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Notes to Readers
Welcome,
The Yale Graduate Student Consulting Club (YGCC) is proud to present the official 20112012
YGCC Case Book. I created this book to help you prepare for your upcoming consulting case
interviews in align with our interview bootcamp. Please review the Bootcamp presentation on
interview principles at http://www.yale.edu/consulting.
This case book could not have been completed without the valuable contributions of members
and alumni of YGCC. Thank C. Babar, E. Chan, R. Cochanski, B. Funk, L. Habegger, Z. Han, S. Li, J.
Ling, F. Schackert, S. Young for sharing their interview experience. Thank Z. Han, Yale School of
Management (SOM) consulting club for enlightening discussions. Thank R. Banerjee for reviewing
the case book. Thank J. Liu for transforming the Latex into MS powerpoint version. I would also like
to thank our club 2012 Annual sponsors: BCG, McKinsey & Company, and ConsultingGuru for their
financial support as well as our friends at other consulting clubs for sharing with us their old
casebooks.
Please feel free contact us if you have any questions or comments regarding preparing the
interview or the case book. Wish all of you success during the upcoming recruiting season!

Sincerely,
Alice Qinhua Zhou
Chair of Yale Graduate Student Consulting Club (YGCC)
www.yale.edu/consulting/

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List of Cases
ID Page Case Name Firm Round Type Industry Comm. Struct. Quant

1 4 Rare Disease BCG I Profitability Healthcare 3 5 3

2 10 Cookie Maker BCG I Profitability Consumer Goods 4 5 2

3 16 Car Rental A.T.Kearney I Market Entry Automotive 2 3 2

4 20 Big Box A.T.Kearney I Profitability Retail 4 3 3

5 28 Magazine Revenue A.T.Kearney II Profitability Media 5 4 2

6 35 Premium Grill Bain I Market Entry Consumer Goods 3 3 3

7 39 Ice Cream Bain II Investment Consumer Goods 4 5 4

8 45 Laparoscope Bain II Profitability Healthcare 4 3 0

9 48 Lacrosse League McKinsey II Investment Entertainment 5 5 3

10 56 South Africa Bank McKinsey II Profitability Financial Service 5 4 3

11 63 Hotel Chain Web McKinsey II Investment Service 3 4 2

12 66 ElectronicRS McKinsey II Profitability Retail 4 3 3

13 70 Car Charger BCG I Market Entry Automotive 3 4 4

14 77 DM Program BCG I Market Entry Healthcare 3 4 2

15 80 Luxury Goods BCG II Profitability Retail 5 4 3

16 86 Bank Acquisition BCG II Investment Financial Service 3 3 3

17 90 Bank Statement BCG II Profitability Financial Service 4 4 3

18 96 Bank IT Center BCG I Profitability IT Services 2 4 4

19 99 Medical Device BCG I Market Entry Healthcare 4 4 3

20 106 Grace Proof Paper BCG and SOM II Market Entry Consumer Goods 3 5 4

21 112 Chinese Car McKinsey III Market Entry Consumer Goods 4 3 5

22 118 HelpDesk McKinsey and SOM II Profitability IT Services 5 5 3

23 124 Mini Case 1 McKinsey Insight Non-profit Healthcare 3 3 2

24 127 Mini Case 2 McKinsey Insight Market Entry Consumer Goods 3 2 2

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