How long did you prepare for your MBB interview and how many cases did you solve? And what actually surprised you during the actual interview (was easy or more difficult than you expected)

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A few months of studying, 20 live cases or so. Had solved another 30+ in previous recruitment cycle. Setting up the math is generally the toughest component for me.

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How did you get over that hump of setting up the math? I am in the same boat

I did maybe 15 and failed the interview.
My friend did 40-50 and passed.

I did more cases (maybe 25 total) and passed.

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Give it a year.

Both my BCG interviews had multiple exhibits in them

About two weeks. Though that may explain why I’m at Kearney…😄

Also agree with D1, structuring and executing the mental math for me was the hardest

5 live cases, and read / self tested on 30+ others.

No live cases but read through about 10, joining BCG in may! I was very stressed seeing people write that they went through 20+ live cases, but trust your general level of intuition on the subject

Only done like 8 live cases - both my main case partner and I caught COVID at different times and were very sick.

Practiced a lot on my own - about 15-20 (either fully, or partially)

Still secured spot at M tho

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