Honestly, the way I see it, top tier firms don’t hire private uni grads because prestige matters a lot to them & their clients (think BB FO & MBB)

There are probably a handful of private uni grads which can make the cut but they simply don’t have the branding.

I personally know a UOL grad that went for a Masters simply to rebrand so he can break into certain industries/roles (he’s in a tier 2 strategy house now)

Nonetheless, things might change in the next decade or so since more firms are slowly trying to remove ‘inherent biases’