S22E19: Recruiting Reality Check | Sophomore Stan + When Deadlines Move Up 3 Months

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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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