HONEST Reality About Harvard - Teaching, Experience 🤯 (Ex-BCG)

Studying and experiencing the life of a Harvard student is a dream of many.
In this video, I share my personal experiences and also answer how can you study at Harvard with a low GMAT/GRE?
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Have you ever wondered what an education ecosystem system looks like at Harvard? Or what are your chances of learning in prestigious institutions such as Harvard? In this career insight, I am going to map my experiences and share how I got to study at Harvard Business School with a GMAT lower than 750. Like always, I have divided this career insight into 2 broad sections.
Experiences
1.1 Classes
It is safe to say that your classes account for the largest part of your experience at your educational institution. My first class at Harvard Kennedy School revolved around public sector innovation. It was taught by the former mayor of New York. To top that, he often invited prominent guest speakers.
One such highly accredited speaker was a former McKinsey employee who worked with the State Department. I remember having a candid chat with her about how the schools no longer teach us proprietary skills to its students. Eventually, it is the firms such as MBB of the world that foster our soft and hard skills.
Moving onto the second component of a classroom- the students. The most interesting aspect was the diverse nature of the students taking the class. In my Kennedy Classroom, on my left sat the managing director at Bain Capital, London. He had also previously taught at the London Business School and Duke University. Humble and curious as ever, he always asked for my opinion on Indian policies since I had previously worked with the Government of India. The noteworthy detail is that he did not mention his role as managing director until the end. This experience taught me a great deal about humility. As it is often said, you are the average of the 5 people you interact with. In this aspect, Harvard can be quite overwhelming.
Jumping to my next class, it was on launching technology ventures at the Harvard Business School. Other than the quality of my peer network, what stood out for me there was the no laptops policy. This ensured that all students were alert, and solving the case with their full attention. These classes were centred around the concept of active, not passive learning. One was expected to come to class after putting their thinking caps on.
1.2 Peers
After classes, your peers are invariably the most important aspect of the education ecosystem. Your peers are with whom you will interact the most during and after college. Emphasizing my love for diversity, I have lost count of the number of different nationalities I interacted with.
I distinctly recall doing a project with a Brazilian and a Mexican, both of whom have come to do great with their lives. In fact, I am still in touch with a number of my Indonesian and Chinese friends. This really broadened my perspective and outlook on life, and I starts to think differently and holistically. You tend to become the best version of yourself by taking into account the different experiences of each person and respecting heterogeneity.
1.3 Travel experience
Taking my first international flight to Boston was a milestone in itself for me. As a resident of Delhi, it took me a while to get accustomed to the extreme temperatures of -18℃. Albeit that, travelling internationally and experiencing new cultures opened a lot of thought horizons for me.
So, how was I able to attend Harvard?

[@Shatakshi.Sharma]

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[@vigneshvenkataraman2338]

Hi Shatakshi, I have just got an invite for joining the YLP course which is being delivered by GGI.Looking forward to having a direct interaction with you, i am curious about a mid life switch, and would love your inputs. Thank you

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Proud and happy feeling to know about your experiences. 😊 Best wishes for future ventures.👍🏻

[@adityapattanayakvlogs]

Hey Satakshi, thank you so much for the video & for sharing your experiences. & Yes, I would love to know all such things that you talked in the form of that ratio & etc.& I can safely presume that most of us also do so. So definitely make some videos on that as well. TIA

[@tanaykumar1824]

This was great! I’m joining Duke Fuqua this year and hope to interact with such driven peers and illustrious faculty.

[@Shatakshi.Sharma]

Congratulations. I'm sure you'd have a great time ahead. Good luck

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Mam could you please make a video on "Improving communication skills". Like I'm pretty fluent in English but I still struggle a bit in putting forward my thoughts/ideas in English. So can you give some advice on how to practice spoken English alone! Thanks

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Do make a video about your GMAT story, would love to hear your GMAT experience / tips ...

[@Rohanvirkar]

Hey would love to know what were you studying at hyadrabad campus and how did you get into Harvard in detail 👍🏼

[@soumyamohnani581]

Hey Satakshi, in the video you mentioned about Life time value / customer acquisition cost ratio and we would love to learn these from you. Please make content on these topics as well. I am a DU'22 graduate, finding my way into finance/consulting.

[@Shatakshi.Sharma]

Sure. If more people request shall definitely too. Thanks for letting me know :)

[@nehamaheshwari7802]

More power to you, girl! The title is however slightly misleading - it's true you studied at HBS but as a part of an exchange program is only revealed towards the end, unfortunately.

[@Shatakshi.Sharma]

Thanks Neha

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[@Shatakshi.Sharma]

Thanks Utsav

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[@maheshhegde713]

Hi Shatakshi , I have watched many of your videos. Thank you very much for valuable insights. I visited GGI website, I saw that there is an age limit to apply for GGI course. I am born in 1981 - am I eligible? Background : I have work experience of around 19 years in IT industry. Want to take my career forward.

[@Shatakshi.Sharma]

Hi Mahesh, Im sorry but we are currently solving primarily for young professionals than everyone. Perhaps at a later stage, we will come up with special program for executive folks.

[@maheshhegde713]

@@Shatakshi.Sharma Great to hear that. I am keen to learn from GGI at some point of time 😀

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[@akshaychaudhary1041]

Mam did you diagnosed with migrain I am too diagnosed with migrain at the age of 19 and I’m also mba aspirant ? If yes How is condition now can you work effectively?

[@Shatakshi.Sharma]

Akshay, medicines and meditation both have helped. Hope they help you too

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@@Shatakshi.Sharma thanks mam