McKinsey round 2 interviews- what to expect? Are they harder than round 1 interviews? How much trickier does the quant get?

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Same as round one - partners tend to go less by the script than 1st round interviews, you’ll do fine if you’ve prepped and passed round one. Listen to advice and focus on the PEI

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It will be very similar but then it depends a lot on the Partner interviewing you. I wouldn’t worry too much about it. If it’s hard, it will be hard for everyone and the Partner will calibrate accordingly. Goodluck!

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Thanks!! Any idea what the conversion rate is for round 2?

congrats OP and good luck the next round!

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