Hi all--
I'm 3 months into my case prep (MBA level), and frankly I'm doing ok at this point! Quant structuring has been an ongoing struggle for me, but I'm making forward progress.
I have one early interview next week, and was offered a mock interview with my interviewer at this firm, which I decided to accept.
I cannot even describe to you all how badly I bombed--my framework was excellent and I drove the case forward nicely, but the second we arrived at the mathematics I just froze; I didn't understand what my interviewer is saying as she tried to coach me, I forgot the basic arithmetic I needed to do to perform this, I structured my time-value equation incorrectly…it was atypically bad.
My question is if I'm done with this firm now, if there is any way to make my interviewer think I'm anything but an absolute idiot who can't do even the most basic functions of the role.
This isn't normal for me, I don't know why it happened, and I hope to god it doesn't happen again.
Should I cut my losses?