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! — 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/ Disclaimer: The opinions shared by guests in this video in no way, shape or form represent advisory provided by Crack The MBA. Each candidate’s circumstances may vary and our advisory is always provided specifically based on an applicant’s specific profile.