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Fundamentals
Engineer to MBB: Habits That Earn Case Points
What the case sheet rewards from engineers: units, constraints, and estimation under uncertainty—and which engineering habits quietly cost you points.
Fundamentals
Doctor to MBB: which clinical habits score—and which dock
Physician vs MBB pay, AAMC debt, and APD lanes. How clinical habits win case points—and where medicine’s hedging costs you the offer.
Fundamentals
Clarifying Questions That Earn Points (Not Stall Time)
A clarifying question scores only if the answer would change your structure. Three that almost always qualify, ones that cost points, and a good vs bad opening.
Getting started
ChatGPT for Interview Prep: What It Fixes and What It Fakes
What a general chatbot does well for case prep, where it fails, prompts that work, and when a scored practice tool is worth paying for.
Fundamentals
How firms score case interviews: sheet to decision
From the interviewer's sheet to the calibration meeting: how McKinsey, BCG, and Bain collect per-dimension evidence, and when a strong skill fails to offset a weak one.
Math and quant
How Case Interview Math Is Scored in the Room
What interviewers reward on case math: equation aloud first, stated rounding error, units, sanity checks, ask vs assume, and recovering from a slip.
Fundamentals
Case Interview Checklist and Self-Scoring Rubric
Print a self-scoring case rubric from what McKinsey, BCG, and Bain say they assess, plus a pre-interview checklist and post-mock review protocol.
Firm guides
Bridge to BCG Is a Job App, Not a Workshop Soft Pass
2026 Bridge is closed. What BCG actually offers ADCs: eligibility, May workshop facts, final-round invites, and the October full-time path.
Firm guides
BCG Still Uses Pymetrics? What Your Invite Actually Means
BCG's U.S. pages now name CCA and Casey, not Pymetrics. How to read your invite, what Harver games still measure if you get them, and where to spend prep hours.
Firm guides
BCG Digital and AI Cases: Kill Weak Use Cases First
BCG digital and AI cases reward value and feasibility judgment, not model names. A scoring heuristic, worked math, and a kill-criteria recommendation.
Firm guides
Bain TestGorilla: The Calculator Trap Most Candidates Miss
Bain allows a calculator on TestGorilla, then bans it in every interview after. What the firm publishes, how to prep, and a worked numerical drill.
Firm guides
Bain Internships: The Conversion Gap Most Candidates Miss
ACI and Summer Associate both last ~10 weeks, but Bain's own conversion language differs. Pay, deadlines, interviews, and how to prep for each track.