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The Forward Fellowship Convinced Me That I Belong at HBS
  • 22 Dec 2020

The Forward Fellowship Convinced Me That I Belong at HBS

Heather Jackson Author MBA Students
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Hi, my name is Heather Jackson, and I am not supposed to be at Harvard Business School. No, I don’t mean I was an ‘admissions mistake’ (though every single admit, myself included, has thought this countless times). I mean, by every possible statistic, I shouldn’t be here. I grew up in a low-income single-parent household in rural Kentucky - I am talking about a town of 4,000 people and one incredible Betty’s OK Country Cooking restaurant with an out-of-this-world catfish buffet. My parents did not graduate from college, neither did anyone in my family or most other families I knew. Growing up, I did not have any idea what an MBA was or why anyone would need one. [...]
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Moving to the Lower 48 from Alaska for my MS/MBA
  • 22 Aug 2019

Moving to the Lower 48 from Alaska for my MS/MBA

Kate Grosch Author MBA Students
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Moving anywhere is hard – but moving halfway across the world can come with even more challenges. MBA students come to HBS from every corner of the world, some with families, and some having never left their home country or state before. Kate Grosch (MS/MBA 2020) shares her experience growing up in Alaska - where wilderness survival and fishing were necessary parts of her childhood education. [...]
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