Our Judges
Amanda Mark
Isabela Sverner Arrruda
Ilan Szekely
Current student at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Ilan Szekely
Isabela Sverner Arrruda
Ilan Szekely
MBA from Harvard Business school and a BA in economics from Yale University.
Isabela Sverner Arrruda
Isabela Sverner Arrruda
Isabela Sverner Arrruda
Current student at Tufts University majoring in economics.
What is a case?
A case competition is an academic competition in which students come together to solve a case that is presented. Students utilize their teamwork, critical thinking, analyzing, and organizational skills to deduce a recommendation that they support in a presentation in front of judges.
Although every case competition varies in time to work the problem and time to present to the judges, here are some "basics" that will help students starting out:
- Generally teams are made up of 1-2 students from different backgrounds
- Students have 2 weeks to review the case, research, and present a presentation
- There are cash prizes for winning teams, best presenters, and "executive presence"
- Presentations are generally 10-15 minutes
- In addition to presentations, students also will have a Q&A session with judges that typically lasts for 5-10 minutes
- Students have an opportunity to meet industry professionals
Frequently Asked Questions
How much time will a case competition take?
How much time will a case competition take?
How much time will a case competition take?
Every case takes a different amount of time, so check the rules and schedule of each specific case. Case worktime, or the time during which you can work on solving the problem before submission, can be as short as a few hours or as long as a week Total time commitment on the day of the competition, including arrival, presentation, and awards announcement, is roughly 2-6 hours.
Is there a "right answer" for a case?
How much time will a case competition take?
How much time will a case competition take?
Generally, cases do not have "right" or "wrong" answers as there are multiple ways to look at a single problem. This is your chance to show your creative problem solving skills.
What do judges look for?
How much time will a case competition take?
What do judges look for?
Judges look for many things from creativity, recommendation, financials, analysis, quantitative and qualitative measures or presentation style, communication ability, slide deck visuals, and answers to questions.
Every judge will have different perspectives and place different weighted values on each aspect of the case.
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