How to prepare for a large hedge fund Portfolio Implementation Internship interview?

I have an interview coming up for a large quantitative hedge fund. I applied for a research internship role. However, they want to interview me for a portfolio implementation internship role. I'm a liberal arts student with a strong understanding of the market fundamentals with good prior experience in finance. However, my quantitative background and my experience in Mathematics is not as strong as it would be expected for the role. How should I approach this situation? Any advice to how to prepare for this interview? I think I would be a great fit for the research role.

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