Top case prep recommendations? MBB interviews in a month. Thank you!

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Victor Cheng is wayyyyyyy better than case in point. There are other good ones on amazon too.

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Case in point

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Looking Over My Shoulder helped me the most. Rest was just practice with MBB (former) consultants

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I hear ya. Great feedback / advice. How hard was the math in the case? I don’t have any issues with math but wondering how complex it gets considering you only have 30ish mins for the case.

Case in Point makes no sense to me. Cheng is really good, but only after you have the basics down. There is a lesser known book I really liked as well, called 20 Days to Ace the Case.

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Haha. Curious to hear why case in point didn’t make sense to/for you? Some people only harp on it and I don’t get the hype. I think cheng is really good.

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Thoughts on Victor Cheng’s stuff?

Just got victor cheng’s book. Is case in point better? What’s the most efficient way to get cracking?

Find free MBA case books online and just practice, practice, practice. Find friends in consulting to give you cases and feedback. And work on your weaknesses, don’t just do new cases. Don’t forget the behavioral questions as you’ll need to be able to talk about yourself and your story too.

Highly recommend casebooks from Fuqua!

if you have b school friends in consulting clubs ask them for their case books. Ross and Kellogg have decent ones

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