D. E. Shaw Generalist Intern Final Round

Context: Junior, top LAC (semi-target??), political science major

Had a phone interview for the generalist position 2 weeks ago and got a call back for on site interviews next week. Any idea what kind of questions to expect? My first round was basically just a walk through of my resume, and I made it really clear that I have zero finance exp. It doesn’t look like we have any alumni currently at the firm either, so would love to hear from anyone who’s gone through the process.

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