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Adam Zalisk

I've always loved telling stories. In grade school, I scribbled away at picture books. In high school, I wanted to write novels. And in college, I directed plays. Theater intrigued me because it demanded collaboration. Actors, designers, dancers, and electricians... View Details

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Aduke Thelwell

I grew up with a deep suspicion of capitalism's inequities. So much so, I have often thought that if my sixteen year-old self could meet me today studying at "the epicenter of capitalism," she might just refuse to shake my hand. She would be disappointed that... View Details

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Anisha Raghavan

Who knows where my career will take me? I only know it will begin in marketing, keep me passionate, and encompass creativity. And that I am not willing to sacrifice family time to go the distance. Who knows what kind of social impact I will have? I only know I am... View Details

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Anand Radhakrishnan

Business school is a means to an end. But what end? In our title-obsessed culture, it's easy to lose sight of – particularly if you're fortunate enough to attend an institution as mythical as Harvard Business School. Surrounded by the squash courts at Shad, black-tie... View Details

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Alice Prager

I want to be as frightened as Jack and the Beanstalk, As exhausted as Sleeping Beauty, As nervous as the Three Little Pigs, As excited as Cinderella, As bewildered as Alice in Wonderland, and As determined as the Little Engine That Could in creating the journey through... View Details

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Ali Nuger

It is no longer a question. I can have it all. As a little girl, my sister and I would dress up as cleaning ladies and prance around the house dusting. I would cook in my play kitchen, serve the food to my dolls, and coddle them as if I was the best mother of them all.... View Details

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Anonymous

Since college, many seem to think of me as just "..." But I see things a bit differently. Literally, my first name means hope — I hope to believe I am smart and convey this with subdued confidence. Although I have managed to succeed, I still have an inner... View Details

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Anmol Gupta

On my first day of school, I peed my pants. Not because I was afraid of life without my mom’s aloo parathas for lunch, or the punishment I would face for splattering crimson-colored paint all over my Mickey Mouse shirt; I peed my pants out of excitement for finally... View Details

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Alexandra Minnis

She was beautiful: a dappled, dark-brown coat and rippling muscles to match. But it was the mischievous sparkle in her eyes that caused most of my adolescent anxiety – a sparkle that kept me constantly guessing whether Cintara was going to buck me off or march around... View Details

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Alpha Mengistu

Make a home where I am, and make others feel at home. Growing up Ethiopian in America, I was suspended between realities. An outsider in suburbia, yet an unmistakable American on visits to Ethiopia, I felt at home nowhere. Almost. Sitting in my grandmother's Ethiopian... View Details

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Andrew Meade

I plan to have you read this sentence. Score! Hmm, what else do I plan I plan to have you ignore my name. At least once you'll leave a movie, so casually pondering what was awesome, iffy, outright sucky, that you'll pay no attention to "Written by" as it... View Details

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Anita Lynch

I am not graceful or coordinated, but dancing allows my soul to transcend. To dance is to rise above obstacles and stretch beyond my reality. To dream. To take risks. To seek change. I grew up with my mom as a single parent so after school I was usually home alone. A... View Details

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Allison Kean

I will never forget the look in my mother's eyes when she walked through the front door of our house, moments before she told me that my older sister, 14 years old, had died. It was then, at 11 years old, that I learned what it feels like to have a broken heart. I... View Details

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Arnaud Karsenti

The alarm rings at 6:00 AM on a Tuesday morning and I am in bed staring at the ceiling. My eyes open wide as my personal hard drive boots up. Today is Tuesday... a weekday... what time is it in Bangalore? How long do I have left to skype Beijing? What is it I do again?... View Details

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Austin Johnsen

I have been given a second chance. I plan to use it. It all began early one morning, two days before my final Thanksgiving as an HBS student. I stood shivering outside Dunkin' Donuts in the cold fall air, trying to focus on what the doctor was saying. How could he have... View Details

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Anita Gupta

Once upon a time, I met the King of Hellshire Beach. Fresh off Wall Street, I found myself living in Kingston, Jamaica. My resume says that I was on a Fulbright Grant, learning about public health. But I’ll admit that I was on a personal journey, learning about... View Details

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Adam Gassin

I hold my two-year-old daughter’s hand as she skips alongside me, blissfully bouncing her way toward the maternity ward. "Madelynn, are you ready to meet your sister?" I ask. She beams, nods, and hops again. We pass a waiting room, where I notice the... View Details

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Ariana Fahrney

It starts out as a giggle, but quickly morphs into some unknown being taking hold of my body. Deep, loud roars of laughter permeate the air. My nose tingles, and soon I find myself unabashedly snorting. Then there is near silence only if you listen closely can you hear... View Details

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Andrew Velo-Arias

“No te preocupes hijo, tú vas para Jarbar” “Don’t worry son, you’re going to Harvard” My mom’s encouraging words were a source of comfort when I couldn’t share the exciting news – she lost her battle with breast cancer a few weeks before my acceptance to HBS. My mom’s... View Details

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Arturo Alvarez Demalde

I want to transcend individual success; I want to create and share success with others. Watching a sunset on the beach with my wife, celebrating a new birth with my family, being part of a wining team, closing the right deal for both parties, trusting and being... View Details

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