Wanting to break into BCG X (Nordics) entry-level data scientist role. Graduating with a relevant master’s degree this summer and have about 4.5 YOE part-time in government administration and boutique consulting (specifically DS/ML/analytics) as well as some freelance experience. Not that worried about the coding assessment, and I have experience with traditional business case interviews, but does anyone have recommendations on how best to prepare for DS tech-oriented cases vs traditional cases?

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