How is the Bocconi Test scored, and what is a good score?
Each correct answer is worth +1, a blank 0 and a wrong answer −0.2 (−0.33 on three-option critical thinking questions), so the maximum is 50. Bocconi publishes no pass mark: a total below 17 is not considered, and admission ranks applicants by the test score (55%) together with the grade average of the third-last and second-last school years (45%). A good score is therefore one that, combined with your grades, beats the other applicants in your session.
Can I send the SAT or ACT instead of the Bocconi Test?
Yes. Undergraduate School programmes accept the Bocconi online test, the SAT or the ACT; Law and Global Law also accept the LSAT and the Bocconi online test – Law. If you upload more than one result, the admission portal uses the highest. Bocconi publishes no minimum SAT or ACT score.
How many times can I take the Bocconi Test, and what does it cost?
Up to four attempts per test type while the webtesting platform is open, at €60 per attempt. You take it online from a prepared room; the session is audio and video recorded, with a room scan beforehand. In your application you choose which attempt to use.
When are the 2027/28 admission sessions?
Early Session: applications 2–29 September 2026, results mid-November 2026. Winter Session: 25 November 2026 – 26 January 2027, results mid-March 2027. Italian applicants also have a Spring Session, 8–27 April 2027. International applicants can book the test until 19 January 2027, Italian applicants until 20 April 2027.
What free preparation does Bocconi itself offer?
Two official tools, both free and linked from the Online Bocconi Test page: The Faculty app (iOS and Android), with practice questions grouped by subject and topic, and an online test simulation of 50 questions in 75 minutes that shows your correct, wrong and blank answers at the end. The simulation is not proctored, unlike the real test. The same page lists the topics of every section. BoccoPrep is independent of Bocconi and adds to these tools: lessons for each topic and a diagnostic test.
How should I prepare in two months?
Start with a diagnostic to find your weakest areas, then spend most of the time on mathematics: 24 of the 50 questions. Learn each rule and practise it in short sets; from the fourth week on, take full 50-question, 75-minute tests to train pacing and the penalty for wrong answers. This guide explains every topic for free, and the free BoccoPrep diagnostic shows where to start.
Word problems turned into equations: speed and work, mixtures and ratios, money and interest, and the strategies that save time on a multiple-choice test.
