[rjaco31]

You're pretty harsh with yourself. You showed that you were interested in the topic and that you could learn it by yourself. I don't think anyone expect an intern to already master the subject he'll be working on, picking a smart motivated person is usually what you're looking for.

[CHY872]

Ah, but if you combine it with the fact that when I did study those things I didn't really enjoy them, you can probably see why I look back on the experience with healthy scepticism :P

[grayclhn]

The question I'm more interested in: when you worked there as an intern, did you suck?

(If you didn't, maybe the interview worked...)

Apologies in advance for the bluntness, and don't feel like you need to answer.

[CHY872]

I didn't work there; I went somewhere else for a number of reasons. I wouldn't have sucked, but it wouldn't have played to my strengths - my work would probably have been very average.