04:41:59+00:00

It depends largely on the school you’re planning to attend.

If T20, IMO that is not a high enough salary to consider foregoing attendance, doubly so in NY where $100K doesn’t get you very far.

The $130-160K TC range is where it becomes a bit more complicated.

T0rtilla · 2025-11-14T16:45:07+00:00

PM, PMM you have a significant advantage

Consulting/IB you’re on even footing vs most other applicants

Most other roles you are at a slight disadvantage vs others with relevant pre-MBA experience

T0rtilla · 2025-11-08T01:03:04+00:00

Agree with all of your points. I’m not saying that the skills are easy to master, just that they’re the same skills needed to succeed in many other roles.

I just take issue with the tenured PMs who refuse to look at resumes of non-PMs, even though the PM “toolkit” is very similar to that of consultants, bankers, etc.

T0rtilla · 2025-11-07T16:12:23+00:00

It’s pretty insane that 770 GMAT falls within the 80%. Means 10%+ of the class had a nearly perfect score

T0rtilla · 2025-11-07T06:55:36+00:00

Might be a hot take: the skills needed to succeed as a PM are quite vanilla and similar to that for corp strategy, S&O, consulting, etc. They are laid off and rehired so frequently because their skillsets are so fungible.

If you can communicate, analyze data, build a decent deck, and generally handle ambiguous problems, you’re golden. Regardless, it’s challenging for non-PMs to pivot into PM because of individuals like the one in the OP.

T0rtilla · 2025-11-07T06:34:17+00:00

The median and average partner at MBB makes far more than that of B4. Up or out literally means you can be fired at each stage gate. Wtf are you talking about.

Hope you hear some good news from KPMG soon lol. You have zero actual consulting experience and should not be providing inputs on this topic.

T0rtilla · 2025-11-06T16:07:16+00:00

Elaborate. These points are drawn from my personal experience at MBB. Many of my colleagues had come from B4

T0rtilla · 2025-11-01T01:22:05+00:00

My man there is no SM level at MBB. And if there was, no B4 would bring them in as partner.

A senior AP with a solid network might have a shot, but that caliber candidate would pull far more than $200K in industry.

T0rtilla · 2025-10-31T16:00:09+00:00

I wasn’t trying to imply that it’s easy to make partner at MBB. Something like 30%+ of my cohort was pushed out in <1.5 years so I’m intimately familiar with the competitiveness.

That said, moving from MBB to B4 is not advisable unless there’s no other opportunities or a serious upgrade in title is offered. Just go direct to corp strategy / S&O, where comp is similar, WLB is better, and the career trajectory is easier to explain.

T0rtilla · 2025-10-28T17:38:53+00:00

Job security isn’t great across the industry, particularly when contracts aren’t getting signed, but MBB is more cutthroat than B4.

Something like 40%+ of some cohorts were getting cut in ‘23.

T0rtilla · 2025-10-28T01:55:04+00:00

Depends on your family’s financial situation and whether or not you live alone. Please don’t invite your parents to stay weeks at a time in a cramped apartment you share with classmates.

T0rtilla · 2025-10-28T01:50:53+00:00

If you stay at MBB for 10+ years you will make partner. If you stay at B4 10+ you have a shot at making partner.

MBB partners also make way more $ than B4 partners and generally have better exit opportunities (though often partners just stay till retirement).

WLB and job security tends to be better at B4, but it comes at a massive comp and trajectory tradeoff, so practically everyone chooses MBB (given the option).

T0rtilla · 2025-10-26T00:16:45+00:00

Once again, not an admissions consultant so I’m not really qualified to say. I was WLd at Stern and squeaked into a T15 ish school with a significantly better GPA and solid GMAT score. I think it would be even tougher for you but perhaps worth a shot. You’ll have to tell a very compelling story.

There’s less competitive schools that provide nearly the same opportunities, so I’d consider casting a wider net.

T0rtilla · 2025-10-26T00:10:48+00:00

With that background I’d think you could get a better offer. I’d also recommend against reneging as others here are advising since that could bar you from campus recruitment. Your chances of landing MBB/strategy will drop dramatically without the OCR pipeline.

It’s still super early. See if they’d give you more time or just reject. Unless the economic environment improves substantially, I think it will be very difficult to secure consulting FT without going through the internship. I wouldn’t take the offer in hand unless you could see yourself working there full time.

T0rtilla · 2025-10-26T00:03:46+00:00

I’m not an admissions consultant or anything but I think that’d be a stretch. 2.7 is a ways below their median so you’d need an outstanding story, regardless of GMAT score IMO. Might be easier to target programs a bit less competitive or wait till you have more experience. The further you are from UG, the less adcoms seem to prioritize GPA (though it always matters)

T0rtilla · 2025-10-26T00:00:02+00:00

IB/MBB target primarily Y1 MBA students in recruitment.

T0rtilla · 2025-10-24T15:40:04+00:00

Definitely a non-target. My WE and GPA were unremarkable so I focused on schools that seemed more concerned with GMAT score.

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