Are the EU / London MBB offices slightly less competitive than the American ones on the cases?

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My hypothesis based on the people I prepped with that did and did not get offers, NA offices are most competitive, followed by London, then rest of Europe.

Likely driven by the compensation gap between mbb/consulting and non consulting careers.
Very big difference in comp in a lot of EU countries compared to NA, therefore less folks probably want to go into consulting.

Just my read of the situation

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I interviewed for a role w BCG London out of B School (Kellogg). Cases were similar to those for US offices from other firms.

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Were cases easier than in case books? I feel like they’re going to be shorter in the actual interview but what are your thoughts?

London is extremely competitive, especially compared to certain offices in the US; rest of Europe is easy peasy

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