Trying to break into PE with Subpar CV

Hey everyone,

I'm fairly new toWSOand in need of some advice. I am trying to break intoPE(ideally in London) and as so many have a subpar CV for the industry. Rough overview:
德国国家与非目标ndergrad, international experience including Big4 Acc internship in London. One yearFTwork experience at a Tier 2/3 consulting firm and going for a Mfin at a (depending on which ranking you believe) top 20-30 Uni in the UK this fall.

Now I'm wondering how to go about my path post Mfin towards a halfway decentPEshop. I'm in no delusion about ever getting into anyMF, but a decentMMshop is my goal. I have thought about three different paths and have no idea which might be the most viable for me and don't really know how realistic any of these scenarios are.

  1. Try to do anyM&Ainternship I can get post Mfin (It's a 1 year program, so noSAoption for me). This would most likely be at a small, unkown boutique and would hopefully result in either aFToffer or the opportunity at a Tier 3 internship. Then work my way up to Associate lvl at whereever I land and move toPEfrom there. The issue I see is that I may only be able to secure a position at very unkown firms.

  2. Same as 1. but with very smallPEfirms from which I can hopefully move on to larger ones.

  3. Try to secure aFTposition with a T1/2 Consulting firm (MBB, OW, ATK, etc.), hopefully in related fields and work towards a decentMBAprogram to then get recruited out of theMBApool either intoIBor straight toPE.

你们有什么感想?这些选项中的任何一个是个好主意吗?我正在尝试在开始MFIN之前弄清楚这一点,以便我可以专注于与合适的人和合适的公司进行网络和申请。任何评论或提示都非常感谢!

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