In a detailed set of pre-interviews 2 days before the case sessions with Kevin P. Coyne, Alice discusses her background, motivations and unique path to the McKinsey / BCG interviews. She explains the impact of her family, role models and career mentors. Alice discusses how she used TCO 1 to prepare for TCO 2, her strategy for interviewing with Kevin and the unique challenges foreign students face in the US. She discusses her case interview strengths, weaknesses and the preparation done for each type of case.