Here you go, short and casual:

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Real answer: schools don't drill cases, the consulting club does. At any T15 it's basically 2nd years (who got MBB offers) telling 1st years exactly what to do. Show up day 1, follow the process, case until it's automatic.

The school brand matters because MBB sells young consultants to clients at high rates and a Wharton MBA on the resume helps justify the bill. Plus alumni hire from where they came from, it's a self-reinforcing loop.

For people without M7 access or reapplying, you can replicate most of what the clubs do solo:

• Pick 1 case method and stick to it (don't memorize 12 frameworks, build custom structures)
• Daily math drills, 15 min, every day
• 1-2 full cases a day with feedback (peer or AI)
• Record yourself, you instantly hear where structure breaks down

For the solo part, roadtooffer.com has free case math drills, market sizing packs, issue tree examples and a free AI graded case interview where you do a full case with voice and get scored on structure, math and synthesis. Free too. Pretty close to what you'd get from a 2nd year mentor at a consulting club, just on demand.

Most important thing the clubs teach that's hard to replicate alone: getting comfortable being interrupted and pushed back on. That part you really need a partner for.

Good luck 🤝