I felt a brief pang of anxiety, but I forced my gaze forward. I had made my choice.
The first two groups to present were standard ridge legacy teams, and as the faculty began their questioning, it was clear they were struggling. The first group's consumer spending forecast was short-lived and torn to shreds by Mr. Harrison within ten minutes, their linear models collapsing under the board's aggressive cross-examination. The second group barely managed to hold their baseline together, their presenter stuttering through a poorly formatted slide on regional inflation. The atmosphere in the room was brutal, the professors showing absolutely zero mercy to the unprepared.
"Group Three. Jakes, Miles, and Moore. Step up," Mr. Harrison’s voice boomed through the microphone.
My stomach did a viol
