How much should you realistically prep for McKinsey? PrepLounge keep saying do 50+ cases, spend $2k on a 1:1 coach, and ask the recruiter to delay interview by 1 month. I feel like this advice is a "bit" biased, since coaches always are the top commenters.

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Of course a company that does interview prep is going to recommend obscene amounts of their interview prep.

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2 months, 25-30 live cases is generally good

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Really depends on many different variables. I would say 50+ cases is over kill, but can imagine some undergrad students without a business background need that much practice

I would target ~30 cases. Too much prep makes you mechanical

I only practiced the cases on the mck website. No live cases. However, I did join as someone with 4 years of consulting experience.

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