MBBs - what’s your top piece of advice for acing the MBB case interview? And if I have 1 month to prep, how many cases should I be doing per week (no prior consulting experience)?

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Depends where you are starting from. For context, I had ten YoE when I applied at McK. I did about 20 cases, half before first round and half after specifically focused on the feedback from the first round. I did them with case tutors with clear feedback after each

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Am I supposed to pay people to walk me through cases? I’m struggling to find free sources with practice cases that explain the answer

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There are plenty of case books with real MBB cases that you can find online. I personally like Darden 2019/2020, Wharton and Columbia casebooks.

For practice, try "Preplounge" to find a case partner and "crafting cases" to prepare by yourself.

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Best advice I got. DO NOT forget cases are just 50% of the interview

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It doesn't have to be a professional situation

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No, you can find people who are also going through the process to do it with. I'd also suggest practicing being the interviewer, i.e. returning the favour for them so you can learn from a different perspective

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Be comfortable, confident and connect with the interviewers, assuming you're already familiar with the case component itself.

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Rocketblocks was really helpful for me. Also no consulting background and did about 50+ cases total. 1-2/workday + 1-4/weekend day for a month. I dedicated the entire month to practice, but didn’t do any the day before each interview. Just like an athlete doesn’t over train, I didn’t want to overdo it either

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