Case Interview Mastery: Foundations Through Final Round
This package is for candidates who want to build real case interview skills from the ground up — not memorize frameworks, but develop the structured thinking and quantitative fluency that lets you handle whatever gets thrown at you. I ran case interviews at BCG and coached the full consulting recruiting curriculum at Ross, and I have a particular focus on two areas where candidates most often struggle: case math under pressure and interpreting exhibits and data. This is a full prep program: concept instruction, drills, and live practice cases, structured to build genuine competence rather than just familiarity. 1. Foundations & Frameworks -Case type instruction: Structured introduction to the main case types — profitability, market sizing, market entry, growth strategy, M&A, and more — with a focus on building adaptable approaches rather than rigid templates. -Framework development: Practice building and customizing frameworks for specific problems, so your structures feel logical rather than canned. -Problem-solving principles: The underlying analytical habits that distinguish strong case performers — how to stay structured under pressure, how to ask good clarifying questions, how to synthesize toward a recommendation. 2. Case Math & Exhibits -Mental math fluency: Drills and techniques to build speed and accuracy on the quantitative work that comes up in cases. Without a calculator, under pressure, and out loud. -Exhibit and data interpretation: Dedicated practice on reading charts, tables, and data exhibits quickly and accurately, identifying what matters and what the interviewer is actually testing. -Integrated quant practice: Practice weaving math and exhibit analysis into the flow of a live case rather than treating them as separate speed bumps. 3. Live Case Practice -Progressive mock cases: Live cases starting from a lower-pressure practice environment and building to real-interview conditions as your skills develop. -Full case debrief: After each case, detailed feedback on structure, communication, math, synthesis, and recommendation quality, with specific things to focus on next. -Iterative improvement: Cases sequenced to build on each other, with explicit gap-closing between sessions so you're improving systematically rather than just accumulating reps.
What's included
What you can expect from me: -Personalized coaching: I start every engagement by getting to know you as a whole person. My coaching style and case prep focus adapt to you, not the other way around. -Clear, direct feedback: I don't just flag what's working and what's not. I explain why, how to improve, and won't shy away from being direct. -Organization: All materials, feedback, and drafts are tracked in a shared Google Drive folder so you always know where things stand and nothing gets lost in email chains.
- A strong foundation in case types, problem-solving frameworks, and structured thinking
- Real fluency with case math and exhibit interpretation — the areas where most candidates still have gaps
- Multiple live case practice sessions with detailed debrief feedback
- A clear sense of your strengths and the specific things to focus on as you continue preparing
- Preparation that builds genuine competence, not just familiarity with common case formats
Meet your expert
Kelsey A.
Ex-BCG Interviewer | Master Case Math, Charts & Your Authentic Presence
I started college convinced I was going to be a doctor until I realized I was a lot more interested in the systems around healthcare than the science behind it. That pivot led me to healthcare consulting, then to Ross for my MBA, where I went in looking for strategic depth, leadership reps, and the chance to think beyond healthcare, and came out ready to thrive at BCG with a much sharper sense of what I'm capable of. A lifelong curiosity has followed me throughout; as a kid I asked "why" so relentlessly that the adults around me were genuinely exhausted, and that hunger to understand has never really left. I bring it to my work, my career, and to every person I coach: getting into your story, finding your "why," and figuring out how to tell it in a way that actually lands. I believe the best coaching starts with understanding someone as a whole person, not just a resume or a case answer. I navigated my own MBA process with undiagnosed ADHD and a GPA that didn't tell the full story, and figuring out how to frame that honestly and powerfully changed everything for me. If something in your background feels complicated or hard to explain, that's exactly where I love to dig in. I'm a California girl living in Chicago, where the weather is a daily exercise in acceptance, but the city has genuinely won me over. Sports are a big part of my life - UCLA women's basketball, volleyball, and gymnastics; Michigan football; the 49ers - I'm drawn to the thrill of competition and the camaraderie that comes with it. I love cooking ambitious meals and hosting dinners, where watching friends from different parts of my life find each other became the best part. I've visited 40+ countries across six continents, am rarely more than ten feet from my dog Hazel, and recently turned a board game I invented as a ten-year-old into a vibe-coded online game. Creative projects, learning something new every day, and saying yes to things I haven't tried yet - these are what fuel me. Sounds like a good fit but having concerns on cost? Let's chat and see if we can work something out. Cancellation Policy: Please cancel or reschedule at least 2 hours before our session. Late changes and no-shows will forfeit 50% of the scheduled session time.
