Hello!

Sorry to hear about that, I personally hated those test so much. 

The answer is yes, the test is a big component in the overall evaluation that you do from your profile and that, in your case, led to a rejection

Hope it helps!

Cheers, 

Clara

Hi there,

First of all, I am sorry to hear about your not successful experience with BCG!

This is indeed an interesting question which is probably relevant for quite a lot of users, so I am happy to provide my perspective on it:

• Generally speaking, yes, everything will be assessed throughout your application process, whether it is your application files, referrals, tests, interviews.
• Since it is very hard to understand from an outside-in perspective what might have been the most probable reason(s) for the rejection, I would advise you to reflect on your impression and act on it. Let your application files be reviewed professionally (e.g. here on PrepLounge), polish your application files, gain additional relevant experiences in areas you feel you might lack behind aso.

In case you want a more detailed discussion on how to best prepare your consulting applications and interviews, please feel free to contact me directly.

I hope this helps,

Hagen

Hi there,

Yes, everything in the process impacts whether you're invited or not (resume, connections/referrals, any assessments/tests, and any initial intro/screening call).

We don't know what happened here (if we proclaimed to, it would be conjecture).

Ultimately, to improve your odds next time, do the following:

1. Get your resume professionally reviewed
2. Gain additional experience (particularly consulting experience)
3. Network extensively (aiming for a referral)
4. Improve your test scores (by practicing more ahead of time)

Best of luck in your next push!

Can you give some more information about yourself? Are you at college? If so is it a target school? What is your GPA? Etc.