I couldn't agree more on this. Very very disappointing quality of cases. I also have done several interviews and my first reaction to most of the cases on here is "I can never imagine something like this ever coming up in an interview".
This is so much the case that I have started using this as a filter for good and bad prep partners. It seems to me that good candidates are the ones that explicitly mention that they want non-preplounge cases.

Hi there,

I'm sorry to hear this! I have three comments/suggestions:

1. Case practice is not about learning everything, but rather learning how to learn - worry less about cases specifically matching your interview...they never will! Honestly, I went through dozens of casebooks to prepare for my interviews, and I never got a real-life interview case where I could say to myself "Oh, this is just like x case I've already done!" The cases aren't important. Learning to thinking about a brand new, vague/obtuse question, processing it, asking appropriate questions, driving towards insight, communicating clearly, etc. are what you're practicing
2. Expert cases are designed and created by coaches that have been interviewed by AND interviewed for the major consultancies. Take a look at these! (Go here and filter on "Expert Case" https://www.preplounge.com/en/management-consulting-cases)
3. The interviewer matters - it's great to practice with other Preploungers, but it is a bit of blind leading the blind! A great case can be made bad by the wrong interviewer (and a bad case can be made great by a good one). Oftentimes, fellow candidates give away too much information, can't clarify properly, etc. Keep practicing with other Preploungers, but also get a coach if you want a real mock!

Few thoughts:

1. If you are working on a specific expert case created by a coach, feel free to message them directly with feedback and/or ask clarifications
2. Isnt it great that the PrepLounge cases are baffling you, stretching you to think? If you got to the answer easily, thats not good enough. Check with some of your peers on recent Deloitte interviews, they are giving cases 10 pages long with ton of info and candidates are expected to analyse everything and create a presentation in an hour. The idea is to test how you approach, remain focused and get to a solution under stress and when bombarded with information
3. Use frameworks cautiously please and don't get hung up on using a rigid approach for every case. Frameworks give you a head start
4. Absolutely ask for non-prep lounge cases, most coaches will have a treasure trove of cases. E.g. MBB cases will be different to BIG4 (e.g. written cases) but the approach to tackle them will the same. When you prep holistically you cover everything

Hope that helps. Feel free to send me a personal message if you want to clarify anything more specific.

Hello!

I would recommend you to try expert cases, since those are indeed realistic and also current.

Best,

Clara

Hello!
I am sorry to hear that. Have you already tried to check cases by experts? I am sure you will find them very useful. You can also contact these experts if you have any questions and they will explain to you.
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GB

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