Verity E.CoachSep 7, 2026LBS MBA | McKinsey & Bain offers, finals at all 3 MBB | Non-traditional background (Royal Navy) | ADHD & dyslexia | Case, fit, CV & MBA admissions
Yes. Build it around a weekly rhythm rather than a rigid daily timetable, because your availability will shift and a plan you can't hold collapses in week two.
What has to get in every week:
- 3–4 full live cases with partners who stay in character
- Short drill sessions, 15–20 mins twice a day, on your current weak area — maths, structure, exhibits, pick one
- 2 PEI sessions, rehearsed out loud to someone who interrupts you
- Business news on your commute or at the gym
Cases are the visible part so they eat all the time, and PEI gets squeezed to the week before. That's backwards. Plenty of people fail on the fit interview after casing well. DO NOT NEGLECT PEI. Rehearse the stories out loud, on the clock, with someone asking follow-ups.
The drills work because they are short. Fifteen minutes twice a day on one weak area moves it faster than a two-hour session at the weekend, and you can do them anywhere.
The weekly review is the bit that makes the plan work. Twenty minutes on a Sunday: what did I get stuck on, is it the same thing as last week, what do I change next week. Without it you just accumulate case volume without improving.
A working week:
- Mon: drills am/pm + 1 PEI story out loud with a partner
- Tue: drills am/pm + 1 case
- Wed: drills am/pm
- Thu: drills am/pm + 1 case
- Fri: drills am/pm + 1 PEI story
- Sat: 1 case, full length, recorded
- Sun: 20 min review, set next week
Business news goes in the commute and gym slots all week. It costs you no extra time.
