Welcome to another episode of ‘Crack The MBA Show’. Our guest today is Vivek Varma who is a second-year student at University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Vivek graduated from UPES with a B.Tech. in Applied Petroleum Engineering. Thereafter, he worked at the intersection of energy, finance, and technology at Royal Dutch Shell as a data engineer and senior business analyst for almost 5 years. At Ross, Vivek is President of Indian Subcontinent Business Association, International Chair, Open Road Fellow, MTrek
Lead, member of Ross Follies, contributor to Business Beyond Usual Podcast and winner of EY Consulting Case Competition. In the summer after first year, Vivek pursued an internship with LEK Consulting in Boston.
00:00:00 Start
00:00:38 Introduction
00:02:30 Fun Fact
00:04:52 Winning Habits & Influences
00:10:02 MBA Admissions Timeline
00:12:42 GMAT
00:17:25 Letters of Recommendation
00:18:34 Essays
00:19:26 Resume
00:19:57 Interview Prep
00:25:49 Ross Admissions: Evaluation Rubric
00:27:45 Approaching Ross’s Essays
00:31:29 Identifying Essay Anecdotes
00:33:11 Ross Interview Experience & Tips
00:36:09 Overcoming Weaknesses
00:40:15 Financing Your MBA
00:44:38 Pre-MBA Internship Opportunities
00:46:05 Sporting Culture at Michigan
00:51:02 Experience Living in Ann Arbor
00:58:02 MAP Experience
01:00:12 MTrek
01:02:38 Academic Highlights at Ross
01:04:47 Consulting Internship Recruiting
01:07:46 Internship Recruiting for Indians
01:11:43 Final Advice
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