By Victor Calderon, MBA’24 My decision to pursue an MBA at Kelley was driven by the school’s outstanding reputation for fostering business leaders and its robust marketing curriculum. From day one, I was immersed in a vibrant and collaborative learning environment where diverse perspectives and innovative thinking were celebrated. The insightful discussions in classes, engaging… Read more »
By Priya Garg, MBA’24 After deciding to move from India to the US for an MBA at the Kelley School of Business, I was having a plethora of mixed emotions. I was unsure of what to expect from life here and how it would differ. For the last nine years, I was financially independent and… Read more »
By Rekha Jagadish, MBA’23 I’m a firm believer that growth occurs outside of our comfort zone. I had more than 10 years of progressive experience in audit, risk, and compliance before joining the Kelley MBA program. Stepping out of my comfort zone to become a student challenged me, but I was ready! I envisioned the… Read more »
By Tanushree Mitra, MBA’23 Sometimes I wake up and my first thought is “I didn’t get enough sleep.” Then, I look at my to-do list and realize I don’t have enough time to get halfway through it. I go to the bus stop and discover that I missed the bus. Later, I come home to… Read more »
By Bhavyaa Sanghvi, MBA’23 | Forté Fellow Enjoying a summer break tops the list of all the unexpected benefits of returning to school. While I relish the grind and the constant need to be chasing a goal, winding down and relaxing for just a bit has afforded me some time to introspect and truly decipher what… Read more »
By Angelica Pastrana, MBA’23 I have tried to freeze time over the last few weeks. I told one of my mentors that I am in a strange place between quickly wanting to get to my internship and holding onto my first year for as long as possible. I lean towards being a forward-thinking individual, but… Read more »
By Bhaskar Mishra, MBA’23 The Kelley Full-Time MBA has been one of the best experiences in my life. It was a dream come true for me as I had a long-time wish to formally learn business in the company of talented and humble people. I was blown away by the talent as well as the… Read more »
When Sadia Tanveer and Zach Weisman discussed dreams for their future together, they realized they wanted to live in a well-rounded city; a place with good jobs, people their age, and things to do, and that career changes—and MBAs—provided the options they were seeking. That future, both geographically and upwardly mobile, is now in sight… Read more »
By Manish Jha, MBA’22 In my career, at various points, I always found myself asking the question, “What next?” My quest to answer this question has helped me make decisions outside my comfort zone and the decision to pursue MBA at Kelley was also an outcome of this question. I kept pondering over this question,… Read more »
By Blake Richardson, MBA’22 Like many people setting out on my Kelley MBA journey, I had so many questions about my ‘place’ in the business world. I wasn’t coming from a job at Deloitte or as a mid-level manager at a Fortune 500 company. I had no prior business degrees, had never held a job… Read more »