Summer Consultant Program

Launch your consulting journey

Begin your consulting career with our Summer Consultant Program (SCP)—a 10-week internship consistently ranked as one of Vault’s top consulting internship programs. You’ll gain hands-on experience, learn valuable skills, and connect with peers and mentors while contributing to client cases.

Program details

Gain real experience and build your future

• What you'll do
• Work on real projects: Tackle both qualitative and quantitative assignments, like conducting industry research, analyzing data, and creating presentations.
• Collaborate on a case study: Solve a client challenge from start to finish—analyzing data, building economic models, and presenting your findings to senior leadership.
• Learn and grow: Get technical training on tools like Stata, Excel, and R, attend seminars on industry trends, and connect with mentors and peers.

• What makes it special
• Build connections: Enjoy lunches with senior leaders, dinners with consultants, and team outings to sporting events, a casino night, and more.
• Make an impact: Participate in volunteer activities and lead a fundraiser for a nonprofit chosen by your cohort.

• Why you'll love it At the end of the summer, you’ll head back to school having gained hands-on consulting experience, enduring friendships, and the skills to launch your career.

The interview process

Be prepared

Our interview process is designed for you to get to know us and for us to get to know you. You’ll talk to multiple people at different levels to get a feel for the work, the environment, and the culture.

We’re excited to learn about your skillset! Here’s what to expect:

First-round interview (virtual):

• Traditional interview questions
• Case interview

Second-round interview (virtual or in-person at our office in DC):

• Behavioral interviews
• Case interview