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The drivers behind my decision to get a management degree again and now from Stanford are simple but sincere. The primary reason is to ‘Explore’ myself. I want to discover myself more, interests, strengths, weaknesses, abilities, and everything. Stanford will help me discover myself and do a detailed analysis for my future decisions. The multitude and diversity of tasks I can do at Stanford are not possible in any work profile. More importantly, this time will give me an opportunity to reinvent with my new and deeper understandings of my own self. This is the same desire to explore and become better than yesterday that has made me pursue management immediately after engineering, and a few months back has pushed me to leave a well established job in India …show more content…

I have chosen to be a global professional so it is imperative to understand the cultural diversity and how it influences work culture and ethics. The nuances can only be learnt at a place where the diversity is close knit and the people irrespective of their backgrounds share warm personal relations – GSB Stanford. Learnings at Stanford will be deep rooted and well ingrained making me more sensitive and empathetic towards the different work styles. I desire to join LGBT community in their mission to help others in being open to the world. I will be a part of ABC and ABSA club. Another driving factor for Stanford is the opportunity to be a part of one of the most elite community, the Stanford Alumni Network, which acts as a support system throughout life. Finally, Stanford will fuel my

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