For those that said they didn’t get into BCG the first round or 2, did you do the prep courses and study cases? If you did, did you feel prepared?

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Hi I didn’t get accepted in my first round. In fact I didn’t even get an interview with any MBB first round. I did one case every week for a year before re applying with a referral from a friend of a friend who has a similar practice area background as my work experience (education). No fancy classes, but I did find a group of 5 excellent case study partners who were great with feedback. I also read through the free material at rocket blocks and crafting cases. None of this totaled to more than 2 hours per week. I felt super confident for the case itself but felt lacking in the bio bit, as I’m not a traditional hire.

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Thank you for your insight. I really appreciate it!

I’m new to business consulting but have been in sales for years. I’m going through the practice case studies and material given to me by my recruiter in prep for my first round interview on May 6th. It’s like speaking another language at this point and was just wondering when it will get a little less intimidating

Thanks for the reply. This has helped me a lot! I have my first round in May and was just wondering what to expect. I do have to do the behavioral and the online case study and if I make it to the next round, it will be a few in person case studies.

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