Technical Anxiety for IB ‘27

I’m just wondering if anyone else understands most technicals in their head but can’t say it well out loud with clarity. I am just wondering if this is normal and easy to fix and what you guys did to fix this? I know repetition and mock interview is key but any other general tips can be nice as well. Goodluck everyone!

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Partly this doesn’t make sense. If you understand it in your head, then you should be able to at least give a short and sweet answer out loud. Give your friend or like a family member the 400Q guide and just go over it with them. If you want to break in to a MM, they do not ask very hard questions imo. Good luck 

 

No I can definitely answer it outloud but I tend to find myself going everywhere and not being clear lol. Anyway, for MM would u say mastering the basics is enough? Ty😃

 

Yeah. When I interviewed for SA at the MMs, never got anything outside of the guide and knowing some things about the industry. If I were you go look at the recent rankings of banks, my opinion is C+ tier and below are very simple techs. Just have a good story / Behaviorals. 

 

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