I think that really depends on your background. The word "PhD' raises red flags for me. When I finished my PhD, writing the thesis and then defending it took a ton of time. The last three months were full of 80 hour weeks, and I would not have been able to also prepare for case interviews. So be careful with this time commitment, most people underestimate it.

And then, it also depends on what you've been doing and on how much you actually need to prepare. If it's a PhD in economics you'll have a good starting position, but otherwise you might have to invest significant time into practicing mental math, learning business basics, or even networking (even if it's just to build a network of case study partners).

Good luck!

Now :)

Hi A,

The best option would be to start preparing in advance because time's gonna be tight. You need over a hundred hours of preparation in general.

So in order to get it through without any rush, you better start now and spend about 3 months preparing, to apply in the middle of the preparation process, as my colleagues have mentioned.

Best, André

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