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Category: Darden MBA
Darden Diaries is about my MBA experience at Darden. As the student blogger, I have the opportunity to demystify the goings on of a top school in the US. As you will read my posts, you will understand the strong emphasis Darden places on building collaborative culture, nurturing relationships and creating a world-class education experience for its students. Loving every bit of it so far!
7 Inspiring Podcasts by Women about Money, Business, Work & Life.
One of the biggest shifts in mindsets while/after getting an MBA was to inculcate an insatiable thirst to learn everything … More
7 Lessons from my First Job post-Management Consulting
Last week, I completed 2 years at Cengage Learning, a disruptive Ed-Tech company and the third largest digital courseware and … More
7 investments to make in your tweens, teens, and twenties.
Disclaimer:Â Before i get trolled for being ageist, the list is obviously relevant for any age. However, in hindsight, i wish … More
The Darden i will miss.
When you finally get ready to leave a place as beautiful as Darden and Charlottesville, you try and soak in … More
How an MBA ruins vacations for the rest of your life!
This post was originally featured in TopMBA Blogs 🙂 One of the biggest upsides of doing an MBA is the … More
The ride I will never forget!
I still remember the first time I saw the mind blowing roller coaster rides on Discovery travel and Living on … More
Why you should slow down at-least once a day?
Why should you slow down at least once a day? For weeks on end I was running from one class … More
Eat around the world in 2 hours!
Come September end, Darden students take to buying ingredients, digging up old recipe books, calling their mothers frantically to figure … More
Can you read for pleasure when doing an MBA?
When you think about becoming a student for two years, one of the resolutions you make is that of reading … More
One for All, All for one! – Learning Teams at Darden
As Second Years you often find yourself at home at 7:00pm either reading your cases for the next day or … More
Flying too frequently?
Air travel as a child was a thing of luxury. I still remember the first time I flew on a … More
Make your home in your heart!
Growing up as an army officers’ daughter, I have known many homes. Close to 14 different cities, towns, villages, and … More
Blossoming trees, galloping horses, and home going!
As a third grade Geography teacher, I taught my kids about seasons – the four distinct seasons in India, the … More
Darden Diaries 14: Battlegrounds and boardrooms.
Some of the best things about a business school like Darden, nestled in the rich cultural heritage of Virginia, are … More
Enough of the “white noise” already!
To the all Darden second round admits… Welcome! Also I want to enlighten you a little about the white noise … More
Darden Diaries: Become a Gladiator.
“My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions and loyal … More
Darden Diaries 11: Recruiting and dating – Aren’t they similar?
“Recruiting is like dating.” When I first heard this from a career advisor at Darden, I thought it made no … More
Darden Diaries 10: Who needs that vacation?
One of the best things about living in a picturesque and sleepy town like Charlottesville is that you can leave … More
Darden Diaries 9: How to “operate” like a manager!
Blue, green, yellow, red, black, white, orange, brown and pink. Brick 2 X 2, brick 1 X 2, angle bushe, … More
Darden Diaries 8: It was “Fall”ing and its all fallen!
Amber, beige, bister, chestnut, khaki, tan, fawn, sepia, ocher, ginger, rust, puce, chocolate, hazel… Before you think I am rattling … More
Darden Diaries 7: To new and old festivals
One of the many downsides of being away from your home country is the time when you realize that not … More
Darden Diaries 6: Class contribution – the ultimate potluck!
All our words are but the crumbs that fall from the feast of the mind. – Khalil Gibran I am … More
Darden Diaries 5: Process the ‘process’, then trust it.
When I was all of 6 years old, I used to say with the utmost conviction, “When I grow up … More
Darden Diaries 4: Examining the Anti-Exam!
You wake up from a night mare. Shake yourself out of it. Skip breakfast because you feel sick already. You … More
Darden Diaries 3: To sleep or to not sleep!
What do Marissa Mayer (Yahoo’s CEO), Indira Nooyi (Chairman & CEO PepsiCo), Barack Obama ( President of the US), Condoleeza … More
Darden Diaries 2: ‘B’ curious yet ‘B’ you!
And the Orientation week at Darden comes to an end with me standing in the middle of the Thomas Jefferson’s … More
Darden diaries 1: To “B” or to not “B”
M.B.A. ; Three small letters, one big concept. Growing up in India, one is expected to be at the two big … More
Darden Diaries 0 : Party in the USA!
Party in the USA – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGyjg3I7aK8This Miley Cyrus song pretty much sums up how I felt when I first got … More
Life Work Doodles 