Failed MBB case interview so hard the guy started giving me casing tips mid interview. Practiced about 20 cases. Friend’s sister is a music major and got an offer with 0 case studying, said cases were just common sense and logic. When did you realise you just weren’t smart?

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Maybe it’s just the way you communicate. There are videos from Wharton online. Watch and learn. There are also tricks such as using lines paper, pausing etc.

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Can you link which videos exactly?

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Don’t be so hard on yourself. We all have bad days! I bombed a lot of case interviews before finally getting into a groove and securing an offer. You’ll learn from this - just don’t dwell and let it ruin your confidence. You are perfectly capable of doing well and I wish you the best on your next interview!!

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Echoing exactly what BCG1 said, when I was going through the recruiting process not too long ago, it truly felt like the interviewer wanted me to pass. When you internalize that, it’s a little less scary

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If you’re a data scientist you’re almost certainly over thinking things.
In data science a small difference across a big sample can add up to a large change or opportunity. Case interviews often hinge on two things you’d think would be the same but are different or vice versa. The differences are rarely small.

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I took a music class an an elective and barely passed. Don’t assume Music majors or any other majors, demonstrate less intelligence.

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Smart people fuck up more often than you would think.
Did you ‘take a step back’ and look at the problem ‘holistically’, create am ‘MVP’ and try to do a ‘sniff test’?
This is more important in a case study than being just smart.

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I knew that I got my case wrong and the interviewer gave me several hints. I got the job because when asked for my final answer I doubled down and was confident

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Music is creative but it is also very technical with patterns, combinations and rules. Sometimes it is this creativity that sets applicants apart.

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*combination

Is this for Gamma? I wouldn’t worry too much for a DS position if you did well enough in the other interviews it can be overlooked!

Also a lot depends on how much you read about business practices. Its all about what, so what, now what.. she may have that approach right from starting!

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