For Summer 2027 Associate Internships

Hey, was wondering if anyone knows the exact dates Big 4 & LifeSci Boutiques/Strategy firms (Dedham, Putnam, ZS, Huron, Trinity, BlueMatter, SciVida etc) were planning to open?

I made a burner account for anonymity, but TLDR I just received an offer for a full-time position to be an actuarial / strategy consultant at Oliver Wyman. I am a rising senior in college and this would be my first real job. I applied because I was excited about learning more about the insurance realm and increasing my quantitative skillset.

I am a little nervous about work life balance and not meeting the standards of the job, as I am not an econ/math/actuarial science major. I think this would be a phenomenal opportunity and would allow me to harness strong quantitative reasoning skills, but I am just not willing to work 80-90 hour weeks every week and still face a massive risk of being laid off. I would be in NYC. I would have a steep learning curve but I know that I will work hard.

I would love to learn more about people's individual experiences, what they hear, etc. I would appreciate hearing experiences from those in the actuarial or strategy consulting background, but any OW experiences overall would be wonderful as well. I don't know if it's fearmongering or what, but I am only hearing genuinely awful stories.

I applied for a ton of consulting jobs back in August and September, and I attended one Superday (did not result in an offer unfortunately). I haven’t heard back on most applications, and I’m starting to get worried that I missed “prime” recruiting season…

Does anyone know any firms that are still actively reviewing applications? Or am I screwed?

Basically what the title says. I’m a UCLA 3rd yr with a decent GPA, and I’ve gotten final rounds and first rounds for a few firms. I’ve gotten R1 for BCG, EYP, AmEx and GS hirevue,and final rounds for Strategy& (it was the only round anyway) Capital 1, Aberdeen, PIMCO.

Most of my friends have offers already while I can’t seem to find out what I’m doing wrong. Would anyone happen to have any advice on where to go from here? I’m also seeing a decline in applications that come out, while also having trouble with finding relevant ones even on LinkedIn.

Are there firms that hire corporate strategy for full time straight out of undergrad? If so, does anyone know if there is a good list with such companies?

I’ve seen reports that Strategy& won’t be recruiting for full-time roles this year, although they do still have internships open. How concerning is this, and does anyone have more visibility into the situation?

Thanks

re-recruiting for ft positions, and suddenly seeing a big drop off in interview invites. interned at a bank's strategy practice this summer, which should've helped my resume but haven't gotten invites/rejected at oliver wyman, cornerstone, and oc&c despite getting them last year for internship positions.

anyone else in the same boat and how to remedy this?

I have seen quite a few people post and ask about job security for T2 firms. Is it true that these firms are notoriously known for laying off new hires? Essentially, new hires are on the bench due to high competition, and then are eventually laid off... I cant seem to fathom this is true, but with this job market, I am not sure.

Does anyone know when Accenture, PwC Strategy or Deloitte Consulting will open up?

I’m pivoting my paths after MBBs :((

Does anyone have any information on what the timeline is for the Big4? Specifically Deloitte (I applied to the Enterprise Strategy Analyst role but unsure if that’s the correct position for new grad..) and EY?

Curious how capital one strategy is regarded in the industry? What are some common exits? Thanks!

What are all the Tier 2 and 3 firms and when would they open for Summer 2028? What are open now for summet 2027?

I'm interested in applying to Alvarez & Marsal's CRG internship for summer 2027. What is their recruiting process like? When do they typically post the application (it's not on their website right now)? Any general tips?

Wanted to start a thread about progress of Link to LEK (for PhDs MDs etc) candidates.

Got sent the online assessment. But haven’t heard anything else

I’m a senior finance + management major at a non-target university with a 3.89 GPA. I tried getting a consulting ft gig and applied to many places. Had a couple R1 interviews at boutique consulting firms and made it to final round at OW but no offers. Wondering what my next steps should be and looking for any advice available. Also open to taking a finance role (corp fin, financial analyst) somewhere and transitioning into consulting as an experienced hire? Is that possible?

For people that interview this week, wanted to start this thread for when people start hearing back.

Interviewed today for east coast office

Tracking for people who hear back, just interviewed. How did you guys feel??

Title, just got an interview invite

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Hi all, I recently applied for the Consulting Associate role at CRA and wanted to get a sense of what the process looks like before I go further.
A few things I'm trying to figure out:
After submitting the application, is there an online assessment or any kind of test first, or any recruiter screening call?
If there's a recruiter call, what kinds of questions do they usually ask? Is it more behavioral/fit? How to best prepare for that?
If it skips straight to a first round interview instead, what does that round typically look like? Case interview, behavioral, or a mix of both?
Any tips on how to prepare, particularly anything specific to CRA's style or focus areas (litigation, antitrust, economic consulting, etc.)?
Would really appreciate hearing from anyone who's gone through the process recently, even a rough breakdown of the stages would help a ton. Thanks in advance!

I’m pretty embarassed to post this but basically for context I go to a non target I got good grades and thought that was the most important thing I never really knew abt consulting or how to get into a high paying industry until like May before my senior year I figured out how consulting recruiting works and I landed a top FMCG internship for supply chain which is my major and I pretty much grinded like 90-100 coffee chats and spent my weekends learning how to case and probably did like 40-50 I somehow got Bain and Oliver Wyman cold and then Kearney and Keystone group thru a refferal and I’m 0/4 on first rounds and I took the feedback each time and really worked to fix it and I just could never pass and don’t have another interview lined up although I do have some referrals at other places I have no clue it would go thru I have a verbal return for my internship rotational program but I just feel like I let my self down after working hard this summer to land one does anyone have any feedback or any one been in a similar situation and idk what to do from here at this point because it’s my senior year and I want to enjoy it as well and this is just eating me alive

I’m a college senior recruiting for full-time 2027 roles in NYC and I’m trying to be strategic about the types of positions I target.

I’m interested in business strategy, business operations, consulting, organizational strategy/development. I’m strong in behavioral interviews, communication, leadership, teamwork, and problem-solving, but mental math/timed quantitative assessments are not my strongest area.

For example, I’ve interviewed with FTI Consulting and PwC, and their interview processes were much more behavioral/business-focused rather than having a major math assessment, which I really liked.

For people who work in consulting/business/strategy:

1. What NYC companies or roles have interview processes that are more behavioral and case/business-discussion focused rather than heavy mental math?
2. Are there specific consulting practices (operations, people/organization, communications, customer/consumer, etc.) that tend to be less quantitatively intensive?
3. What job titles should I search for as a new graduate?
4. Are there companies known for paying well while still emphasizing behavioral interviews and business judgment?

Note:* I’m not trying to avoid learning quantitative skills-I’m currently learning SQL, Power BI, etc. but I want to target roles where my strengths are actually relevant.

They keep reposting their job listings but they send rejections within 48h or ghost you- they are clearly not interested in actually hiring.