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Jyotsna Pattabiraman's avatar

Thank you for taking the time to honestly reflect on your experiences! This is so valuable.

Gauraang Biyani's avatar

Thank you for welcoming us into the amazing GSB community!

Prashasti Ojha's avatar

hi gauraang! as I digest all the tiny pieces of insights from this, I do want to highlight and appreciate how “to go beyond prestige and actually do things you’re stoked about” resonates. hoping to be brave enough in face of all the choices to make the right one. what a great read. thank you for sharing!

Gauraang Biyani's avatar

I'm glad it resonated with you!

Drishti Pandita's avatar

i have personally never been so invested in reading something so deep and long

best piece i ever read

human side, research and value packed

this is gold

Gauraang Biyani's avatar

Very kind of you, I'm happy you enjoyed it!

Freia Lobo's avatar

enjoyed reading this, so glad to have stumbled on your writing! hope you're well :)

Gauraang Biyani's avatar

So nice to hear from you Freia! Glad you liked it :)

Dr.V's avatar

Thanks for sharing, enjoyed reading. Best wishes for the new year.

Yashvi's avatar

Loved the "holding the mirror" section - feeling similarly going into my next quarter too. Hope you keep writing these!

Gauraang Biyani's avatar

Glad it resonated! Best wishes for the quarter :)

Vishwa Shah's avatar

Stanford GSB is my dream school, and just getting to read this and dig deep into the world felt beautiful. Thank you for sharing your insights. Looking forward to many more!

Gauraang Biyani's avatar

Glad to hear that! Thanks for the note :)

Sanjeevani's avatar

very detailed and honest read, Gauraang!

Gauraang Biyani's avatar

Glad you liked it!

Snigdha's avatar

So much of what you've shared resonates with how I feel about my first semester at MIT Sloan! Especially the part about wanting an asymmetric outcome with the MBA experience else it was not worth it. I love the post you shared from the GSB alum about MBA experience like a sandbox and detaching from the outcome of the journey.

We have the same goal of moving past being a wantepreneur and getting reps in over the remaining 1.5 years of our programs and I look forward to reading more as you document your journey!

Gauraang Biyani's avatar

Thank you for sharing, Lunara! I'm glad it resonated and would love to learn about your journey at MIT Sloan.