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MBA Voices
MBA Voices
I’m a born and raised Detroit-native coming from a long line of incredible matriarchs. My grandmother, born in 1929 on a small rural farm in Arkansas, traveled to Detroit with four toddlers, each one a year apart, via train to meet her husband who had locked in a job in the automotive industry. She eventually was subjected to domestic abuse and did one of bravest acts a Black woman in the 1950s with six children could do: she left. As a first-generation college student, listening at my grandmother’s feet as she recounted lessons she learned throughout her life gave me the sense I could pretty much do anything. [...]
'Meeting my HBS Peek Day peers gave me hope that even though there are still many people who are against diversity and inclusion, there are also forces out there that fight to create equal opportunities for all. Harvard is one of those forces.' [...]
Business school isn’t right for everyone, but it might be right for you, and we want to provide you with an easy and fun way to test that hypothesis. [...]
The case method enabled us to see different perspectives and challenged us to change our own firmly held beliefs. This method caused me to be excited about contributing, because the energetic discussion is about something bigger than ourselves. [...]
Before we applied to Peek Weekend in Spring 2017, we never imagined ourselves going to business school, let alone Harvard Business School. Fast forward six months and we find ourselves with lasting memories, amazing friendships, and a new perspective of what makes HBS and the MBA so brilliant. [...]
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