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      Case Ace

      The case library

      Full cases run by an AI interviewer. It opens the case, asks question by question, shares exhibits when you ask, then marks every answer.

      Case typesProfitability, market entry, M&A, pricing, growth, operations, cost reduction, turnaround, product launch, investment, digital, AI and more

      After each casePer-question marks and a written report

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      The £70 adds all 12 McKinsey, BCG and Bain test tools. Unlimited Case Drills with either. Try a drill free, or browse the library.

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      Introduction to case interviews

      Six chapters that walk the whole case arc, from how a case runs to landing the recommendation. Three lessons are free to read.

      1. How the case works
      2. Starting the case strong
      3. Building your structure
      4. Exhibits and numbers
      5. The messy middle
      6. Landing the recommendation
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      Structuring and frameworks

      Catch the brief, ask the questions that matter, then build a structure you can say out loud. The interviewer probes it before moving on.

      LessonsStarting the case strong. Building your structure: the core frameworks, custom structures and a self-check.

      DrillsCase setup, structure, prioritisation

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      The £70 adds all 12 McKinsey, BCG and Bain test tools. Unlimited Case Drills with either. Try a drill free or look inside Case Ace.

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      Exhibits, case maths and analysis

      Read each exhibit with a purpose, do the maths without losing the room, and turn the number into a so-what.

      LessonsExhibits and numbers: reading a profit bridge, sizing a market out loud, mental maths in the room.

      DrillsExhibit analysis, case maths, guesstimates

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      The £70 adds all 12 McKinsey, BCG and Bain test tools. Unlimited Case Drills with either. Try a drill free or look inside Case Ace.

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      Synthesis and executive presence

      Take a position without overclaiming, hold it under pushback, and close with an answer the client could act on.

      LessonsThe messy middle: taking a position, handling pushback. Landing the recommendation: the recommendation formula, sounding client-ready.

      DrillsPoint of view, brainstorming, final synthesis

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      The £70 adds all 12 McKinsey, BCG and Bain test tools. Unlimited Case Drills with either. Try a drill free or look inside Case Ace.

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      Personal fit and behavioural prep

      The fit half of the interview is scored too. Case Ace covers what gets asked, and the BCG and Bain video interviews have you answer on the clock.

      In Case AceThe fit half of the interview: motivation, experience stories and your CV

      Out loudBCG and Bain video interviews: motivation and behavioural questions, timed. Both come with the £70.

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      McKinsey bundle

      All four McKinsey Solve tools, 3 runs of each.

      £25£40save £15

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      Outcome guarantee on this bundle only. Read the terms. Unlimited Case Drills included.

      Read firstThe McKinsey recruitment processMcKinsey SolveSustainable Futures Lab

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      Quant, Casey and the video interview, 3 attempts of each.

      £20£30save £10

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      Pay once. Runs never expire. Unlimited Case Drills included.

      Read firstThe BCG recruitment processThe BCG Quant testThe Spark Hire video interviewThe Casey chatbot

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      All four SOVA tests plus the video interview, 3 attempts of each.

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      Read firstThe Bain SOVA testThe HireVue video interview

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      Case Math

      Case maths under time pressure: profitability, breakeven, payback, margins, CAGR, unit economics and more.

      5free questions a day on a free account. Unlimited with any purchase.
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      Any purchase, from a single £10 tool upwards, unlocks unlimited Case Drills.

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      Market Sizing

      Build an estimate from your own assumptions, or spot the one that is out of range.

      5free questions a day on a free account. Unlimited with any purchase.
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      Any purchase, from a single £10 tool upwards, unlocks unlimited Case Drills.

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      Charts

      Read exhibits: bars, waterfalls, Marimekko, statements, Sankey and more.

      5free questions a day on a free account. Unlimited with any purchase.
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      Any purchase, from a single £10 tool upwards, unlocks unlimited Case Drills.

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      Structuring

      Pick or build a MECE structure for profitability, market entry, M&A, growth, pricing and operations.

      5free questions a day on a free account. Unlimited with any purchase.
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      Any purchase, from a single £10 tool upwards, unlocks unlimited Case Drills.

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      Brainstorming

      Generate ideas: growing revenue, cutting costs, why a number moved, what could go wrong.

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      A separate free tool to sharpen your mental maths, before you move on to case maths.

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      No subscriptions, no recurring billing, no unnecessary upsells. Pick a single tool or a firm bundle, take all 12 McKinsey, BCG and Bain tools as MBB test prep, get Case Ace for the case interview, or have both for £70.

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      What each of the six offers includes, with prices
      Firm bundlesAcross all three firms, and case prep
      What you get McKinsey bundle4 tools BCG bundle3 tools Bain bundle5 tools MBB test prep12 tools Case Ace6 areas MBB test prep + Case Ace12 tools + Case Ace
      McKinsey Solve
      Sea Wolf Solver£10 aloneIncludedNot includedNot includedIncludedNot includedIncluded
      Sea Wolf Simulation£10 aloneIncludedNot includedNot includedIncludedNot includedIncluded
      Redrock Simulation£10 aloneIncludedNot includedNot includedIncludedNot includedIncluded
      Sustainable Futures Lab£10 aloneIncludedNot includedNot includedIncludedNot includedIncluded
      BCG
      BCG Quant Simulation£10 aloneNot includedIncludedNot includedIncludedNot includedIncluded
      BCG Casey Chatbot Assessment£10 aloneNot includedIncludedNot includedIncludedNot includedIncluded
      BCG Video Interview£10 aloneNot includedIncludedNot includedIncludedNot includedIncluded
      Bain
      Bain SOVA Numerical£10 aloneNot includedNot includedIncludedIncludedNot includedIncluded
      Bain SOVA Verbal£10 aloneNot includedNot includedIncludedIncludedNot includedIncluded
      Bain SOVA Logical£10 aloneNot includedNot includedIncludedIncludedNot includedIncluded
      Bain SOVA Personality£10 aloneNot includedNot includedIncludedIncludedNot includedIncluded
      Bain Video Interview£10 aloneNot includedNot includedIncludedIncludedNot includedIncluded
      Case Ace: case interview prep
      Adversarial AI interviewer10 cases includedNot includedNot includedNot includedNot includedIncludedIncluded
      Case libraryFull cases with an AI interviewerNot includedNot includedNot includedNot includedIncludedIncluded
      Introduction to case interviewsHow a case runs, with three free lessonsFreeFreeFreeFreeIncludedIncluded
      Structuring and frameworksTurn the brief into a plan of attackNot includedNot includedNot includedNot includedIncludedIncluded
      Exhibits, case maths and analysisRead the chart, then do the maths aloudNot includedNot includedNot includedNot includedIncludedIncluded
      Synthesis and executive presenceTake a position and sound client-readyNot includedNot includedNot includedNot includedIncludedIncluded
      Personal fit and behavioural prepWhy consulting, your stories, your CVNot includedNot includedNot includedNot includedIncludedIncluded
      With every purchase
      Case Drills, unlimitedwith any purchaseIncludedIncludedIncludedIncludedIncludedIncluded
      Free for everyone
      Consulting CV BuilderLive A4 preview, PDF download, ranked transferable skillsFreeFreeFreeFreeFreeFree
      Runs3 runs of each3 attempts of each3 attempts of each3 runs or attempts of eachAll six areas3 of each tool, plus Case Ace
      You pay£25£20£30£40£40£70
      You save£15worth £40£10worth £30£20worth £50£80worth £120one product£90worth £160
      Buy Buy for £25Outcome guarantee, McKinsey bundle only. Terms Buy for £20Quant, Casey and video Buy for £30Four SOVA tests plus video Buy for £40Every tool, all three firms Buy for £40Interviewer, lessons and drills Buy for £70Everything on this page
      Buy McKinsey bundle — £25

      Four McKinsey tools, worth £40. Outcome guarantee covers the McKinsey bundle only. Read the terms.

      Buy BCG bundle — £20

      Three BCG tools, worth £30. Save £10.

      Buy Bain bundle — £30

      Five Bain tools, worth £50. Save £20.

      Buy MBB test prep — £40Add Case Ace: both for £70

      All 12 McKinsey, BCG and Bain tools, worth £120. Save £80.

      Buy Case Ace — £40Case Ace + all MBB test prep — £70

      All six areas of case interview prep. Unlimited Case Drills included.

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      From recent candidates

      What people said after their assessment.

      Rated 4.88 from 645 reviews

      ★★★★★McKinsey
      When I applied before my MBA I didn't get an invite to R1 or a callback, I think it was partially because I ended up running out of time. Keen not to lose the opportunity this year, I decided to try this and I'm quite glad I did. Thankfully I got the email inviting me to first round shortly after this, so THANK YOU!
      JMJames M.MBA · INSEAD · Round 1 ✓
      ★★★★★McKinsey
      The Sea Wolf solver saved me — I just didn't have enough time to prep for this as I was handling loads of applications at the same time. It would be worth the £10 on its own twenty times over but I ended up getting the bundle.

      Used: Sea Wolf Solver

      ARAisha R.BA Engineering · London · Round 1 ✓
      ★★★★★McKinsey
      Honestly skeptical at first, I thought it would be some vague framework but it's not. Strangely and I don't know how you guys did it the questions were very, very similar from the simulations. The solver was quite easy to use and took me about 4 minutes to punch in the numbers and get the answers.
      DKDavid K.BA Economics · Cambridge · Round 1 ✓
      ★★★★★BCG
      This was the most realistic BCG Quantitative simulation I found. It was quite uncanny. I tried some free tests elsewhere but they were quite far off the mark. I can attest that this is similar to the London office test.

      Used: BCG Quant Simulation

      JRJason R.BSc Economics · LSE · Round 1 ✓
      ★★★★★McKinsey
      Bought the bundle the night before my assessment and ran through two of each of the simulations. Didn't expect much given how little I'd prepared for this particular assessment, I was mainly casing. I finished both games with time to spare though, normally I'm rushing on the last screen barely reading things! The hour I spent actually felt like it was enough preparation.

      Used: McKinsey Bundle

      SPSofia P.LLB · London · Round 1 ✓
      ★★★★★Bain
      Great prep, reasonably priced unlike other services... will recommend to my university society!

      Used: Bain Video Interview

      TRThom R.BSc Economics · Paris · Round 1 ✓
      ★★★★★McKinsey
      Used it purely for practice with the simulations since I didn't feel using the solvers was right for me. The simulations basically match exactly what the real game asks and look like, but with a different color scheme. I did make it through without the calculators but I'm pretty sure I would have ran out of time without the simulation prep.

      Used: Sea Wolf Simulation

      LNLena N.BA Finance · New York · Round 1 ✓
      ★★★★★BCG
      Thankfully I found this in time. Though the quant questions were similar to the GMAT, they aren't exactly the same, so was useful to use this a few times prior to sitting the test.

      Used: MBB Bundle

      AKAhmed K.BSc Mathematics · UCL · Round 1 ✓
      ★★★★★Bain
      Super helpful. Pretty close to the actual assessment, impressive, thank you!

      Used: MBB Bundle

      GAGreta A.MBA · New York · Offer holder ✓
      ★★★★★McKinsey
      I'm experienced/switching careers so it's been ages since I've touched ANYTHING like this. I was a little nervous going into it, admittedly. This put my mind at rest and was worth every dollar. Massive thanks!

      Used: MBB Bundle

      TWThomas W.Ex-engineer · Toronto · Round 1 ✓
      ★★★★★Bain
      Customer service was super quick with a query I had, very pleasant to deal with. Thanks for answering my questions! Would strongly recommend this platform.

      Used: Bain Bundle

      FGFelix G.Experienced · London · Round 1 ✓
      Ratings by product
      • Sea Wolf Solver4.86 (198)
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      • Redrock Simulation4.90 (41)
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      • BCG Quant4.87 (29)
      • BCG Casey Chatbot Assessment4.90 (12)
      • BCG Video Interviewnew
      • Bain SOVA Numerical4.75 (18)
      • Bain SOVA Verbal4.75 (16)
      • Bain SOVA Logical4.75 (15)
      • Bain SOVA Personality4.75 (14)
      • Bain Video Interview4.75 (20)

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      FAQ

      Questions, answered.

      What's included in the free trial?

      Every tool can be tried before you buy, on the real product interface: the first part of the test, such as the first 3 BCG Quant questions, then an example report, started from any product page, no card needed. It lands on your account immediately.

      How close is it to the real test?

      Each product mirrors its real assessment: the same format, timing and question styles you'll meet on the day. The solvers can be used as you walk through the real Sea Wolf assessment; the simulations run the same timed, server-scored flow. We're an independent prep service: realistic practice, not the official test.

      Is there a refund guarantee?

      Yes, on the McKinsey bundle. Prepare with the McKinsey bundle, use every tool in it, and if McKinsey rejects you and your score is below the 8th decile, you get a full refund, requested within 30 days of purchase. It covers McKinsey bundle purchases only: read the terms. Whatever tool you use, if you hit any issues, please reach out to us.

      Can I buy Case Ace on its own?

      Yes. Case Ace is £40 on its own: the AI case interviewer, the full case library, and lessons and drills for structuring, exhibits and case maths, synthesis and personal fit. Sitting the online tests too? MBB test prep + Case Ace is £70 for all 12 McKinsey, BCG and Bain tools plus Case Ace. Three lessons from the introduction to case interviews are free, no account needed.

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      Everything lives on your account. A purchase unlocks access to a product instantly: three runs or attempts per product. Confirm the entry prompt and one run is consumed; re-run freely within that open session. Once a run is consumed it will not come back.

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