Welcome to ‘Crack The MBA’ show. Our guest today is Aditya Marathe who graduated from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management in 2018. Aditya is currently working as Director, HIV Analytics at Gilead Sciences. He has global pharma experiences, including stints at Amgen, Dr. Reddy’s and Novartis. Aditya completed his B. Tech. in Electronic Engineering from IIT Kharagpur. At UCLA, Aditya was a merit fellowship recipient, president of strategy and operations management association, and a healthcare career coach.
Through our conversation, we discussed Aditya's Pre-MBA experiences, MBA admissions journey, MBA experience at UCLA Anderson, involvement in activities, and more:
00:00:00 Coming Up
00:01:14 Introduction
00:01:48 Fun Fact
00:02:22 Influences
00:04:09 Winning Habits
00:05:43 Why MBA
00:06:58 Where to Pursue MBA
00:07:41 Why UCLA
00:08:22 Why West Coast?
00:08:56 GMAT Preparation
00:10:10 Approach to Essays
00:11:07 Demonstrating Leadership & Teamwork
00:14:12 Identifying Essay Anecdotes
00:14:56 Identifying Goals
00:16:40 Weakness that Aditya Overcame
00:17:50 MBA Interview Preparation
00:19:00 Anderson’s Unique Identity
00:20:35 UCLA: Location Advantage
00:22:21 Flagship Events at Anderson
00:24:10 Career Treks
00:25:13 Housing
00:26:28 Club Activities
00:27:58 Biggest Challenge Faced at Anderson
00:30:42 Academics: Courses & Star Professors
00:34:05 Structuring Healthcare Journey
00:36:29 Healthcare Business Association
00:37:25 Healthcare Opportunities for International Students
00:40:12 Role of Career Center
00:41:50 Advice for Introverts
00:44:42 Experiential Opportunities (AMR, Venture Competition)
00:48:38 In-Semester Job Opportunities
00:51:40 Would Do Differently
00:52:38 Alum Engagement with UCLA
00:54:01 Advice for Incoming MBA Students
Thank you for watching!
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