How hard are BCG & McKinsey cases? I have 2 case interviews coming up and am freaking out, not the best case interviewer.

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Depends on how your mind works. McK cases are interviewer led, so if you prefer broader scope cases, then you'd need to practice McK-style ones where there's a fixed direction in which you're supposed to go. Our "behavioral" interview or PEI is a little different from most. You only speak about one particular story as opposed to a series of questions for this. So prepare properly for which one you're gonna use because the follow-up questions they ask are super detailed. Good luck!

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BCG cases probably have higher requirements for structured thinking and using a hypothesis/well thought out framework to guide the direction you’re going, but from my experience tend to have easier math. Also BCG behaviors are quite straightforward!

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