I'm a music major. Here's how it helped me land an internship at BCG.

"When I started college, I never thought I'd end up in consulting. I was a music major playing the cello at Brigham Young University, and consulting seemed like something only economics or finance students did. That changed when I got a message from someone in BYU's Management Consulting Association, a group for students interested in consulting. At the time, I was serving as the secretary of the Filipino Club, and they reached out about doing a cultural partnership."

"Once I decided to apply for an internship, I realized I had a lot of catching up to do. I didn't have a business background, so I went all-in on prep between March and June of my sophomore year of college. I used RocketBlocks, a platform for consulting and tech interview preparation, attended Leland bootcamps, and even hired a coach. All in all, I probably spent between 200 and 300 hours preparing."

"By the summer of this year, soon after I turned 22, I started interviewing. BCG was the first of the consulting giants to open applications. I sent my materials in July, got an interview, and had an offer in hand by early August. At first, I thought my music background would hold me back. I even tried to sound more "businesslike" in interviews - using buzzwords I didn't fully understand - because I thought that's what consulting firms wanted."

Grant Hill is a 22-year-old junior at Brigham Young University majoring in music and economics and will intern at Boston Consulting Group in summer 2026. A message from BYU's Management Consulting Association and a cultural partnership through the Filipino Club sparked interest in consulting. Lacking a business background, he prepared intensely from March to June of his sophomore year, using RocketBlocks, attending Leland bootcamps, and hiring a coach, totaling roughly 200–300 hours. He applied to BCG in July, interviewed, and received an offer by early August. He initially tried to sound more businesslike but concluded that authenticity and his musical background differentiated him.

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