People on HN will generally not agree, but I personally don't think it's a bad way to go. The problem is that you don't have a lot of control on what you do/whe

People on HN will generally not agree, but I personally don't think it's a bad way to go. The problem is that you don't have a lot of control on what you do/where you go. 2 of us at FeeFighters worked at BCG immediately before joining FeeFighters full-time. We both did work in the banking/credit card industry there and had an insiders view on how f'd up the industry is, which definitely has helped out - I've even seen former clients at conferences and the like. That being said, there is a lot of luck involved on the types of projects and the types of industries you get to work on. If you can get a job at a top tier consulting firm out of undergrad, it sounds like it would be good for you. Given your background you can certainly make it happen and leave after a short amount of time with better contacts/perspective on business. For you, it would be like getting paid for business school.