Bocconi Test study guide
Bocconi Test · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Bocconi Test is the admissions assessment used in the entry route to Bocconi University's bachelor's programmes. It is aimed at students in their final years of secondary school and at recent graduates who want a place on a Bocconi undergraduate degree, and who therefore apply through the university's 'Applying to Bocconi - Bachelor and Law Programs' channel rather than through a generic application. The test is built around the reasoning skills that predict success in a quantitative, economics- and management-oriented curriculum: reading comprehension, critical reasoning, numerical reasoning, mathematical reasoning, and logical/abstract reasoning. Items are delivered in multiple-choice form, and the resulting score is considered as part of a wider evaluation of the candidate rather than in isolation. The Bocconi Test study guide has 5 sections and about 1,723 words.
01Reading Comprehension
Reading Comprehension rewards precise, evidence-bound reading rather than general knowledge. Every question is answerable from the passage alone, so your job is to locate the sentence that licenses the answer and to reject choices that merely sound plausible.
376 words, about 2 min02Critical Reasoning
Critical Reasoning asks you to treat short arguments as structures: premises offered as evidence, and a conclusion drawn from them. The conclusion is what the author wants you to accept; premises are the support.
368 words, about 2 min03Numerical Reasoning
Numerical Reasoning presents tables, charts and short data scenarios and asks you to extract, compare and manipulate figures under time pressure. A calculator is rarely needed; estimation and clean arithmetic are the intended route.
314 words, about 2 min04Mathematical Reasoning
Mathematical Reasoning tests school-level mathematics applied through word problems: algebra, ratios, geometry, sequences, counting and probability. The difficulty usually lies in translation, not computation.
331 words, about 2 min05Logical / Abstract Reasoning
Logical and Abstract Reasoning measures pattern detection and rule-following with minimal verbal or numerical content: number and letter series, matrices, figural analogies, syllogisms, coding and spatial transformations. Sequences : check differences, ratios, alternating sub-series (odd and even positions), and operations that cycle (+3, ×2, −1, ...).
334 words, about 2 min