How useful are Victor Cheng’s book/videos in studying for a MBB interview?

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For undergrad, he is helpful, but at the MBA level, he’s more of an introductory course / tips and tricks — you won’t get by with Victor Cheng alone.

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Meh. Find a decent MBA case book (Kellogg, Wharton, Booth, Ross) and a partner to crank a dozen cases with. Much better use of time. The “issue tree” chapter by VC is decent if you can find pdf

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Victor was very useful

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^what do you need to do differently for mba?

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I just used Case in Point. I couldn’t afford the $300 for Look Over My Shoulder

MBA interviewers screen for “canned” frameworks and approaches more than in UG. They want to see more than just memorization of an approach, and the expectations around structured thinking, business acumen, and polish are way higher at the MBA level (understandably so).

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