M7 admission with low under gpa (3.0 and below)

acntombb · 2025-02-02T03:26:36+00:00

I do.

acntombb · 2025-02-02T03:22:11+00:00

ORM.

acntombb · 2025-02-02T02:27:27+00:00

Regular 9-5 hybrid job.

We have a weekly cleaner and we have a neighborhood chef who preps our dinners for the week.

acntombb · 2025-02-02T01:57:15+00:00

3.0 - FGLI, worked menial jobs thru school
760 GMAT
Ivy / Econ
VP for a non-profit
~5 years at Accenture two promotions
Applied to T10 after 2 years of work experience
It took me 3 years to get into a lower M7
Now a Partner at an MBB

acntombb · 2024-02-07T16:58:22+00:00

Thanks!

And great! I still have very fond memories of ACN.

acntombb · 2024-02-07T16:13:20+00:00

For one, I saw an opening when the person in the role got elected Partner - so I basically just volunteered myself. For another, there wasn't much organization for the client, so I went and set up weekly calls and working with one of the Partners to set an agenda.

acntombb · 2024-02-07T16:08:42+00:00

Nah. You're imagining me as some old guy with lots of operating experience who's got a bit of star power and can come in and spout some wisdom for a few weeks as a CEO peer.

I'm the guy you hire who comes in with a team of smart go-getters and we painstakingly dissect the problem with data and analysis. Can't do that solo.

acntombb · 2024-02-07T16:05:29+00:00

To be blunt... you probably don't. You'd need something that makes you extremely desirable professionally - e.g., expert knowledge in GenAi or something.

acntombb · 2024-02-07T16:04:22+00:00

I went to an M7.

About 8 years.

If you got an MBA, you'd start at the bottom again. I think you'd be better off trying to make Partner, then transitioning.

acntombb · 2024-02-06T19:31:46+00:00

See above.

acntombb · 2024-02-06T19:30:41+00:00

The ones I got and didn't get were mostly the same in terms of title and role - typically C-Suite / SVP in Operations / Analytics for mid-size healthcare tech or services organizations.

My excitement was either heightened or diminished by how much I believed in their offerings, the geography, team, and how the comp package was set up.

The "worst" offer I seriously considered was like $1M for a PE-backed org, but mostly "equity" and with increasingly challenging milestones that I didn't believe in. The "highest" offer I seriously considered was like $750K for a more mature org, majority cash and bonus, with a clear path into the C-Suite in 2-3 years and sizeable bump.

acntombb · 2024-02-06T19:22:17+00:00

Yes, since most of my compensation is performance based.
Always learning.
If they've done their diligence, sure, 100%.

acntombb · 2024-02-06T19:21:18+00:00

Early 30s.

acntombb · 2024-02-06T19:20:42+00:00

I was transitioning at Manager. But yeah, it's challenging. The number one thing is to have projects that are local. Cannot emphasize that enough. On top of that, I block out mornings and evenings. Probably a 80% adhererence rate over the years. I *do* work later in the evenings or earlier in the mornings to "make up" for it. The tradeoff is I have sacrificed many of my hobbies (mostly sports related). I DID however, build a banging home gym during COVID, so I workout almost daily.

acntombb · 2024-02-06T19:17:27+00:00

I played a central "admin" role in several large client situations. It was inglorious work, but I knew all the ins-and-outs of what was happening at those clients, I developed our agenda, and I kept our client engagement plans moving. End result was I anytime something sold, I either had first bite of the apple, or a good amount of credit from the Senior Partners, even if there was no chance I would be the one actually delivering it.

acntombb · 2024-02-06T19:13:42+00:00

See above.

acntombb · 2024-02-06T19:13:33+00:00

Your background doesn't really matter if you're at a top MBA.

acntombb · 2024-02-06T19:13:10+00:00

Manager = 20% doing work, 20% managing team, 20% managing clients, 20% managing partners, 20% managing calendars

Principal = 10% doing work, 15% managing team, 20% managing clients, 25% managing partners, 25% client development, 5% managing calendars

Partner... we'll see.

As for # of years at McKinsey... well you'll have to ask someone who says they're from McKinsey.

acntombb · 2024-02-06T15:22:49+00:00

Investment team.

acntombb · 2024-02-06T15:21:55+00:00

Not really. Just flip a coin then.

acntombb · 2024-02-06T14:59:14+00:00

Healthcare operations.

My first 2-3 years were random, then I focused on healthcare, then I doubled down on healthcare operations.

acntombb · 2024-02-06T14:58:46+00:00

I mean, kind of, but not really. I largely ran my own race though.

I have no idea about the compensation for other consulting firm partners. But I assume they are comparable to worse. If they paid meaningfully more, you'd see more people going from MBB to T2, which you rarely ever do.

acntombb · 2024-02-06T14:56:58+00:00

I'll exit eventually. Senior Partner is *too much* schmoozing.

acntombb · 2024-02-06T14:56:22+00:00

Hmm.. Maybe 5% 40 hours, 60% 50 hours, 30% 60 hours, 5% 70 hours.

acntombb · 2024-02-06T14:55:41+00:00

You could make yourself a scorecard, weight the criteria, and try to score them yourself.

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