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Rupal Gadhia

Aug 19, 2026

12:28
What are some of the qualities that you think distinguishes a student who really makes the most of the opportunities available during the MBA? So not what are the qualities that get someone into HBS, but what are the qualities that allows that person to really get the most out of the experience there?
12:43
Yeah.
12:44
If I had to pick two things, I think it would be this hunger, this hunger just to learn, right? This hunger and desire to learn and curiosity.
12:51
So you mentioned our case-based method.
12:54
And our case-based method is you read a case prior to class.
12:58
You come to the classroom ready to discuss.
13:00
You have your opinion on what, and the case is really about what should this protagonist or what should this leader of a company or an organization or a country do based on this limited information that you have.
15:21
Speaking of all of that, when alumni come back to campus or when you run into them on the road, what is something that they often tell you that they didn't fully appreciate when they were students but now kind of in hindsight are really appreciative for?

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