Tag Archives: business studies

Two weeks that changed my life completely

20 Sep

Fifteen-year-old Parthsarthi Suri is a student at the Emirates International School – Jumeirah, in Dubai, UAE. He participated in the Knowledge@Wharton High School Global Young Leaders Academy at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, in the summer of 2017. Here’s what he had to say about the experience. I have often heard this famous quote […]

A student draws inspiration from the dabbawalas of Mumbai

13 Sep

Uday Bansal, a high school senior from Delhi Public School, RK Puram, traveled from his home in New Delhi, India, this summer to participate in the KWHS Global Young Leaders Academy at The Wharton School in Philadelphia. While there, he learned about how entrepreneurs work to identify needs in society in order to develop successful […]

An Indian finance student describes life in New Zealand

24 Aug

Ninad Pethkar, who is from Mumbai, is pursuing a master’s degree in Finance at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He was the first student to go to New Zealand to study under an agreement signed in late 2016 for students of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Institute to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate programs at […]

With no date, girl who got into 7 Ivy League schools takes Harvard acceptance letter to prom

2 May

American teenager Priscilla Samey got into seven Ivy League schools, but couldn’t find a date for the senior prom. Instead of being disheartened, the 17-year-old took her acceptance letter from Harvard University to the dance. Last Saturday, she tweeted this picture with the message, “Couldn’t find a man to accept me for prom so I […]