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Question)

When asked by your family, friends and colleagues why you want to go toDuke, what do you tell them? Share the reasons that are most meaningful toyou.

Your answer should not exceed 2 pages, with a font sie no less than !"#point.

$ feel honored to tell my family, friends and colleagues of my professionalexperience with Samsung for close to % years in multiple roles thus far. &heo'erall experience has endowed me with 'aluable skills of adaptability, multitasking, working cohesi'ely within teams and enhanced problem sol'ing andleadership skills. $ worked in multiple assignments in ( di)erent countrieswherein $ spearheaded product#de'elopment teams and lead multiple large,cutting edge *agship products from planning till production including +alaxyS, S-, ote /, &ab S and many more for South West 0sia 1arket generatingre'enues ranging from SD21 to SD/("1.

3ater, when my colleagues asked me why in spite of great career progression

$ wanted to go to Duke, $ replied now was an apt time to thrust my career

forward towards my 4uest for empowerment and also to e4uip me with

business acumen and resources to broaden the spectrum for bringing a

positi'e change. 0lso, $ feel excited to tell my family, with my goals 5rmly

insight, that in 2"!/ $ started researching on world6s top 7usiness Schools,

by reaching out to friends, family members and multiple schools6 alumni.

+radually identifying the di)erentiating points between schools, $ realied

that D896s student body6s caliber, remarkable faculty and reputation was

comparable to the S 9lite 9ight Schools. 0lso, to 5nd more about the culture

and learning opportunities at Duke $ reached out to many current students

and alumni of di)erent nationalities to 5nd one#thing in common:uni4ue;

that completely sold me o)# the collaborati'e culture at Duke.

$ distinctly remember how excitedly $ called my spouse after my 5rstinteraction with Duke 0lum Sumit 8hurana,

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and more was 4uite re#assuring to me and my spouse. 7eing people6s man, $

found culture to be a great 5t for me as it is more team based than of a cut

throat competition kind.

1y father has been my biggest inspiration and a perfectionist too. 0nd he

has been researching schools across the world in pursuit of my stellareducation since we 5rst had a talk regarding my plans for an 170.

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&hirdly, $ told my Dad how the pedagogies and a short ( week terms at Duke

would pro'ide the breadth and depth across di)erent business function

areas. &he school6s teachings is not Eust limited to one style but a good mix

of cases, class lectures, and experiencial learning,all pro'iding a greatbalance by ha'ing best of di)erent worlds. 0lso 8nowing from &homas

+oellner, class of 2"! about the fact that o'er (- of entire curriculum and

o'er F" term comprises of team based acti'ity@performance ga'e a

glimpse of collaborati'e@team culture at Duke.So, maEorly focused on team

based learnings:acti'ities;, pedagogies will enhance my learnings because of

participation@multiple 'iews@inputs of di'erse international mix of

people,pro'iding great depth of concepts and bolstring the understanding by

simultaneously pro'iding platform to build true relations@bonds:gelling ppl of

di). countries@backgrouds;. &o get the practical experience, $ am looking

forward to experience the breadth under the mentorship of the senior oGcial

by enrolling in 1entored Study in traingle area in a local tech 5rm. 0lso (#

week terms would enable me to co'er wide 'ariety of subEects, pro'iding a

great breadth of knowledge along with which $ plan to

pursue 1arketing concentration :=roduct management;,which would foster

learning and prepare me for internships in =roduct management.

0lso because of a student dri'en culture at Duke$ would soak myself in

innumerous opportunities to practice leadership ranging from fellowships in

academic, career, admissions, and

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3astly, $ told my dad that $nteracting further with more D89students and

alumni, $ found out that Duke keeps updating the curriculum according to the

need in the business world and for the same reason amaing electi'e 7ig

data analytic would be introduced for the coming