Welcome to the ‘Crack The MBA’ show. My name is Nupur Gupta, and I am your host. Our guest today is Meghna Sreenivasan who graduated with an MBA degree from Wharton in 2020. Meghna holds a BTech and MTech degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay. Post college, Meghna worked as a consultant with Bain & Company for three years and as a product manager with Bajaj Finserv for a year. At Wharton, Meghna served as VP, Education – Wharton Fintech Club, and VP, Community – India Club. Meghna has been working with Google as a product manager in the four years since she graduated. Meghna builds great software experiences for people – most recently as a product manager at Google on Google Chat and Search. Meghna is a crossword nerd and loves walks with her daughter.

00:00:00 Episode Highlights

00:01:04 Introduction

00:01:53 Fun Fact

00:02:33 Childhood & Influences

00:07:39 Experience with CTM

00:11:29 MBA Admissions Process

00:16:21 Teamwork & Leadership Anecdotes

00:18:25 Wharton Team-Based Discussion

00:24:34 Why Wharton

00:27:58 Experience Living in Philadelphia

00:31:33 Wharton: Semester in San Francisco

00:41:16 Wharton: Fintech Club

00:43:59 Wharton: India Club

00:44:59 Wharton: Tech Club

00:46:35 Recruiting Process for Big Tech

00:52:07 Product Management Interview Process

01:00:21 Thriving in Big Tech

01:04:09 Post-MBA Life in San Francisco

01:07:39 Advice for Incoming MBA Students

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Nupur Gupta is the founder of Crack The MBA (https://crackthemba.com), India's leading MBA admissions consulting firm. Every year, Crack The MBA's clients attend ivy league, M7 and other top MBA programs globally. Nupur is a graduate of the full-time MBA program at The Wharton School. She has been recognized by Economic Times among the 'MostPromising Women Leaders', by Business Insider among the 'World's Leading Admissions Consultants', along with other honors. Nupur served two terms as president and two terms on the board of the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC) - the primary industry association in MBA admissions.

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Welcome to another episode of ‘Crack The MBA’ show. Our guest today is Vyshak Iyengar who is a first-year student at London Business School. Vyshak completed a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Visvesvaraya Tech University in Karnataka. Joining Accenture tech, he secured a rare transfer to the strategy practice without an MBA. While working with Accenture for six years, Vyshak founded a non-profit “Blufin Foundation”, which is a sports foundation focused on para-sports and grassroots sports. Outside work, Vyshak also led technology and startup initiatives for the Member of Parliament in Bangalore South. At LBS, Vyshak has served on the executive committee of the VC club and the cricket club. Vyshak is interning with Lars Nielsen – a valley operator turned investor. Post his summer internship with BCG in Dubai, Vyshakhas plans to pursue an exchange programme at Kellogg, followed by GBE in South America. Vyshak went on a ten-day Saudi trek during Spring break and will be doing MBAT in France next.

00:00:00 Episode Highlights

00:00:58 Introduction

00:02:11 Fun Fact

00:02:50 Influences & Winning Habits

00:08:14 Social Impact

00:12:37 Experience with CTM

00:16:51 Competing as an Indian Male Engineer

00:24:19 Importance of Extracurricular Activities

00:27:35 Advice on LBS Essays

00:28:57 Demonstrating International Motivation

00:30:00 Video Essays

00:31:26 LBS Interview Experience

00:35:00 Financing the LBS MBA

00:36:18 Obtaining Student Visa

00:37:47 Experience Living in London

00:39:44 Housing & Food

00:42:17 Biggest Challenge at LBS

00:43:37 Activities at LBS

00:46:08 Term-Time VC Internship

00:48:02 Saudi Trip & GBE

00:52:04 Block Week

00:53:15 Academics: Star Professors & Popular Electives

00:55:34 Recruiting Process: Consulting

00:59:35 Consulting: Location Choice & Pay Scales

01:02:16 Recruiting Outcomes for Indian Students

01:04:50 Is an International MBA Worth It?

01:07:37 Final Advice

Thank you for watching!

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Nupur Gupta is the founder of Crack The MBA(https://crackthemba.com), India's leading MBA admissions consulting firm. Every year, Crack The MBA's clients attend ivy league, M7 and other top MBA programs globally. Nupur is a graduate of the full-time MBA program at The Wharton School. She has been recognized by Economic Times among the 'MostPromising Women Leaders', by Business Insider among the 'World's Leading Admissions Consultants', along with other honors. Nupur served two terms as president and two terms on the board of the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC) - the primary industry association in MBA admissions.

Follow Nupur and ‘Crack The MBA’ on our social media platforms for more updates:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nupurgupt/

https://www.facebook.com/CrackTheMBA/

https://www.instagram.com/crackthemba/

Disclaimer: The opinions shared by guests in this video in no way, shape or form represent advisory provided by Crack TheMBA. Each candidate’s circumstances may vary, and our advice is always provided specifically based on an applicant’s specific profile.

Welcome to another episode of ‘Crack The MBA’ show. Our guest today is Swaraj Dharia who is a first-year student at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Prior to Sloan, Swaraj worked as a management consultant focused on technology strategy and then moved onto carbon market negotiations for the Government of India. He was the youngest negotiator for the Indian govt. at UN’s Climate Change Conferences COP26 and COP27 before moving into an early-stage climate VC role at Peak Ventures in Bombay. Swaraj is focused on driving private capital towards climate mitigation and adaptation while balancing financial returns. In his free time, he is thinking about starting his own company, playing or watching soccer, or trying to learn a new musical instrument. At Sloan, Swaraj is in-charge of external relations at the VCPE club and working on a startup under MITs Sandbox Innovation Fund. He also recently helped with the MIT Sloan Energy and Climate Conference. For his summer internship, Swaraj interned at BCG in the New York office.

00:00:00 Episode Highlights

00:00:58 Introduction

00:02:02 Fun Fact

00:02:36 Influences & Winning Habits

00:05:28 Applying as a Re-applicant

00:07:56 MIT Reapplication

00:10:44 Cover Letter

00:15:25 Introduction Video

00:18:05 Diversity & Inclusion Prompt

00:19:57 Sloan Interview Process

00:26:24 Sloan’s Evaluation Criteria

00:28:26 Sloan’s Mission

00:32:05 Annual Events at Sloan

00:36:52 Housing & Food

00:41:04 Extracurricular Activities at Sloan

00:45:05 Star Professors & Popular Electives

00:47:45 Action Learning Labs

00:50:03 Internship Recruiting Experience

00:52:50 Career Development Office (CDO)

00:55:18 Salaries: Internship & Full-Time

00:56:21 Indian Students at Sloan

00:57:28 Reflecting on First Year at Sloan

01:00:41 Final Advice for Prospective Applicants

Thank you for watching!

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Nupur Gupta is the founder of Crack The MBA (https://crackthemba.com), India's leading MBA admissions consulting firm. Every year, Crack The MBA's clients attend ivy league, M7 and other top MBA programs globally. Nupur is a graduate of the full-time MBA program at The Wharton School. She has been recognized by Economic Times among the 'Most Promising Women Leaders', by Business Insider among the 'World's Leading Admissions Consultants', along with other honors. Nupur served two terms as president and two terms on the board of the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC) - the primary industry association in MBA admissions.

Follow Nupur and ‘Crack The MBA’ on our social media platforms for more updates: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nupurgupt/

https://www.facebook.com/CrackTheMBA/

https://www.instagram.com/crackthemba/

Disclaimer: The opinions shared by guests in this video in no way, shape or form represent advisory provided by Crack The MBA. Each candidate’s circumstances may vary, and our advice is always provided specifically based on an applicant’s specific profile.