Any tips to balance studying during the work week? How many hours do you put in Mon-Fri?

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I wake up by 6am so I can study and better absorb content from 630-830AM and then do practice questions at night for two hours. Friday mornings and nights I take off and I have a 3 hour live course on the weekend. It’s tough balancing working long hours during the week and having the energy to study, good luck!!!

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Oh my god this makes me feel like I’m not doing enough at all

For GMAT? I’d do two, 2 hour sessions during the work week and then a long session on the weekend (5-6 hours). Also the week leading up took off work and did 4-5 hours a day. Made a 750 after 2.5 months of this.

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I study in the morning when my mind is fresh, since something work-related seems to always pop up at the end of the day. I’m putting in about 6-8 hrs Mon-fri.

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I do 1-1.5 hours weekday mornings with occasional study after work if I close out at a reasonable time that day.

Then do 4.5 hours on Saturday and Sunday. My time horizon for exam is 3 months of studying so I’m nearing that

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Same as most are saying. 630-830am and an hour after work

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