Consulting Online Assessments: Which Test Will McKinsey, BCG or Bain Send You?
Every online test MBB uses before interviews (Solve, Casey, Sova and TestGorilla), in funnel order, with timelines and where to start your prep.
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Guides to the McKinsey, BCG and Bain online tests
McKinsey, BCG and Bain each screen applicants with a different online test, and each one rewards a different kind of practice. Find out which test you will get, how it is scored and how to prepare. Every article is dated, cites its sources and follows our editorial policy.
Start here: the four core guides
- McKinsey Solve · Exhibit S-05
What Is McKinsey Solve? A Guide to Redrock, Sea Wolf and SFL
How McKinsey Solve works now: Redrock, Sea Wolf and Sustainable Futures Lab, scoring, timing by invitation, tools allowed and a 3-week prep plan.
- BCG Casey · Exhibit C-05
BCG Casey Online Case: The Complete Guide
How BCG's Casey chatbot case works end to end: dataset selection, question types, the 60-second video, scoring, pass rates and a 2-week prep plan.
- Bain online test · Exhibit B-02
Bain Online Test: Which Assessment You'll Get and How to Prepare
Which Bain online test you'll get (Sova or TestGorilla), what each section asks, how scoring works and how to prep, with a sample item per section.
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- Exhibit B-04Bain Verbal Reasoning: How Do True, False and Cannot Say Work, and Is It Still on the Test?Verified 7 min
- Exhibit C-07BCG Casey Math: Which Calculations Come Up, and How Do You Do Them Fast?Verified 7 min
- Exhibit K-02Case Interview Skills: The Five Skills Every Consulting Test and Interview Checks, and How to Build ThemVerified 8 min
- Exhibit C-06Got Your BCG Casey Invite? What to Do in the First 24 Hours and Every Day to the TestVerified 6 min
- Exhibit S-08McKinsey Redrock Study: How Do the Investigation, Analysis, Report and Cases Work?Verified 9 min
- Exhibit S-09McKinsey Solve in 7 Days: What Should You Do Each Day Before the Test?Verified 6 min
- Exhibit M-05BCG Casey vs Bain SOVA vs McKinsey Solve: How Do the MBB Tests Compare?Verified 2 min
- Exhibit C-02BCG Casey vs BCG CCA: What Is the Difference?Verified 3 min
- Exhibit M-03Free vs Paid Consulting Assessment Prep: Is Paying Worth It?Verified 3 min
- Exhibit B-01How Do You Improve Your Bain SOVA Numerical Reasoning Score?Verified 4 min
- Exhibit M-02When Do Consulting Firms Send Online Assessments? Timeline by FirmVerified 2 min
- Exhibit M-04Which McKinsey Solve Prep Tools Match the Real Test?Verified 2 min
- Exhibit B-02Bain Online Test: Which Assessment You'll Get and How to PrepareVerified 13 min
- Exhibit B-03Bain TestGorilla vs SOVA: Which Test Will You Get?Verified 7 min
- Exhibit C-03BCG Casey Dataset Question: How to Pick 3–4 of 8Verified 8 min
- Exhibit C-05BCG Casey Online Case: The Complete GuideVerified 16 min
- Exhibit C-04BCG Casey Video Recommendation: How to Answer in 60 SecondsVerified 8 min
- Exhibit S-04Can You Use a Calculator on McKinsey Solve?Verified 5 min
- Exhibit M-06Consulting Online Assessments: Which Test Will McKinsey, BCG or Bain Send You?Verified 11 min
- Exhibit S-02Failed McKinsey Solve? How Long Until You Can ReapplyVerified 7 min
- Exhibit S-06McKinsey Solve Passing Score: How Is Solve Scored, and What Is the Pass Rate?Verified 8 min
- Exhibit S-03Sea Wolf Microbe Math: How Does the Averaging Rule Work?Verified 9 min
- Exhibit S-05What Is McKinsey Solve? A Guide to Redrock, Sea Wolf and SFLVerified 18 min
- Exhibit S-07What Is McKinsey's Sustainable Futures Lab (SFL)?Verified 8 min
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McKinsey Solve
10 Redrock studies, 10 Sustainable Futures Lab scenarios and unlimited Sea Wolf runs, all Solve-style. 1 scenario is free to try.
1 free demo scenario · plans from $99
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BCG Casey
25+ Casey-style chatbot cases with 250+ questions. 1 case is free to try.
1 free demo case · plans from $99
Try the free demo caseRead the Casey guide
Bain online test
450+ Bain-style aptitude questions across 23 timed test sets. Single modules from $20.
50 free verbal questions · plans from $20
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