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Your night-before card

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The real day, and three reminders to carry in.

Your three reminders

You have no saved sittings yet, so these three are the general ones. Sit once and they become yours.

1. The clock

   Decide in advance when you move on. A task left half-done costs less than a task never started.

   General: the most reported complaint is running out of time before the last cases.

2. The question first

   Read the question before you open a single exhibit, and write the quantity and unit you need.

   General, not from your results.

3. Weighted averages

   Weight each group by its size. Never average the averages.

   General, not from your results.

The real day

Tick each one off tonight. 0 of 6 done.

• A PC or Mac, a current desktop browserCandidate-reportedThe real test is not taken on a phone or tablet. Sound is not needed and a mouse is optional.
• Block about 95 minutes, plus 20 for instructionsCandidate-reportedYour invitation states your own length; invites have read 65, 85 and about 95 minutes. Use yours.
• Run the system check first, at your own paceCandidate-reportedThe flow is: link, system check, choose a time slot, then each task with an untimed tutorial before its clock.
• Leaving the tutorial starts the clockCandidate-reportedCandidates most often lose time at the handover from tutorial to timed task. Once the clock runs, plan on no pause.
• Close every other tab and toolFrom McKinseyNo pre-prepared notes, outside tools or screenshots. Close CaseStar too.
• If something breaks, contact official support right thenFrom McKinseyTechnical problems go to the live support in your invitation. Accommodation questions go to your recruiter.

Independent CaseStar practice informed by candidate reports. Not McKinsey's software. Your invitation sets the real assessment; timings here are ours.