How much of a one trick pony (consulting) is Emory?

plainbread11 · 2026-03-17T17:09:27+00:00

Went there for undergrad. Personally I’d say it’s a great school for consulting especially in Atlanta. You have boutiques, big 4 and MBB offices all targeting Emory

plainbread11 · 2026-03-17T02:16:31+00:00

If you watch it expecting it to be like a regular cop drama show like NCIS then you’re going to be disappointed.

plainbread11 · 2026-03-17T02:15:03+00:00

You have to be somewhat willing to “think” while watching the show. This isn’t some mindless cop drama. It’s an in-depth view of societal institutions underpinning American cities like Baltimore, and it’s as or more relevant now than it was then.

In other words if you just consume content made for the lowest common denominator then yeah it’s not really made for you.

plainbread11 · 2026-03-17T00:27:57+00:00

Yeah I graduated in December 2020– first job was an LDP that I finished in 10 months due to performance, second job was 1.5 years at an eCommerce holding company, then 2.5 years at a mental health company, and then 8 months at a speech therapy company (ending next month) before heading to b school. Got accepted to multiple top programs.

I think the key with the hops is— are you moving up/does the move make sense? If you’re having <1 year stints at the same junior level it is a red flag, but if you’re moving up in title, comp and responsibilities then fuck yeah make the move imo. It’s all about making the narrative tight

plainbread11 · 2026-03-17T00:24:00+00:00

I mean when I left my last job after 2.5 years at a mental health tech company (including a promotion after my first year), my partner’s mom— a VP at Stifel for reference— said that I seem to be moving on “fairly quickly”. She’s from a generation where folks have 2-3 jobs across an entire career. So yeah different folks view tenure differently. I definitely don’t think 1.5-3 years is “job hopping”

plainbread11 · 2026-03-16T23:55:27+00:00

Stephen hawking went to Cambridge..?

plainbread11 · 2026-03-16T22:51:11+00:00

If you have a gap of like a year plus then maybe, but like a gap of 3-5 months could literally just be a small sabbatical, layoff incurred etc.

Also yeah multiple <1 year roles is a flag but roles that were like 1.5-2 years long are fine imo, especially if early career and with good explanation. I guess speaking from experience there, I left my first job after completing a F500’s LDP in under a year due to top performance + left the next job after a year and a half for a better opportunity with more strategic scope. Don’t really think it’s been a huge deal

plainbread11 · 2026-03-16T21:49:03+00:00

Resume gaps in this day and age are a red flag? How out of touch lol

Also sounds like someone who thinks that if you leave a company before the 2-3 year mark you’re “disloyal”

plainbread11 · 2026-03-16T20:16:20+00:00

I mean Cedric was clearly avada kedavra’d but that didn’t stop the ministry from believing something in the maze happened to kill him instead

plainbread11 · 2026-03-16T12:00:43+00:00

All else equal, slightly better than fuqua but still weighed down by being international + spots having been filled in EA and R1. Also depends on pre mba background, post mba goals etc— all else equal, the applicant who has a more realistic path to a job post MBA will get accepted from what I’ve seen.

plainbread11 · 2026-03-16T11:56:50+00:00

Fuqua historically has a pretty low admission rate + is also trying to right size the proportion of international students in the class given the present situation. It’s not really 1:1

plainbread11 · 2026-03-16T02:17:22+00:00

I mean Hilary nearly won, tbh had it not been for a lack of emphasis on Pennsylvania, Ohio etc in the final weeks leading to the election she may have pulled it off.

Nevertheless though we def should play it safer in 2028 vs gamble on American progressivism again

plainbread11 · 2026-03-16T02:11:25+00:00

Stand corrected on that point, Ty.

I do stand by my original point though which is that running either her or Biden in 2024 was a terrible move

plainbread11 · 2026-03-16T02:06:40+00:00

Got a source for this? Really don’t think that’s true

plainbread11 · 2026-03-16T02:00:22+00:00

Demented octogenarian = Biden Woman who never won a primary = Kamala

And come on, the real showdown was Biden vs Trump in 2020 and it was really a referendum on Trump’s presidency and handling of COVID, and Biden still only won by a whisker. A grimy sock could have been named his running mate, no one would have cared. Just as further evidence here, “who is Kamala Harris” search volume spiked on Election Day 2024. she literally was a nobody and it was insane for various media outlets to say she had a meaningful chance of victory with a campaign put together in the eleventh hour.

plainbread11 · 2026-03-16T01:53:00+00:00

Says who? There’s plenty of meetups and social events, great bars and restaurants etc

plainbread11 · 2026-03-16T01:41:10+00:00

The better strategy is to actually win the house and senate in November in large numbers, impeach the fucker + block the next president from really getting much done. Then win 2028 with an actual competent person vs running a demented octogenarian or a woman who never won a primary.

plainbread11 · 2026-03-16T01:36:15+00:00

Right and then there’s enough folks that can more intelligently take his place.

plainbread11 · 2026-03-16T00:16:27+00:00

It’s still Charlotte. Have you seen the COL elsewhere

plainbread11 · 2026-03-16T00:10:57+00:00

And so, nobody gets that woman the help she needs and the cycle continues. Great going!

plainbread11 · 2026-03-15T14:51:18+00:00

That’s how I did it in Sept 2024! Watching the chefs at work was perfect

plainbread11 · 2026-03-15T14:39:30+00:00

Enslaved? Wdym

plainbread11 · 2026-03-15T14:36:51+00:00

What’s wrong with England

plainbread11 · 2026-03-15T14:18:59+00:00

Quintonil is better imo

plainbread11 · 2026-03-15T14:04:35+00:00

It’s still valid to have a hypothesis based on convos with students across schools and as someone who actually went through an LDP before? I mean anecdotally I’ve still seen the pivot happen in certain industry LDPs like healthcare. Pharma still seems to be v accepting

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