Is this a sarcastic post ? Because it ' s been pretty much unanimous that footsteps are absolutely terrible . I actually think it ' s kind of game breaking how poor the audio , footsteps especially , is in this game . <| sep |> Why do so many women get mad about men sitting with their legs open ? They have penises and I imagine it ' s uncomfortable to sit differently . <| sep |> Typically it will always take 23 years for the reasons mentioned . I bucketed the senior analyst position into analyst given that it ' s basically the same level . It certainly is possible to make the jump from Analyst to Consultant in a year , I ' ve seen it happen before . I made the jump from analyst to consultant in 1 . 5 years and consultant to manager in 2 . More and more firms are defining hard lower and upper limits for time at level . However , realistically it ' s a very rare scenario for folks right out of undergrad to make the jump in a year . I can see it happen if there was an experienced hire who was hired at a level below what heshe should be to make the faster jump . Additionally , most firms also have some sort offast track . If you consistentlyvisibly perform above your level , you will be placed in this fast track and will be hitting those lower years at level . Finally , I would say focus more on building your story as a consultant not the level as opposed to hitting the next level as fast as possible . Doing the former will expedite the latter .