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I can use profitability / market entry type frameworks, but when the case is unusual I struggle to build a clean MECE structure from scratch. How do people get good at this without memorizing 50 templates?
Start from the decision the client needs to make, then identify the few questions that must be true or understood to make that decision.
The case structure and flow guide is useful because it focuses on logic rather than memorized buckets.
Practice taking unfamiliar prompts and building only the opening structure. Then compare different ways to partition the problem and ask whether each bucket is distinct and collectively useful.
Structure drills helped more than full cases for me.
MECE matters less than having useful logic. Do not make ugly buckets just to avoid overlap.
I know McKinsey is more interviewer-led, but I am confused about how passive you are supposed to be. Do you still suggest next steps, or mainly answer the question they ask and wait?
Interviewer-led does not mean passive. You still need to show structured thinking, initiative, and judgment within the question you are given.
Someone senior at BCG who I spoke with earlier sent me a quick 'good luck' note before my R1. Is that just being nice, or should I read it as a positive internal signal?
It is positive that they remembered you and chose to reach out, but do not convert that into an assumption about the interview outcome.
My BCG first round has three separate interviews on the schedule. I expected two. Is three interviews a bad sign, or just office-specific process?
Interview counts can vary by office, role, and recruiting cycle. Three interviews in a round does not automatically mean anything negative.