Welcome to today's episode of the Crack The MBA Show with Navneet Banka who is a graduate of Cornell Johnson's full-time MBA class of 2022. Currently, Navneet is working at McKinsey in the M&A division in New York City. We discussed Navneet's experience at Cornell, MBA admissions strategies, recruiting for consulting and finance.  Through this conversation, we discuss the following: 00:00 Introduction 03:18 Why Cornell Johnson 04:38 MBA Admissions Process; Advice for Prospective Applicants 10:01 Cornell's Unique Value Proposition 12:50 Tips for Networking 14:19 Life in Ithaca 18:00 Housing 19:00 Wish I Knew Before Cornell 21:03 Must-Do Experience at Cornell 22:45 Leadership Crisis Challenge 24:43 Favorite Academic Experiences (Courses & Professors) 27:10 Extra-curricular Activities @ Cornell Johnson 37:09 Recruiting Timeline (Cornell Johnson 1Y Program - Consulting, Finance, Tech) 39:50 Navneet's Recruiting Process (Corporate Finance, Finance & Leadership Development @ Amazon) 45:07 Navneet's Recruiting Process (Consulting) 54:11 Placements for Indian MBA students 57:12 Parting Advice for Incoming Students 58:33 Parting Advice for Prospective Applicants Thank you for watching! — 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 serves on the board of the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC) - the primary industry association in MBA admissions. Nupur has also served as two-term president of AIGAC.  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/