Is Voctor Cheng's LOMS The Best Prep?

I find my answers very cookie-cutter after using LOMS. It really depends on the interviewers though. From my experience, the senior guys tend to look for creativity rather than structure. In that case, LOMS might not be useful.

I purchased LOMS and was happy with my decision. It sure was expensive, but I found it far more helpful than Case in point, or the vault guides. My understanding is that Victor Cheng also recently added a lot more example cases to the program. The frameworks are far more streamlined, easier to remember, and useful. That said, you have to know when to deviate from the framework.

FreedayFF is certainly right that LOMS won't teach you the creativity you will need to impress partners, but no book or audio program will. For that, I recommend reading as much WSJ, Businessweek, and other business publications as you can manage, as well as doing a lot of live practice.

I don't think it's worth it. I bought case in point and did my preparation through free websites and that was it. There is so much free information and free practice cases on the web that paying such a large amount for case prep material is unnecessary.

Also, I definitely agree with the creativity point made earlier. In some of the feedback I got from my first round interviews, I was encouraged to use less frameworks and more creativity. So in preparing for the final rounds, I made a conscious decision to 'forget' some of the frameworks I had learned. In the end it worked out well as it allowed me to be more original and creative in the final interviews.

I bought LOMS to prepare for my case interviews.

Worth every penny.

I got the job without LOMS. Use the free videos and then buy or download a few good practice books/cases. Also use the stuff from the websites. REPEAT THEM AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE! Figure out a structure that you can apply on most cases (you don't need to take one from the books. Better look at them all and see which one you feel the most comfortable with). Finally, and that's the key part, impress them with being awesome. No Mr Cheng can teach you how to do that.

While I think his free stuff is great, I think he is mostly a great sales person making a mint out of desparate students. Keep in mind that he has worked for McK only for three years, so most of the people who will interview you will be more senior than he has ever been.

If you really want to spend that much for your prep, find a former consultant who does his MBA at your school and pay him to coach you.

I found it useful.

I was also skeptical at first, even after listening to the first couple of cases.. but after a while I developed very useful habits, and got the job. I don't know whether it was LOMS that helped with the last push (I purchased it before the final round) but I am happy I did buy it.

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This thread is full of LOLs w/ the Cheng references.

Hi everyone,

I currently use LOMS and am finding it useful; at the end of the day, nothing trumps live case prep with a few partners. That being said, if anybody would like to practice, PM me. I'm available most weeknights and almost all day on weekends (EST).

Best of luck to all!