My son is a senior at Brown University, and was notified he was selected for an interview for a BA position with McKinsey. Any tips for his case prep/ interview?

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I got this notification as a senior as well 😔

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You must've felt so proud to have gotten into an even more exclusive company!

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I am a senior at Brown University as well. Go bears!!

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And I’m a mom who is excited for her kid. Go moms!

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If you are willing to spend the money, hire a case coach (ex McKinsey). It was instrumental for me to study in a short time frame

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Hi! Could you share which coach (potentially in dm if easier)

Congrats son! - i would recommend doing the program from Craftingcases.com and prepare the Mck mock cases + PEI which can be found on the Mck site

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Talk about “digital” 😄

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Have him read "Case in Point" and learn and understand the frameworks that the author includes in the book. In addition to many of the other suggestions on this bowl related to case preparation.

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Practice. LOMS is good but live practice with ex or current McKinsey consultants is better

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Study hard for the case interview.

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Firmsconsulting.com for the win

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👋🏼 from an insider :)

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Shell out for a great case coach. Incentive him with $5k hard cash if he gets an offer. You’ll be glad later.

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Can guarantee we aren’t rich.

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