I'll be honest, I've really worked most of my career in a specialization (QA, QA Automation) and have not gone in depth with Systems or System Design.

I am studying my butt off, but I know from MY specialization, you cannot fake real world experience...

Soo.... my questions is... has anyone in the same boat (with not a lot of real-world System-Design experience, or the experience a System Design Interview entails) had a success story? Were you able to "tell a good story" despite this? Have you moved on with the interview/process? l really love System Design and if I succeed, hope to learn a lot on the job