Please share any advice regarding McKinsey PST. Also, what would be your best advice about getting good at fast math?
Please share any advice regarding McKinsey PST. Also, what would be your best advice about getting good at fast math?
Hi!
The key question is - what is your current score with the official PST?
Do one full case from the mck website in 60 min. Check your score. Target score is 22 out of 26 correct. If you do 17-18 correct you have great chances to improve it quite fast. If lower - it will take a couple of months
If your score is high:
If your score is low you need fundamental prep:
Best,
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Hi,
here you can find some useful links to simulate PST:
- https://mconsultingprep.com/free-practice-mckinsey-pst/
- https://igotanoffer.com/pages/mckinsey-problem-solving-test
- https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/McKinsey/Careers%20REDESIGN/Interviewing/Main/Problem%20Solving%20Test%20PDFs/practice-test-A.ashx
Best,
Antonello
Dear A!
Below some tips and links on how you can prepare for PST.
1. Practice it. You can find some guidance on PrepLounge: https://www.preplounge.com/en/bootcamp.php/interview-first-aid/master-the-problem-solving-test/guide-to-improving-speed-in-written-tests-such-as-the-pst
McKinsey PST is the hardest one, so I recommend starting and tracking your prep using PST materials. If you have good results with PST, other tests are not a problem. For this you can:
• Buy Viktor Cheng test prep program - the best materials I've seen so far.
• Practice your math. It is very important.
Do the 2nd test and check the score
Also, you can find a good number of PST tests online.
Best,
André
Hello!
I wuold suggest you to practice with GMAT.
GMAT unfortunately only gets better with practicing. Good news is that there are many ways of doing so!
There are free exams in the internet that you can use for practice (the one of LBS MBA page, Verits prep, as well as some free trials for courses such as the one of The Economist (https://gmat.economist.com/)
Hope it helps!
Cheers,
Clara