Undergraduate cases different from MBA cases?

Hi Monkeys,

So I have been practicing cases using the MBA case books. Are the cases given to undergrads any different (for all rounds) - say, in terms of difficulty (specifically for MBB)?

Thanks!

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Undergrad cases are less complex, with less of a focus on your actual knowledge of business, and more of a focus on how you think through problems.

 

Fundamentally, both pools of candidates will be doing the same types of work (maybe post MBA with a bit more client facing work than pre MBA) so the evaluation criteria will be the same.

Pre MBA candidates are allowed to be less knowledgeable of business terminology and can be less polished than post MBA candidates so long as they demonstrate high potential.

 

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