Duong (left corner) on the Southeast Asia GIP trip 2016, where she was student coordinator Let’s start by answering the question posed by the article title: I left Wharton because of financial reasons. One less year of Wharton tuition and costs helped reduce the psychological pressures of debt, which in turned opened for me the…
The Women’s March
“A lady should be seen and not heard” is the noise I hear growing up Barricaded in a society where women’s views are secondary. For the ideal virtuous woman assents to what is being expected of her No queries or reservations – just total submission And so she waits to speak, solely observing Digesting…
Where is home?
Pic: Me and my mom when she was visiting US in 2013. I remember vividly the day I left Iran in 2007. I remember the mixed emotions that struck me when the plane took off — the excitement of beginning a new graduate program, and the uncertainty of not knowing what awaited me 6,200 miles…
Never laugh at a gunnery sergeant
I didn’t know whether I had my hands at all. Sarabmeet was claiming that he was brain-dead. And I was wondering how could have this all started with a sweet-smiling marine corps officer saying “I am the good one”! These were certainly the most intense 24 hours I’ve had in my life. We already had…
Transcend into the world of dedication, valor and pride for a day!
How 24 hours of grueling military training made me redesign my Wharton journey Much like the rest of you, I have an immense amount of respect for the men and women out there who are far from home in unpleasant places, standing ready to face death so that we can live in peace. There are…
Tree, Short for One Tree Hill
Let me paint you a picture of what I thought my life would be like here in Philly. I go to work, I go to the gym, I sit in the steam room and then I take a shower, and then I get home, where I am greeted by my husband standing in his white…
I Voted With (the other) Half of the Country
I don’t shy away from much… but I was hesitant to write, much less attach my name to, this article. After years of being trained and tested by the army to fight against the Taliban, the Haqqani network, and others, I found myself fearing the backlash from my peers more so than any real threat…
Leading an Ethnic Club at Wharton
1) Why do you think it is important to have ethnic clubs in Wharton? Wharton’s pioneering vision was to produce graduates who would become “pillars of the state, whether in private or in public life.” A pillar is expected to reliably provide essential support for something or someone else. An underlying assumption of Wharton’s founding…
Building an Ally Culture at Wharton
Several weeks ago on a Wednesday at noon, I put on a black sweater and headed out to Koo Plaza to join a crowd of several hundred students who were gathered to protest the tragic reoccurrence of police killings of black citizens. Spontaneously organized the night before by the Wharton African-American MBA Association (AAMBAA) and…
An American in Buenos Aires: My immigrant story
The best thing I have ever done with my life was to leave a relatively comfortable life behind as a consultant in Atlanta and move to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where I spent over a year and a half living and working before starting my journey at Wharton and Lauder in May of 2015. It was…