1.0mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consultinghttps://www.mbamission.com/blogMichaella Bacottihttps://www.mbamission.com/blog/author/michaella/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="zaBRpZpnl3"><a href="https://www.mbamission.com/blog/understanding-the-case-method/">The mbaMission Podcast: Understanding the Case Method: Inside the HBS Classroom with Prof. Joshua Margolis | Ep 108</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.mbamission.com/blog/understanding-the-case-method/embed/#?secret=zaBRpZpnl3" width="600" height="338" title="“The mbaMission Podcast: Understanding the Case Method: Inside the HBS Classroom with Prof. Joshua Margolis | Ep 108” — mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting" data-secret="zaBRpZpnl3" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.mbamission.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.mbamission.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Podcast-Episode-108-Thumbnail.jpg19201080HBS Professor Joshua Margolis explains what the case method actually is, how HBS teaches its own faculty to teach it, how the cold call really works, and how many hours per case a first-year student should expect to spend.