I had a case interview for MBB specialist role but didn’t excel at the math part as I thought I would. I’m generally good with math, I just had a lapse in judgment for one particular part of the case… I got the rest fairly right and landed a good conclusion + had positive interaction with interviewer: Is there a chance I make it through?

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Tbh I made mistakes in every case interview that I thought would ruin my chances & ended up getting the offer.

I think they’re more interested in seeing how you pull yourself up from the mistake & how you handled the case holistically

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In my Bain interview I got so tunnel-visioned into my mistake I had to drop it and ask my interviewer “I’m not too sure how to proceed with this, I solved it this way for X reasons, what do you think?” And she explained it for me then I went from there. If you caught your own mistake you’re ahead of where I was

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It’s tough during pressure situations to fire on all cylinders. I think most interviewers know that and will cut a bit of slack for mental math. As long as you feel good about the logical process you took in the case you should be fine

Yes! They care about how you structure your thinking. Getting the actual number right is less important.

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