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I am looking for someone who recently took Bcg’s online test (23 questions in 45 min). I would appreciate some tips on what is important in preparation, how closely related the test is to the practice, and basically you sharing your experience of taking the test.
thank you,
Domen
Hello everyone.
I am looking for someone who recently took Bcg’s online test (23 questions in 45 min). I would appreciate some tips on what is important in preparation, how closely related the test is to the practice, and basically you sharing your experience of taking the test.
quoting a previous answer, for the preparation I would recommend the following:
Practice as much as you can on Potential test simulations. You should be able to find online the Med-Lines case, either on a PrepLounge or on Scribd (just google that). After that, Igotanoffer has several others you can purchase online
Once completed the BCG test simulations, move to PST practice. You can find a good number of PST test online for free. PST is different from the Potential test (the structure is not the same, in the Potential test you get penalized for wrong questions while in the McK PST you don’t, etc), but it is definitely closer to that than pure GMAT questions.
Do all the simulations with a time constraint. Then, after each test, report all the mistakes you did in the test. You will likely find mistakes have something in common (eg, wrong math; too much time wasted on some questions; wrong interpretation of graph; etc). Then work on these categories one by one. Many people do these simulations concentrating only on the final score and don’t spend time categorizing the type of mistakes, thus not improving their performance.
Math practice, graph interpretation and quick reading training can also be useful. You can find some more comments on that at the following link:
quoting a previous answer, for the preparation I would recommend the following:
Practice as much as you can on Potential test simulations. You should be able to find online the Med-Lines case, either on a PrepLounge or on Scribd (just google that). After that, Igotanoffer has several others you can purchase online
Once completed the BCG test simulations, move to PST practice. You can find a good number of PST test online for free. PST is different from the Potential test (the structure is not the same, in the Potential test you get penalized for wrong questions while in the McK PST you don’t, etc), but it is definitely closer to that than pure GMAT questions.
Do all the simulations with a time constraint. Then, after each test, report all the mistakes you did in the test. You will likely find mistakes have something in common (eg, wrong math; too much time wasted on some questions; wrong interpretation of graph; etc). Then work on these categories one by one. Many people do these simulations concentrating only on the final score and don’t spend time categorizing the type of mistakes, thus not improving their performance.
Math practice, graph interpretation and quick reading training can also be useful. You can find some more comments on that at the following link:
Try to find as many people in your country as you can who have done the test. Ask them for the topic, industry, and questions they remember. For example in one of the countries there was a test about airlines and reading a couple of articles / company reports / wikipedia articles with industry terms could significantly improve the performance
Try to practice tests with strict time-management. McKinsey PST from the official web site and all mck and bcg -like tests you can find online
Additional resources can be GMAT Integrated reasoning from the official guides and apps if you feel that you are not p[erforming well
As far as I remember calculator is allowed on BCG test. Make sure you know how to simplify calculations and use it fast
I have uploaded both test samples here (Online test is about airlines). I've also added BCG written case sample (Next round):
Try to find as many people in your country as you can who have done the test. Ask them for the topic, industry, and questions they remember. For example in one of the countries there was a test about airlines and reading a couple of articles / company reports / wikipedia articles with industry terms could significantly improve the performance
Try to practice tests with strict time-management. McKinsey PST from the official web site and all mck and bcg -like tests you can find online
Additional resources can be GMAT Integrated reasoning from the official guides and apps if you feel that you are not p[erforming well
As far as I remember calculator is allowed on BCG test. Make sure you know how to simplify calculations and use it fast
I have uploaded both test samples here (Online test is about airlines). I've also added BCG written case sample (Next round):
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updated his answer on Dec 21, 2017
Hi Domen,
Adding onto what Francesco wrote.
I recently took the BCG test (just 2 weeks back). Although i was told about the test only the evening before my round 2 interviews, so I didn't had much time to prepare.
My key take away (after a last minute panic and google search on how to beat BCG test) are:
Time yourself -45 minutes can fly quickly
The test has two cases and more informations will be made avilable to you as you go on
Each question was linked to the previous one in either qualittive or quantitative way
Use the calculator -(take yours and practice onit, I was given a big calculator and I did spend a lot of time on just getting used to it)
I selected multiple answers which were -none of the above (this may sound normal, but I am coming from education background where I have taken at least 4 Multiple answer format test each year, and rarely that has been the answer.
Read the graphs carefully and make sure you understand the questions so that you don't solve something which is not needed.
And yes, I got the offer. So I hope it helps you.
Cheers!
Hi Domen,
Adding onto what Francesco wrote.
I recently took the BCG test (just 2 weeks back). Although i was told about the test only the evening before my round 2 interviews, so I didn't had much time to prepare.
My key take away (after a last minute panic and google search on how to beat BCG test) are:
Time yourself -45 minutes can fly quickly
The test has two cases and more informations will be made avilable to you as you go on
Each question was linked to the previous one in either qualittive or quantitative way
Use the calculator -(take yours and practice onit, I was given a big calculator and I did spend a lot of time on just getting used to it)
I selected multiple answers which were -none of the above (this may sound normal, but I am coming from education background where I have taken at least 4 Multiple answer format test each year, and rarely that has been the answer.
Read the graphs carefully and make sure you understand the questions so that you don't solve something which is not needed.
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