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Back to EpisodesS22E19: Recruiting Reality Check | Sophomore Stan + When Deadlines Move Up 3 Months
Description
In this episode of Recruiting Reality Check, Katie Neff and Japheth Mast break down the real story of “Sophomore Stan” – a strong candidate at a target school who has done everything right with networking… but hasn’t started case prep yet.
With internship recruiting timelines moving up months earlier than expected (McKinsey: March 29), Stan suddenly has just weeks to prepare from scratch.
The reality check: you can’t do everything. You have to do the right things.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why networking alone won’t get you the offer
- How to approach case prep when you’re short on time
- Why 15–25 high-quality cases beats doing hundreds
- The daily prep system that turns panic into progress
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