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! — 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 advice is always provided specifically based on an applicant’s specific profile.