McKinsey & Company Interviewing with McKinsey & Company next week. Can anyone who recently went through the process share how hard they found the math? Obviously it’s all relative but trying to get a sense of what level to expect compared to cases I’ve done with people from the firm and on their site.

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The math itself is very easy the harder part is the set up - figuring out what math to do and how to go about it

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The arithmetic isn’t hard but sometimes the solution/path to figuring out the solution can be tricky

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There is almost always a shortcut. Don’t do any math until you’ve set up the problem and really think about what math you need to do to answer the questions you’ve been asked.

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Very basic and straightforward, if you find it difficult, you have unnecessarily complicated it.

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Like others said, I didn't find the math difficult. But it all hinges on your setup and whether you find the right shortcuts.

For example, once I took a long time in a partner interview trying to find a shortcut to a complex algebra equation, until I said "f it" and I just started solving for x. Found the shortcut once I started working on the solution.

With anyone I've coached/practiced with, the math setup can make or break their performance on that segment.

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I would say the math was similar to difficulty as the McKinsey cases online.

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Basic 4 function math

The hardest math involved will be a one variable algebraic equation, it's not hard

These McKinsey people are smort. I found the math hard.

But you are better than Harvard

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Also depends on the level you hire at. BA or associate levels will require strong performance on math as the bar is high. As an EH, my interview at EM level, math questions were nowhere near complicated

Some cases have easier math, but it’s just whatever case your interviewer decides to use

Not hard, speaking as someone who struggles with nerves doing mental math

It’s not hard, but what makes it tough sometimes is that you are being evaluated for practicality.

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