Welcome to another episode of ‘Crack The MBA’ show. Our guest today is Swaraj Dharia who is a first-year student at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Prior to Sloan, Swaraj worked as a management consultant focused on technology strategy and then moved onto carbon market negotiations for the Government of India. He was the youngest negotiator for the Indian govt. at UN’s Climate Change Conferences COP26 and COP27 before moving into an early-stage climate VC role at Peak Ventures in Bombay. Swaraj is focused on driving private capital towards climate mitigation and adaptation while balancing financial returns. In his free time, he is thinking about starting his own company, playing or watching soccer, or trying to learn a new musical instrument. At Sloan, Swaraj is in-charge of external relations at the VCPE club and working on a startup under MITs Sandbox Innovation Fund. He also recently helped with the MIT Sloan Energy and Climate Conference. For his summer internship, Swaraj interned at BCG in the New York office. 00:00:00 Episode Highlights 00:00:58 Introduction 00:02:02 Fun Fact 00:02:36 Influences & Winning Habits 00:05:28 Applying as a Re-applicant 00:07:56 MIT Reapplication 00:10:44 Cover Letter 00:15:25 Introduction Video 00:18:05 Diversity & Inclusion Prompt 00:19:57 Sloan Interview Process 00:26:24 Sloan’s Evaluation Criteria 00:28:26 Sloan’s Mission 00:32:05 Annual Events at Sloan 00:36:52 Housing & Food 00:41:04 Extracurricular Activities at Sloan 00:45:05 Star Professors & Popular Electives 00:47:45 Action Learning Labs 00:50:03 Internship Recruiting Experience 00:52:50 Career Development Office (CDO) 00:55:18 Salaries: Internship & Full-Time 00:56:21 Indian Students at Sloan 00:57:28 Reflecting on First Year at Sloan 01:00:41 Final 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 served two terms as president and two terms on the board of the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC) - the primary industry association in MBA admissions. 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.