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

Thank you for watching!

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