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Is blank paper allowed for the BCG online case?

Is it allowed to take notes during the test or we are supposed to keep previous answers in mind and/or come back to old questions for interdependent questions?

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edited on Oct 02, 2018

I took the BCG Potential Test last week. The answer to your question is yes, you are allowed to have a blank paper during the test. Specifically, you are left in a room with a computer, pen and stack of white papers. Depending on your office (you should ask) you might be allowed to use a calculator or not. Let me know if you have any other further questions about the test.

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Any tips about the test or the BCG interview in general? Which country are you applying in? Congrats on getting the interview!!
on Oct 02, 2018
Could you talk a bit more about the test?
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on Oct 02, 2018

Yes, you can. For reference, I haven't heard of any tests where you aren't allowed to use pen and paper to do calculations/take notes - you can assume this is always a given. Less of a given is whether you can use calculators or not.

Good luck!

Alessandro

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