Hi there,

Ultimately everyone is different (in terms of how they operate, energy levels, etc.) and you are an adult, so you do need to figure out what works best for you in regards to time management (not unlike what you'll have to do on the job!)

(1) Assuming there's 3 weeks of lead time till first interview, what would be the suggested amount of cases to practice per week?

This is narrow thinking! This is a quantity over quality approach.

Rather, think about what am I missing and what do I need to work on? Soccer players don't just play matches/games - they do shooting, passing, and dribbling drills!

So, think about whether you should be focusing on math exercises, chart/exhibit reading, daily reading, industry research, reviewing old cases, etc. etc.

(2) How would you suggest to distribute the case prep sessions across the week? Would you also suggest to do cases on weekdays (before / after work)?

You need to study when your brain is “fresh”. Give yourself rest. I'd be shocked if you can actually retain information at 9pm at night. Sounds like you either need to wake up early, carve time out of the day, and/or study on weekends.

I'd also highly recommend you take some paid leave off.

Finally, coaching is essentially a “time lever” - consider getting a coach to optimize what is clearly limited time!

Best of luck!