Bowing out of the McK process after the first case. At least I made it that far—and I really do appreciate the feedback that came with the rejection! Things to work on, let’s see where we go from here…

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Was this your first case in the final round? Or your 30 minute phone case?

Phone case. Had higher expectations of myself, but it’s something to learn from.

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Why do you think you didn’t pass?

They told me—
- Good math.
- Need more focus on creativity in answers and top-down communication. ID’d issues well, but communication lacked structure.

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what were the kind of case / questions they asked?

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