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Was in a similar boat- did my first practice case ~1 week before my interview.
1. Case in Point - Go through first as a high level structure guide to understand what’s being looked for in interviewing and why it’s setup as it is. Don’t need to read the whole thing.
2. Watch some practice cases on YouTube to see how they got through the cases- should be no more than an hour or two of your time
3. Find a case cheat sheet or create your own with the fundamentals (e.g starter frameworks, key formulas, decimal conversions)
3. Practice Casing with this sheet sheet- leverage it to get you accustomed to when certain formulas may be used and why - won’t be a perfect guide for each case but sets a decent foundation
4. Practice Casing without the cheat sheet - after a couple case with the sheet start casing without it and see how you can build on the frameworks with your own approach. At the time I didn’t have many friends who could help me so I used preplounge.com which allows you to case with random people around the world which allowed me to get a decent amount of reps in while seeing how other people think about problems. Make sure to both get and give feedback
5. Find time with someone from the firm to see if they’d be open to giving you a practice case a couple days before your interview - listen to their feedback
6. Additional case practice
7. Get enough sleep the night before the interview, staying up practicing until the interview won’t help - it’s what I did and the fatigue almost sabotaged me
8. Blow your interviewer away and secure your offer! You got this :)
Do mock case interviews with others. That's the best practice. Try to do at least 15.
Case in Point I think is the book. You can find a free copy on the internet. Also do mock interviews and if your school has a career coach (even better if specialized in cases) discuss with them strategies.
I was in a similar boat and a lot of case interviews is just not becoming flustered, knowing the right questions to ask, and having curiosity in your problem solving abilities
Also helps if you can practice with a consultant friend or ask questions. If there is a consulting club at your school reach out to them or your career counselors and they could maybe help you find someone to practice with. Case in Point is great as mentioned above and its most important to understand how to frame your answer/address the problem properly.
I would look at youtube for resources to help, and agree with above - use your career services as much as you can! It's a good amount of time to prep so I wouldn't worry too much