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Marijana Kolak

Looking back, I feel the paths worth taking were those I followed with my heart: my trip to the US eleven years ago; the long journey later from a 300-people village in the Idaho wilderness to a small Midwestern town and to the nation's capital; and the decision to... View Details

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Molly Jacobson

We inhaled soil and hay until we coughed black. On a cold autumn day on my family’s farm, the field crew was spreading winter cover over the strawberry field. We hauled wet hay bales off the pickup truck and dragged them down dirt trenches. With numb fingers, we... View Details

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Max Hodges

More people need art: the thick, anguished brush strokes of a Van Gogh; the high, soaring notes of an overture; the whisper and promise of an opening curtain. And more people need a stage: I am humbled by my and my classmates' potential to give a voice to those who do... View Details

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Martin Gonzalez

I used to believe that my purpose in this world was to conquer it. I planned to have a successful career in high tech and quickly become an expert in my field. But the year 2001 brought humility and perspective to my life in a series of very emotional and life-changing... View Details

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Margarita Golod

I want to have the courage to ask questions. Serious questions, embarrassing questions, aspirational questions, even silly questions. The power of questions is undeniable. Questions have been the building blocks of my relationships with others because they enable me to... View Details

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Marwan Chaar

I grew up in a region synonymous with two things: Energy and Islam. Both have recently been threatened, and both will have to adapt in order to survive. We are caretakers of the world that was gifted to us. The climate is changing and we are responsible. Not our... View Details

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Matt Beecher

Send me to a grocery store-I'm happy there. I want to rescue that old lady trying to reach olives on the top shelf, and then listen intently as she tells me about the greatest casserole ever made. During checkout, I've got a killer story about the zucchini people,... View Details

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Mohit Bathija

I, a diminutive nine year-old child of nothing but skin and bones ... View Details

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Maya Babu

Government policy changed the way Maya Babu thinks about health care. For a summer internship, she worked in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of Health and Human Services. "It was run very much like a small corporation," Maya... View Details

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Mike Anders

“When will you have a girlfriend?” My Lebanese grandmother asked me for the 100th time. “I don’t know ” I laughed and quickly changed the subject. See the thing is, I won’t ever have a girlfriend because I’m gay. I grew up in suburban Maryland and went to an all-boys... View Details

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Lindsay Rosenblum

“Focus,” I told myself. “You only have 6 hours 42 minutes to finish.” I had read the opening sentence of the exam seven times, and the words weren’t sticking. When I was 12, I was diagnosed with dyslexia. I was told that I would be given extra time in school. Somewhere... View Details

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LaToya Marc

Growing up in small towns in Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas, LaToya Marc found her passion for social justice tempered by the practical need to make a decent living. "I was raised by a single mother who stressed the importance of education as a way to a higher... View Details

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Lindsay Hyde

Many students come to HBS with an interest in social enterprise; many others hope to become entrepreneurs. But Lindsay Hyde arrived on campus with significant accomplishments in both domains. As the founder of Strong Women, Strong Girls, a nonprofit mentoring program... View Details

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Lily Hayes Kaufman

It is the first punch of the night, and it is an absolute knockout. "7-8-9-10." I am a champion. My arm is raised above my six-foot body. Well, not exactly. I am 5'2½" at the time of this event, I am 17, and I am a girl. When I showed up to boxing the... View Details

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Liz Delozier

My grandpa jumped out of his school’s window in eighth grade and never went back. His diploma is a plaque that hangs in the back of his cluttered workshop. It reads, “Special Services to General Motors, Fisher Plant, 1959.” He saved them $100,000 dollars that year with... View Details

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Laurent Chenot

When I was a child, I wanted to be an actor, a secret agent, a novelist, a mathematician, a psychoanalyst, a magician and maybe, live in the jungle with gorillas. I soon had to face one of life's saddest truths: so much freedom, so many desires, and yet, so little... View Details

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Lisa Bourne

I want to "dream out loud." Bono said it best at U2's now famous New Year's Night concert in 1989 Dublin. Because every fiber of my soul dances to music at all times, I can respond to this question only by referring to music. I want to surround myself with... View Details

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Kathy Yuh

“So, where are you from?” is my most dreaded question. Given how many times I’ve been asked this – at hair salons making small talk, on first dates breaking awkward silence, at HBS Admit Weekend exchanging practiced intros – I should have the answer down cold. But I... View Details

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Kimball Thomas

In the third grade, Kimball Thomas sold chocolate-chip cookies door-to-door to save money for the bicycle he wanted. In college, his logistical and travel-arrangement skills were put to a higher test: as a White House intern for the Office of Scheduling and Advance.... View Details

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Kathleen Schlaff

You never ever know what is around the corner. No matter how well planned I thought my life was, it really threw me a few curve balls this year. When my aunt called me last summer to tell me that my father, who I adore, had unexpectedly fallen into a coma, I'd never... View Details

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