Honest prep tools for McKinsey Solve, built by someone who reads every support email.
SeaWolfSolver is an independent prep studio focused on the McKinsey Solve assessment — especially the Sea Wolf game. We make the tools we wish had existed when we were preparing.
Tom's story
I'm Tom. I worked at McKinsey myself — for full transparency, I left the firm in 2024 — and started SeaWolfSolver the same year after watching strong candidates lose offers to a 35-minute game with almost no real prep market behind it. The official practice was a 5-minute demo. Everything else was forum guesswork.
The first version was an Excel solver I built for myself and shared with a handful of candidates, drawing on what I'd seen from the inside about how the game is actually scored. The feedback loop was immediate and brutal: people didn't need theory, they needed reps against the actual mechanics. So I kept building.
To keep the simulator and content honest, I retake the live McKinsey Solve assessment every 2–3 months and update the tools whenever the format shifts. Two years in, we've delivered prep tools to 1,200+ candidates across 40+ countries. I still read the support inbox personally — that's where the patterns I publish on the research page come from. If you email us, you're emailing me.
What we do
Prep tools
Sea Wolf Excel Solver, AI Solver, and the Elite Package — practice environments for the McKinsey Solve game.
Browse tools →Free interactive tools
Salary calculator, math drills, and assessment comparison — no signup required.
Open tools →How we operate
- Transparent methodology
Every research piece discloses sample size, time window, and limitations. Numbers are directional unless proven otherwise.
- No fake urgency or social proof
No countdown timers, fabricated reviews, or strikethrough prices. Just the tools and what they cost.
- 30-day money-back guarantee
If the tools don't help you prepare, email us within 30 days for a full refund. No forms, no questions.
- Founder reads every email
Support inbox is not outsourced. I read it personally — that's where most of the research on this site comes from.
By the numbers
Ready to start prepping?
Browse our free interactive tools, or grab the Sea Wolf Excel Solver.
