Episode 7
How to (Curate &) Maximize your MS in US Experience (MBA pov) - w/ Shivangi
A master's in the US can be useful, expensive, confusing, and wildly overrated all at once. This episode is about getting more out of the move than a degree and a few blurry orientation photos, especially if you are trying to make the whole thing pay off in the real world.
Who this is for
- You are making a career move across countries and the paperwork is part of the stress.
- You would rather hear Shivangi's version while the mess is still fresh than get another polished hindsight sermon.
Key takeaways
- (Curate &) Maximize your MS in US Experience (MBA pov) - w/ Shivangi
- How to shortlist MBA programs - Rankings & Reports (
- This episode is about getting more out of the move than a degree and a few blurry orientation photos, especially if you are trying to make the whole thing pay off in the real world.
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that I definitely did not foresee is that for whatever reason I now want to get an MBA CU cuz I'm like what is this world it's just it it sounds just then I pivoted and I went into Gates Ventures
pivoted and I went into Gates Ventures which is the private office of Bill Gates and I worked there because I was really interested in emerging Technologies so I went ahead and did
Technologies so I went ahead and did that for and this was Generator AI last year post that my entire batch went to Vegas for 3 Days uh and I think every break that happens it's very popular like the entire batch
it's very popular like the entire batch travels together in the breaks I think in the spring break Japan was a very popular trip in the first year a lot of people went to Columbia this year never
people went to Columbia this year never in my life I thought I will go give a speech and be like yeah vote for me so I think that was something that I wanted to get that fear out I was like I'm
Show notes
A master's in the US can be useful, expensive, confusing, and wildly overrated all at once. This episode is about getting more out of the move than a degree and a few blurry orientation photos, especially if you are trying to make the whole thing pay off in the real world.
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