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 Reapplicant
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
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