Held jointly by the Duke Advanced Degree Consulting Club, and the Graduate Business Careers Club at UNC-Chapel Hill, participants will have the opportunity to work on real-world business problems, develop a well-rounded solution, and present it to consultant judges from top consulting firms.
Deadline Has Now Passed!
March 22, 2024
11:59 PM US Eastern Daylight Time
Why should I compete?
Getting into strategy consulting in the life sciences is a challenging experience - especially if you're a graduate student with diverse technical skills and knowledge but limited time or experience in business. The Southeast Healthcare Case Competition is one of the best places to gain experience that counts and advance your career development.
Win outstanding prizes.
1:1 networking opportunities with senior consultants from top firms for winning teams
Free access to top-tier consulting interview preparation platform Peter K for top three winning teams
All winning teams get free access to CaseCoach's Interview Prep Course (normally US$125 each)
Mock interview sessions with RocketBlocks for 1st place team
Annual RocketBlocks subscription for all winning teams
100%, 50%, 25% coupons for 6 week PrepLounge premium membership for winning teams
10% coupon for all participants
Firm Learning free licenses for the "Communications & Slide Writing Academy" for top 3 winning teams
50% discount to the ""Communications & Slide Writing Academy"" for all participants
Three Peter K casebooks with real MBB cases and best casing practices used by 50,000 candidates globally for all participants
Network with key colleagues.
Panel discussions and networking with professional consultants, current offer-holders, and other candidates from top schools.
Sharpen your consulting skills.
Solve real-world business problems and present to professional consultant judges with direct feedback (both live Q&A and written evaluation)
Friendly to first-time case competition participants.
No previous consulting or business experience required. We will organize educational workshops to help you build necessary consulting skills.
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How to Apply
Each team needs to have 3-5 members and register by the March 22.
Registration is FREE; no entry fees will be charged to participate in this competition or any of our events.
Please upload one combined PDF file that contains a one-page cover letter for the team as well as business-style resumes (1 page/person) for each team members. Note that previous case competition experience is not necessary!
In the cover letter, please answer the following questions:
(Required - around 200 words) Why is your team interested in joining this competition? What does your team hope to get out of the competition?
(Required - around 200 words) Describe the diversity within your own team (e.g. different degrees, institutions, academic backgrounds, or lived experiences). How could the diversity of your team help you succeed in this competition?
(Optional - around 400 words) What value do you believe your team could bring to this competition? Please highlight your specific skills-innovation, collaboration, communication, presentation, case competition experience, consulting-related experience, or business-related experience.
By submitting a thorough and concise packet, you will help us understand your motivation and skill levels, and forward resumes to recruiters in some cases.