Some people have mentioned GMAT questions are good prep. Thank you!
Some people have mentioned GMAT questions are good prep. Thank you!
Hi,
Quant skill is quite a broad definition. Let's split into the following:
1) Fast math - train, train and train again
2) Critical reasoning
3) Working with tables and graphs and deriving conclusions
4) Case math
Good luck!
Hi Anonymous,
in general the best way to improve your math is to first identify your weak points, then work accordingly on them. That’s because “generally” prepare for math won’t optimize your preparation efforts. Rather, you should work on your identified weaknesses – in this way your preparation will be a lot more efficient.
For the PST I would suggest the following approach:
For cases, you can follow an equivalent approach:
Having said that, you are expected to know the following/have the following knowledge in a consulting interview:
GMAT practice can definitely be useful as a way to speed up your math, but will help to focus on specific parts of math preparation only. If you have communication problems for your math or graph interpretation issues, for example, you wont be able to fix them with GMAT practice. On the other hand, live feedback from a good partner could help to understand what you are doing wrong and improve accordingly.
Best,
Francesco
Hey, in addition to consulting-specific math practice, your best bet is to actually get some GMAT math practice materials and work on those. There are plenty of resources online and countless practice problems you can check out. Since calculators are not allowed on the GMAT and since the GMAT primarily tests your ability to think logically rather than any advanced mathematical concepts beyond high school algebra (you won't be doing calculus in any case interview), these questions will really help boost your math/quantitative skills
Dear A,
GMAT is a good way to practice you quantitative skills. Any handbooks, giudelines or test simulation would be helpful. Just practice.
Best,
André
There are a few articles in the BootCamp section:
https://www.preplounge.com/en/bootcamp.php/case-cracking-toolbox/practice-your-basics/why-math-matters
To summarize, you first want to be comfortalbe with the types of calcuations required in Case Interviews, on tthe types of Numbers you will encounter. The main point is that Case Numbers (the specific numbers involved in Case Interviews) have specific properties that you can use to simplify calcuations. They are usually "Round" nubmers with only a few significant digits (two or three significant digits). You're unlikely to need to mulptly numbers like 23,587 which has 5 significant digits. Make sure use practice problems that are reflective of actual CAse Numbers.
The basic operations you need to do in Case Interviews are additon, subtract, multiplicaiotn and division. Once you master these, you can move on to percetange calcuatoins, percetnage growth. You'll also need to know how compound growth works, but don't need to do accurate compound grwoth calcuations. Understanidng of CAGR and Rule of 72 is also important.
Once you have these skills, you'll need to apply them to Case Interview quant problems These can be quite complex, so make sure you practice a lot of these. Look for efficient solution methods for these problems rather than brute-force attacks.
Hi,
It's anything that covers basic non-verbal reasoning. I personally just practiced the most PST's on the McK website, but tests such as SHL online will also help
For case interviews, most people struggle with doing the maths whilst someone is watching. I would suggest trying practice cases with especially hard maths (ideally with a case partner), and it's pretty easy to make up some new maths questions to have a go at after you have seen a few cases.
Hope that helps!
Cameron
GMAT books (quantitative section) cover most of what you need in terms of math calculations. I personally always liked Kaplan, but worth to flip the pages of a few and then choose.
Hope it helps,
Andrea
https://www.caseinterview.com/math/home.php there you go
Thanks so much Vlad!