African Fellow to McKinsey Johannesburg

Firmsconsulting Emerging Fellows are scholarship recipients in our training program. Applications for Emerging Fellows are only accepted on a referral-basis from past Fellows. Did you enjoy the program? If yes, how? I loved working with Michael and the Firmsconsulting team. My background and story was very unusual and I felt they took the time to get to know me well before starting. I wrote to Michael in August asking if he would consider me. I went to an average university in South Africa, yet I did very well in my studies, graduating with a 94% average overall. It was my dream to join McKinsey and get my family into something better for everyone. Both my mother and father made HUGE sacrifices to get me into school and pay for my education. I was able to win some scholarships but the money was nowhere near close enough to pay for everything. Some textbooks alone cost R400 which is a LOT of money for me. I therefore ended buying used books or just relying on class notes. I had no money, no way into McKinsey and my career office was advising me not to consider it. Heck, my career office had not…