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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!

50 Things that made the Modern Economy – Illustrated on Post-it Notes.

I love doodling on Sticky Notes. And i love listening to podcasts. So i decided to merge the two. Writing … More

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: 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

cruises, mba, Vacation, weddings

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

Darden

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

autumn, Darden, fall, Leaves changing color, seasons

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

Darden MBA, diversity, food, IFF, International food festival, music

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

Biographies, Books, business school, Courses, Darden MBA, mba, Reading

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

Case teams, Darden MBA, Family, friends, learning Teams

Flying too frequently?

Air travel as a child was a thing of luxury. I still remember the first time I flew on a … More

air-travel, airports, excited, flying, management consultant, MBA summer internship, Passport, Security lines

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

Family, friends, home, India, pets, reunions, traffic, Vacation

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 Alumni Meet, Elections, Foxfields, home, India, Spring, USA, Vacation, Virginia

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

American civil war, battles, business lessons, General Meade, General Robert Lee, leadership, peace, war

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

business school, charlottesvile, Darden MBA, snow, US economy, white noise, winter

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

business school, case study based method, classroom, darden school of business, gladiator

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

business school, Consulting, dating, firms, investment banking, job search, life partner, recruiting

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

Boston, EA sports, Family, Google, New york, San fransisco, Seattle, Travel, Vacation, West coast, Yahoo, Yale

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

experiential learning, Legos, little law, mba, operations management, toys

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

autumn, change, changes, fall, seasons, sleet, time, winter

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

business school, crackers, Darden MBA, diwali, Family, festivals, food, friends, Halloween, home, Rangoli, sweets

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

business school, case study method, chips, class contribution, main course, pot-luck, you are what you say

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

Consulting, Darden MBA, function, industry, investment banking, MBA recruiting, practice

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

accounting, assesments, Darden MBA, exams, final exams, honor code, mba, tests, universtiy

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

business school, Darden, donald trump, hours of sleep, marissa mayer, sleep, successful people

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

business school, curious, Darden, monticello, thomas jefferson

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

architecture, biking, business school, charlottesville, mba, polo, running

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

mba, party in the usa, USA

RSS Life of a Global Desi Podcast

  • 28. Mom backpack travels with toddler. Deenaz a.k.a. Backpacking Indian Mama.
    What is backpack travel with a toddler like? How does one hostel-hop across Europe with a baby? How can moms keep up their love for travel with baby et al? We explore all these questions on Episode 28! Meet Deenaz a.k.a. Backpacking_Indian_Mama, a media and communications professional, a freelance travel writer and mom blogger. Deenaz has travelled across 17 […]

Archana Rao

Archana Rao loves cartooning on sticky notes, writing, eating red velvet cupcakes and drooling over golden Labradors.

Like my cartoons on “Life on a Post-It”

Like my cartoons on “Life on a Post-It”

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