Welcome to today's episode of the ‘Crack The MBA Show’ with Shuchi Maheshwari, who is a member of the full-time MBA class of 2023 at The Wharton School. Shuchi completed her B. Tech. degree in 2017 from IIT Delhi. Prior to starting at Wharton, Shuchi worked with Bain & Company for three years and WhiteHat Jr. for almost one year. Shuchi had a GMAT score of 760. For her summer internship, Shuchi interned with Adobe’s retention strategy team in San Francisco. At Wharton, Shuchi is the co-chair of the Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF), co-president of India Club and Music Club, and a Student Life Fellow.
Through our conversation, we discussed Shuchi's pre-MBA experiences, MBA admissions journey, MBA experience at Wharton, academic experience, involvement in activities, internship recruiting process, and more:
00:00 Introduction
04:08 Admissions Process
08:04 GMAT strategy: 710 to 760 (three attempts)
10:33 How to Choose Admissions Consultant
12:33 Wharton’s Essays: Advice
19:27 Career Goals: How to Discover
21:26 Weakness in Candidacy
23:49 Wharton Team-Based Discussion Interview: How to Excel
25:25 Wharton MBA Program’s Unique Identity
28:21 Flagship Events Held Annually at Wharton
30:10 Must-Do Courses & Star Professors
33:04 Biggest Challenge Faced at Wharton
37:32 Internship Recruiting Process for Adobe, Retention Strategy Team
44:31 Resources for Networking
46:54 Advice for switching career into tech
50:40 Extra-curricular Activities (Wharton India Economic Forum, India & Music Clubs)
55:47 Trips
58:52 Food Scene in Philly
1:02:19 Parting Advice
Thank you for watching!
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