Hi there,

It totally depends on your current level – there is no magic number that guarantees a pass.

Some people do 5-10 cases and are already at a very good level. Others may have a pretty bad performance after 50+. It really depends on the type of cases you worked on, the feedback you received and your initial level before starting the prep.

Best,
Francesco

Hi Anonymous,

Here is very important to take into consideration your skills and level, because there is no uniform rule.
I can also recommend you to take at least a couple of sessions with a career coach. It will be great if somebody can help you to point out your strong and weak sides and define the easiest ways for you to achieve the best result. I and my colleagues here are happy and always ready to help you with solving this problem.

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GB

Hi Anonymous,

This depends on your level. This year's business analyst cases have been easy for McKinsey and Bain from my experience (for undergrad). I haven't done LOMS but one thing that is a key difference is that MBA casebooks and real cases is that MBA casebooks focus too much on math. Real cases are more creative and require less math.

Take from this as you will.

What specifically do you need advice on?

Hi,

You should better formulate the question

Thanks

Hi there,

Do you have a particular question?

Of course, it depends person to person. But I have a few "baseline" suggestionss:

• Aim for a few hours a day
• Start "heavy" on fast math, and background knowledge/reading (building industry knowledge, reading case books, reading The Economist/FT/BCG insights)
• Always go steady with actual casing (aim for a minimum 25 cases by the time you're done)
• Work on fit/behavioural questions just 2-3 weeks before

Finally, 1 session with a coach at the very beginning goes a long way to maximizing your future efforts.

Here is a good prior Q&A on how to prepare: https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/bain-london-ac-interview-invite-need-advice-on-how-to-go-about-the-prep-8399

Here is a good prior Q&A on how not to prepare :P

https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/how-to-prepare-for-case-interviews-wrong-answers-only-6911