Slow even with practice

Took the Point72 and Citadel 45min modeling tests recently and could not finish either within the time allotted. Work on the sell side and regularly model; I also have been making 3-statement models since college in clubs. I’m starting to wonder if I am undiagnosed or something. When I reflect I realize I generally take longer to complete exams/assignments in HS, college, work etc. While I’m confident in my abilities to come up with investment ideas, articulating them and modeling them out, if I struggle to pass these intro exams how will I ever progress through to the next rounds. Just looking for advice on how to move forward given the circumstances. Could anyone relate and how did you manage?

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Probably a bit of both. I type at ~45wpm and definitely find myself questioning if things make sense too often when going through.

 

I used to be slower but have gotten faster since entering the workforce—basically typed with two fingers up until that point and mostly pen and paper assignments when you study a quantitive subject.

 

Yeah this isn’t that crazy — I work in MF PE and only type 45 wpm 🤷🏼‍♂️

 

What is everyone's typing speed on monkeytype? I used to be 2 fingers and about 50, but after working an internship I lowkey realized how being an efficient typer and not needing to look at the keyboard is actually super useful just for taking notes and stuff like that. Now I am at 103wpm with 93% accuracy on a 2min long typing test after about a year of consistent practice (study breaks take a couple tests here and there, etc)

 

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