In this episode of Cherie's Corner, I speak with my Stanford MBA classmate, Gabriela. She’s a dual admit to Harvard and Stanford MBA programs. She talks about choosing Stanford and also still ending up going to Harvard, not for her business degree, but for her Masters in Public Policy. Despite having a successful career in consulting at Deloitte and product management at Meta, she still finds value in pursuing two masters degrees; she explains her reasoning and thinking behind this decision. She also gives advice to people who are currently in their application process. Finally, Gabriela is one of the most mindful people I know and we discuss how journaling and meditation led her to figure out her career goals and deal with imposter syndrome and not feeling FOMO. Let’s get started.

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Hello friends, thanks for watching! My name is Cherie and I'm a content creator, Stanford MBA student, & former LinkedIn senior product manager I share personal career stories on Cherie's Corner Podcast via YouTube and Instagram, so you can learn from my friends and our successes and failures, all while owning our authentic selves and living happier lives.

⌚Timestamps:
00:00 Cold Open
00:41 Podcast Intro
1:59 Who Is Gabriela Forter?
2:37 UCLA and Starting Her Career Journey
3:25 Her Roles After College
4:17 What She Wants From An MBA Program
8:03 How to Plan MBA Application THEME
10:45 How She Knew She Wanted an MBA
11:20 GRE vs. GMAT
12:25 MBA Essay
14:00 HBS, GSB, Kennedy School Descriptions
14:48 MBA Recommendation Strategy
22:00 Biggest Lesson Last Year
23:31 Hot or Not?
28:25 Bills, Bills, Bills
28:57 Expensible or Extravagent?
30:33 Acceptable Email Sign Offs
32:47 How to Face Imposter Syndrome