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Which consulting prep sources are best to use? Those who got an offer from MBB, please share your experience

Which resource is best for MBB
New answer on Jan 02, 2020
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Mahammad asked on Dec 29, 2019

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Luca
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replied on Dec 29, 2019
BCG |NASA | SDA Bocconi & Cattolica partner | GMAT expert 780/800 score | 200+ students coached

Hello Mahammad,

I myself have used the Cosentino's "Case in Point" and Victor Cheng's "Case Interview Secrets". Feel free to contact me if you want more information on material that can help you to have success with MBB interviews.

Hope it helps,
Luca

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Mahammad on Jan 01, 2020

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Anonymous A replied on Jan 02, 2020

Incoming APD to McK from PhD...

I used Cosentino's "Case in Point" and Victor Cheng's "Case Interview Secrets"; equally (if not more important) was casing. It was a lot of fun but took up a lot of time. You can do it!

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Clara
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replied on Dec 30, 2019
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello!

After seeing a lot of consulting books and prep materials, I came to the conclusion that all work... since they are very similar -both in terms of cases and frameworks-.

The classics are for sure Viktor Cheng and Case in Point, but I also liked a lot ESADE´s book with BCG from years ago.

In any case, don´t go crazy about it, they are pretty similar and all good to gain practice. The key to success here is practice, practice, practice + get good and actionable feedback to advance.

Hope it helps! Cheers,

Clara

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Mahammad on Jan 01, 2020

Thank you for your answer.

Antonello
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replied on Dec 31, 2019
McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching

Hi Mohammad,
I confirm Cosentino and Cheng books are enough to fix the fundamentals. Then I recommend practicing with good cases, in particular ones really assigned from firms during interviews.

Best,
Antonello

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Mahammad on Jan 01, 2020

Thank you for your answer.