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Women in B-Schools: A Perspective

Shruthi Raghavan, Harvard Business School, MBA Class of 2007

I was twelve-years old when I heard about Harvard Business School for the first time. For a few months I was fascinated with the idea of joining this august institution—at that time I thought it was a school where I could do my ninth standard! However, over the years, my focus shifted to other activities—school, homework, friends, family and so on. When the time came to decide upon my future plans, college education and career options, I chose to do Bachelor’s in Commerce and simultaneously pursued my CA. The idea of an MBA (by now I knew a little more about Harvard) rose again, only to fade out to the periphery of my mind—after all, how could a ...

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