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!

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