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Good luck Malvi Shah with your 7-yr-old son. My parents had no idea how to educate me (even though Dad is a chemist who might have won a Nobel prize with a slightly different life path), but my educational path was less tumultuous than many people who’ve written here.My parents were born in Taiwan in the 1930s-1940s, and came to the US in 1963 for graduate school. They were both from wealthy families, but decided to be “downwardly mobile” idealists - leaving their families without money. Dad declined to take over the family business, and thus his parents didn’t like him much. Basically, they were Chinese “hippies” rebelling against traditional attitudes, but very conservative compared to American/European hippies and beatniks.My parents were the opposite of “Asian Tiger” parents, and encouraged me to do whatever I wanted to be happy. Dad was familiar with both US and Chinese educational systems, and felt that the Chinese system builds a high level of basic skills, but stifles creativity as an adult thinker/researcher/scientist.Mom (1966)Me (1966)I was born in Indiana in 1966. Grew up speaking Taiwanese. Could read English before age 1 - not sure exactly when, my earliest memories include already being able to read.Funny story: I was fascinated with cars, and had fun naming cars as we drove around the US. But I was ashamed of cheating…if I couldn't recognize the car by shape, I would read the name. Little did I know, that people were more impressed by my reading…than naming the cars by shape. :-)When people are extremely intelligent, they often make very poor guesses about other people’s motivations…until they get a lot of real-world experience with the wide range of personality styles, emotional levels, ability levels, and life experiences in other people.When I was 4, my parents had me tested (possibly an IQ test) to enter kindergarten early. My birthday was in November, and Colorado required kids to be age 5 by September, but my parents didn't want me to wait a year. I was told that the tester refused to give my parents a score (which is proper procedure for Ratio scores with old Stanford-Binet tests - Ratios above 160 are considered “no score”).I thought it was strange, but didn’t think much of it until 2015 when I stumbled onto Quora (with many IQ-obsessed people). It’s possible my parents were told a score, and decided to tell me “no score.”Some people think all smart people have a fantastic memory. My memory is terrible. I have trouble remembering a 7-digit phone number or a 7-word sentence.I learned many mnemonic methods, but I’m too lazy to use them. For storage, I use notes on my smartphone, an Excel spreadsheet on my computer, and I e-mail myself.I have a relatively high iq, yet a terrible working memory. Why? And what can I do to fix this?Aphantasia - Some people see visual images of a page, and can read the words. I visualize nothing. Strong audio, but weak/no touch or smell imagery either. I build 3D mental models, but more from a sense of touch.- When the Mind's Eye Is Blind (Scientific American, 2018)- Aphantasia: How It Feels To Be Blind In Your Mind (2016 FB viral post)- Aphantasia - Wikipedia Since I have audio memory, one of my mnemonic tricks to remember numbers is to repeat some of the digits out loud so I can recall the audio sounds while I remember some of the other digits. The lack of internal image memory makes “memory palace” techniques less strong, but since I can 3D model in my head, it does work.Unlike some people who compulsively learn, I like to have a mind which can be calm and empty, or active and full of wonder. My favorite thoughts are awe, wonder, curiosity, love, compassion, joy, and gratitude. I’m not so fond of problem-solving, planning, worry, anxiety, and anger.———————————————-Starting School (1971–75, age 4–8)———————————————-So I started kindergarten in 1971. Since my Dad was a post-doc trying to get enough publications for a professorship & tenure, we moved twice, and I attended three kindergartens in Ithaca, NY (Cornell), Boulder, CO (U Colorado), and Rochester, NY (U Rochester).I remember the frustration in Jan 1972 of often writing the wrong year (1971) on my school papers.I had no sense of being unusually smart. The internet had started in 1969, but I wouldn’t use it for another 11 years (1980), so I had no reference points. In 1971, I learned to play football in the snow in Colorado, and was mostly frustrated that the other boys wouldn’t let me be quarterback.When I got older, my parents shared that they had no idea how to raise me.For chores, I was assigned to read a regular encyclopedia and a medical encyclopedia front-to-back. When I finished those, they bought a 25+ volume Encyclopedia Britannica (which I don’t think I ever finished).I grew up on college campuses, sometimes accompanying my dad while he programmed some computers to analyze chemical compounds and anti-cancer drugs. He sat me at punch card machines, and I would type my name, address, and other things on punch cards while he worked.School wasn’t challenging, and I was bored by some of it, but I didn’t know any better. Sometimes I would just read a book while the teacher was speaking. This upset one teacher who liked to quiz kids who weren’t paying attention, make them look bad, and give them an “F” for the day. But one day when he signaled me out to ask me questions, I answered them correctly, so he gave me an “F+”. Other times, I would doodle and draw. Or I would do my homework in class, so I didn’t have to do it after school.In kindergarten and 1st grade, I was often assigned to help/tutor other kids.I was reading at 4th grade level, but the 2nd grade teacher didn’t want me to read above grade, so I made no progress that year in English.Unlike some “autodidacts” here, I could learn things at a slow speed, or at a fast speed. It didn’t bother me to learn at the “school speed”. I could function socially in the academic world.Since my parents were not great with English (There’s no one for 2 generations - grandparents, cousins, etc… with good language skills, it’s not in my genes), I didn’t have much exposure to English/American literature.Dad did have Scientific American, Physics Today, and Popular Science on the living room table, so I read those every month. And Reader’s Digest (not quite literature…) and Consumer Reports.When teachers didn’t have more assignments for me, sometimes they would give me a box of math questions on index cards (100,000s of questions). Grunt work.I often went to the library, checked out a stack of 15–25 books, rinse, and repeat (a typical non-textbook takes me about 1–2 hrs at a leisurely pace, 15 sec - 2 min if skimming quickly).——————————————————————————Attending 4th grade & middle school (1975–76, age 8–9)——————————————————————————In 4th grade (1975–76), my teacher and parents arranged for me to go to the middle school for math (pre-algebra) after New Years. I was excited and nervous. Wanted to do well, so I learned the whole math book over Xmas break.Oops. Didn’t know I wasn’t supposed to do that. So the middle school math teacher (Mr. Tumminelli) ended up teaching me Algebra I, II, Trigonometry, etc…Every day I had a tiny school bus driving me back & forth between grade school & middle school. Not sure how my parents arranged this. They were amazing.———————————————————————————————————-Attending 5th grade, 6th grade, and Kent State University (1976–77, age 9-10)———————————————————————————————————-We moved from Rochester, NY to Kent, OH (Kent State University). I remember my dad being very angry at the time, but I didn’t realize for another decade that Dad’s professor was using him for cheap labor, and refusing to write letters of recommendation. So without recommendation letters, he was able to get a job as an assistant professor, but at a small non-Ivy League schoolKent State University didn’t yet have an Early Admit Program…and Center for Talented Youth (CTY, Johns Hopkins) didn’t begin until 1979. …but somehow my Dad was able to introduce me to professors at Kent State to take some math classes (1976–1983), unofficially at first, then officially after 1–2 years when the Early Admit program was created.The math professors said the number of student complaints about “Calculus is too hard” dropped dramatically when a 10-yr-old began taking classes with them. :-)So in 1976–77, I was enrolled in 5th grade, 6th grade, and university. A bus would take me to the college for half the day, or I might take night-classes.Started programming an old 1960s IBM with FORTRAN on punchcards.When a program wouldn’t work for an unknown reason, we often opened up the computer to look for insects (real-life “bugs”).—————————————————————————————————-Attending 7th-11th grade, and Kent State University (1977–82, age 11–15)———————————————————————————-——————Next year, I did 7th grade and college. I studied math, computer science, chemistry, physics, and violin at college. Wasn’t so good at English, so took that, history, government, biology, PE (Physical education), etc… at junior high and high school.Rehearsal for debut violin recital (Mozart Concerto #3) at age 12 (1978) with the Kent State Sinfonia.Dad got a TI-58 in 1978 (programmable calculator for $200–300, $800–1,200 in 2019 dollars). Programming at home without punch cards!- TI-59 / TI-58 - WikipediaBetween 6th grade and 11th grade, I didn’t skip any grades. My parents were not fond of accelerating me too quickly. I mostly missed my friends from K-4, as I never again had a big group of friends from 5th–11th grade in Kent.In 7th and 8th grade, I was greatly puzzled by puberty in boys. Many of the boys began to do really stupid and hurtful things (Tell Polish jokes and make fun of other people).I got interested in girls at age 12, so the first two years of attending college were before my sex drive started. I was a shy introvert, not athletic (5′7″, 115 lbs), with no fashion sense - your basic nerd. So no success there for another 7 years.I wondered how other people like me navigated life, but didn’t find much in those pre-web-browser days (pre-1991). What helped me most were two things:(1) Terman studies (1921-)Genetic Studies of Genius - Wikipedia (2) Leta Hollingsworth’s “Children Above 180 IQ” (1975)Amazon.com: Children Above 180 IQ Standford-Binet Origin and Development (Classics in Child Development) (9780405064678): Leta Stetter Hollingworth: Books—————————————-Working during high school—————————————-My first consulting project in 1979 (or 1980) was when the high school teachers were negotiating salary scales (e.g. BA + 5 years experience = $X, MA + 10 yrs = $Y). They wanted to compare multiple salary scales for overall benefit to all teachers, and no one knew about business spreadsheets on mainframes (1961) or VisiCalc (first microcomputer spreadsheet, 1979), so I hard-coded a spreadsheet.I worked for my Dad on various FORTRAN programs in Chemistry, including a crazy program for factor analysis. For a few days, I couldn’t figure out what this program was doing. Finally I realized that the author was using variables shoehorned inside format statements to achieve variable-length fields and different numbers of fields (e.g. “X = 2.3 Y + 4.56 Z” or “X = 2.8 Y”). Fortran 4 used fixed-format output, and the method was quite ingenious and TOTALLY unreadable. One of the coolest programs I’ve had the pleasure of working with.Later I worked for another Chemistry professor doing 3-D visualization of chemical compounds. An Apple ][ was used to interface to a mainframe doing most of the calculations. This was 4 years before GUI interfaces migrated from Xerox Parc (1973) to the Apple Lisa and Macintosh (1984).———————————————-Meeting kids from other schools———————————————-Did some AIME/AMC exams in 9th-11th grade. Best was 2nd in Ohio. But never studied, and didn’t realize that they were important, so never got to meet any IMO people from around the world. Art of Problem SolvingTheodore Roosevelt High School (Ohio) was so backwater, about half the kids didn’t do any college. We had classes in cosmetology (cutting hair), wood shop, auto shop, stenography (typing), OWE (Occupational Work Exchange)…and maybe one student per year went to a lower-level Ivy League.Almost no one took SATs (which required a 10 mile trip to neighboring Akron, OH). ACTs were the usual exam. Didn’t realize that ACH (SAT IIs) subject tests even existed until after visiting Harvard. I think we had four AP classes in our high school (English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, maybe history). I don’t think I took any of the AP classes.In 10th & 11th grade, I started doing science fairs and symposiums. Won state science science symposium, but was pressured to decline the award for drinking underage. Guy who took my place won the International Symposium in England. Whoops. Might have messed up my chance to get into Harvard. Butt got saved a 6–9 months later though.Entered the Westinghouse Science Talent Search and won 6th place ($7,500 - Harvard tuition was only $6,000 at the time, so more than 1 year of tuition). For the first time, I met kids from the Bronx High School of Science, Stuyvesant, and other magnet/private schools.For the first time in my life I met someone smarter…MUCH smarter. When some of the 40 finalists were hanging out, the topic of “who’s the smartest one here” came up. No discussion. Unanimous. One guy was clearly WAAAY above the rest of us.Because of Westinghouse, I got invited to an American Academy of Achievement dinner, where I met Jay Luo (graduated college at age 12, Prodigy views his homeland - Taiwan Today), Steve Jobs, John Glenn (1st man on the moon), Brooke Shields, George H. W. Bush (the first one), etc…Years later, I spoke with Michael Kearney (graduated college at age 10, has the current record) via phone, but we didn’t hit it off.Decided to start college as a freshman (even though I had enough math for a BA), and applied to Harvard, Princeton, MIT, and Stanford at age 15 (1981). Got into three, but was rejected at MIT (Heard later that MIT might have had a minimum age of 16 in the 1980s).Visited Harvard and Princeton. Didn’t visit Stanford (which may have been a mistake, it has great flat areas for rollerblading, and lots of volleyball nets), so chose Harvard to be safe, since I liked the people there.————————————————-Life at Harvard (1982–86, age 15–19)————————————————-At Harvard, I finally realized that my level of intelligence was quite rare.Students were introducing me to their parents as “yada yada yada…”I skipped the undergraduate math curriculum (…and vaguely wish I had audited or taken Math 55ab), and started with Complex Analysis (Math 213ab), before abandoning higher math.Played in the orchestra for two years, and got to tour Europe and the USSR (before the wall fell). But practicing/playing for 8–12 hrs/day for 1–2 months convinced me that I didn’t like music enough to do it professionally. So I stopped playing violin in 1984 after sophomore year.Dad introduced me to a Nobel laureate in Chemistry (Prof. William Lipscomb, who recently died at age 91), and I ended up doing some X-ray crystallography in his lab. Later worked in a virology lab at the Harvard Medical School for Prof. Donald M. Coen. Started a Yahoo!-like system for Harvard, but in the pre-browser (pre-1991) era, it was a flop.Dad didn’t have money, or understand the US elite college admissions system (In high school, I had few extra-curriculars, no leadership activities, did no volunteer work - unlike my younger brother and sister), but he did have connections! He also suggested submitting a project for the Westinghouse STS, which probably made me a lock for Harvard (In the 1980s, I think they accepted all 40 Finalists who applied).Had a lot of fun taking challenging classes, but it totally submarined my ability to get into a top graduate school. I chose classes based on the professors’ teaching ratings - Government, History, Literature, Linguistics, Science, whatever… Eventually I had to get special clearance to graduate because I hadn’t taken enough classes in my major (Chemistry and Physics).Did a 1.5x load (6 classes) officially & audited others.Sometimes I skipped 1–2 levels of prerequesites to take classes, which wasn’t great for my grades. I wasn’t bright enough to skip prerequisites and still get an A+.If I were to do it over, I might have(1) Finished a BA & PhD ASAP, while impressing key professors(2) Used connections & research to get a tenured professor position(3) …then explored other classes and topicsBut I didn’t know any better … and was just excited to have challenging classes.Clueless youth.I was two years behind Lisa Randall (physicist) who won Westinghouse STS in 1980. See Can a person be both extremely beautiful and highly intelligent?Masako, Crown Princess of Japan (will be Empress on 5/1/19) was one year before me. As was Conan O'Brien (comedian, talk-show host).———————-Spiritual Crisis———————-In senior year (1985–86), I had my first relationship (I was 18, and she was a 19-yr-old 1st year), and it created a crisis of values.My parents were not religious and had a philosophy of “Be first, and you’ll always have a job” (Along with “Do whatever you want, just be happy.”).But I had always felt this was unfair to everyone else in the world, as not everyone can be first. How can we have a world which everyone can have a fulfilling life?This resulted in a suicidal manic-depression which lasted 12 years (1986–1998).In retrospect, I was dealing with 3 things:(1) Realignment of values. Discovering God.(2) Poor emotional skills. Inability to cope with the “dark night” and dark emotional places, and come back to happiness, wonder, awe, curiosity, love, compassion, and joy.(3) Inexperience with relationships. Coming out of “initial euphoria” and not knowing what to do.So it took me ten years to get a bachelor’s degree (1976–86, age 19).————————————After College (1986–2019)————————————Retired at age 40 (2007)…Spent 16 years traveling around the world (2002–2018).I’m 52 now. Not sure what’s coming next.Long-lived ancestors. Grandma lived to 103. Mom (79) & Dad (82) are still in good health.Funny thing is my mom never expected to live to age 50. She grew up in Taiwan during WW II, and people died a lot back then from disease.At a springboard diving meet at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center in the 1990s, a 94-yr-old lady (Viola Krahn) was diving. 1922 NCAA champion. The 70-something men & women could still do 2.5 somersaults.Viola Cady Krahn, 102; Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame MemberMet a guy trying to set the record for oldest man to run a marathon. Except there was a guy 5 years older who was still running. :-)

I would agree with the answers given by Peter Lenard and Robert Lopez related to how this is largely based upon preference. To answer the question in more detail, it is helpful to provide a bit more context on the overall path of GSB classes and how students typically differentiate in the classes they choose.As Anneke Jong wrote in a blog post (http://annekejong.blogspot.com/2010/11/is-business-school-hard.html), the first year is quite challenging for a number of reasons, and few students look back on it as academically inspiring. Most complain incessantly about it, sometimes with good reason and sometimes due to lack of perspective (I count myself in the latter group). It is the year where you take the classes that any MBA would be expected to take. As I reflect on it now, I wish that I had been less negative on it in the moment, as many of the classes were quite good and / or will serve me well, particularly finance, accounting, economics, and data and decisions (i.e., statistics). Though it is painful, the administration is wise in packing these into the first year. By the end, you are done with the "required" courses and the second year is wide open. As long as you complete a grand total of 105 course units, including 93 at the GSB and 93 graded (vs. pass/fail), you can graduate. By the end of the first year, most students have ~60 units completed, so in addition to a lighter course load, the classes are completely of your choosing.During the second year, students end up splitting down a number of tracks. As would be expected, some focus on finance / investment classes, others on general management / entrepreneurship classes, others on product design / marketing classes, and others on leadership / soft skills (NOTE: this is my rough categorization for the purposes of this answer, not an official categorization of the Stanford GSB). Still others venture "across the street" whether on a one-off basis or through joint degree programs, taking classes at the law school, medical school, E-IPER program (environment and resources), design school, education school, public policy / administration program (whether Stanford or Harvard Kennedy), etc. These are rough lines, and many students take classes across several of them. From what I have seen though, you can generally see each person allocating his / her time in 1-2 tracks more than the others. I personally focused on general management / entrepreneurship and leadership / soft skills, so I can only really speak to those. I will try to reference other highly rated classes as well.The "signature" classes: While there might be some differences of opinion on these, there are a couple of classes that are notable across generations of GSB students. This is with good reason too, these classes end up being described as life and / or career changing.Interpersonal Dynamics (OB 374) -- This is probably the most famous of them all. Commonly called "touchy feely," over 90-95% of the class takes this and many (including me) describe it as transformational. The premise of the course is that communication and connection between you and others is one of, if not the most important factors related to your personal and professional success. Furthermore, most of us aren't really all that good at it. We tend to speak and respond to others, especially during times of stress, in ways that are counterproductive and prone to hurting, rather than building relationships. There is a lecture portion of the course, but the real action takes place in T-group (i.e., training group), where a group of 12 students and 2 facilitators sit in a circle for 3-4 hours at a time. There is no agenda. The group just talks, going deep on topics relevant to each student. Disagreements and conflicts arise. Real-time feedback ensues. While it sounds unstructured, it is very often a tremendously powerful experience, changing how you communicate and connect with others.Managing Growing Enterprises (STRAMGT 355) -- Another extremely useful class, this might be better titled "Managing Difficult Situations." The most famous professor is Irv Grousbeck, but all the professors (including Joel Peterson, Jim Ellis, Kevin Taweel) are experienced practitioners who engage students in challenging role plays related to common management situations involving complex decisions and tough conversations. Each class typically revolves around a real-life case study, and the protagonists are present. After about an hour and a half of role playing the various situations, the protagonists address the class about how they handled each situation, what worked well, what didn't work well, etc.The rest of the "super round" classes: Each year, first year students go through a registration process where they can "super round" classes that are typically very high in demand. The above two classes are always on this list. The classes below are as well. Typically, each student will only get two of these (including the "signature" classes above)Leadership Perspectives (OB 363) -- A relatively new class, this has become incredibly popular in recent years. It is taught by Joel Peterson (former CEO of Trammel Crow, current Chairman of JetBlue, Managing Director of Peterson Partners, etc.) and Charles O'Reilly, a really excellent research professor focused on leadership. The format of the class includes one session per week where a prominent leader addresses the full class and a second session where small groups break out to discuss and reflect on what was learned from the leader. During my class, we heard from CEOs / board members, former athletes, a city mayor, a military general, and a nonprofit leader, among others. Each gave us 15-20 minutes of background on his / her life and path, then the next 1 hour+ was open for questioning, where we could ask just about anything (and questions / responses were guaranteed confidential within the class). It is fascinating to see the similarities and differences among leaders as they honestly discuss their personal and professional successes and failures over time.Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital (STRAMGT 354) -- While I didn't take this class, it is also extremely popular. It is taught by long-time venture capitalist Peter Wendell and Eric Schmidt. The guest list is phenomenal. This class was referenced in the recent New York Times article on Stanford (http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/04/30/120430fa_fact_auletta).Investment Management and Entrepreneurial Finance (FINANCE 321) -- While I didn't take this class, it is extremely popular among students with interest / focus on the finance / investment space. It is taught by Jack McDonald, a long-time professor and investor guru. I'll leave further description to an alum / student who has actually taken the class.Other interesting (and popular) classes that I did takeLeadership Fellows (OB 330/331) -- Each year, ~66 second year students take part in the Arbuckle Leadership Fellows program. While one purpose of the program is to help facilitate the Leadership Labs class taken by every first year student, there is also a heavy "coaching" component to the experience. Through this, the students in the class are trained by professional executive coaches to be coaches themselves. The point is not that most of us will actually become executive coaches (though some might), but rather that coaching is a critical part of managing, and something that many managers are not actually that good at. During the class, each student has ~3 first year students that he / she coaches for two quarters both to practice what is learned in class but more importantly, to help the first year student improve in whatever areas of life the student so desires.Lives of Consequence (OB 383) -- A small seminar class, this is focused on giving students time to reflect on what sort of life each student wants to lead. The class includes some study of individuals who have been thought to have led a "consequential" life. More importantly, the class asks each student to complete several exercises focused on his / her own life, including writing his / her own obituary and eulogy (though unusual, writing my own and listening to what others wrote about themselves was an amazing experience). Few people find the time for such structured reflection, which is exactly what this class allows.Becoming a Leader (GSBGEN 571) -- Many students coming out of MBA programs will become managers within a few years, and becoming a manager means working not just for those to whom you report, but those who report to you. This is often a difficult transition. This half-quarter class uses the experience of recent GSB graduates (classes 2000 and later, more or less) as a tool to expose us to common challenges faced by first time and young managers. Some of the examples are highlighted in short videos, but there are also two panel sessions.The Paths to Power (OB 377) -- Taught by Jeff Pfeffer (http://jeffreypfeffer.com/), this class is about the power and, as he says in his book, why some people have it and others don't. It is often described as a controversial class, with rationale being that it just teaches tools that allow one to accumulate power. I did not find it to be particularly controversial, but rather thought that it just highlighted a set of very basic but important considerations -- whether others know about the good work you're doing, what your network looks like and how central you are as a node within it, how you say what you say, how much social and professional capital you have, how unique you are in your organization, etc. -- that can lead to gaining and sustaining power within an organization. Throughout the course, case studies are used, and at least once a week, case protagonists and / or professionals related to the topic at hand guest teach.Formation of New Ventures (STRAMGT 353) -- This is a survey course that uses case studies to introduce challenges and considerations across the new venture lifecycle, from idea and team formulation through IPO or M&A (at which point the venture is presumably no longer new). Each class, the protagonists of the case being taught are present to comment on the discussion and what they actually did, why, how it turned out, etc. There are several sections of this class. I took a section with Andy Rachleff (Benchmark, Wealthfront) and Mark Leslie (Veritas) that was focused entirely on information technology companies. Other sections are taught by Jim Ellis (Asurion), Jeff Chambers (TA Associates), John Mortgridge (Cisco), Charles Holloway, and George Foster (Stanford).Building and Managing Professional Sales Organizations (STRAMGT 351) -- Where Formation of New Ventures is a survey course on many topics related to starting a company, this class focuses on precisely what the name implies. You're either building product or you're selling it. I knew shockingly little about the latter step before this class, and found it to be among the most practical during my whole time at the GSB. Similar to above, this class is taught with case studies, and the protagonists join each class to share their experience and learning. Additionally, there are projects and simulations used to apply the class materials. Mark Leslie, an amazing sales CEO for decades in Silicon Valley conceived of the class with James Lattin on the academic side. They are now joined in different sections by Peter Levine (A16Z), Kirk Bowman (Accel), and Mark Stevens (long time Sequoia).Conflict Management and Negotiation (OB 381) -- This is about exactly what the title suggests. Conflict and negotiation can be uncomfortable or even painful, so the course is more than 50% focused on simulations between classmates where you practice effective tools and then reflect on the outcomes. And it does get more natural with practice...Sports Business Management (GSBGEN 360), Sports Business Financing (GSBGEN 561), and Sports Marketing (GSBGEN 562) -- The GSB has a number of courses and course sequences that focus on particular topics of interest for students. I have some interest in sports and took two of the three courses above with George Foster. You do have to be interested in sports for these classes, but if you are, it is a real treat. Aside from the annual Billy Beane visit, Professor Foster manages to get the biggest names in Bay Area, and sometimes national sports, into the room discussing just about every topic related to business and sports. As you will see below, there are many other courses delving into different verticals, such as philanthropy, real estate, and entertainment.Other interesting (and popular) classes that I did not takeAligning Start-Ups with their Market (STRAMGT 359) with, Andy Rachleff, which delves deep into another topic introduced in Formation of New Ventures, product-market fitCreating a Start-Up (STRAMGT 356/366) with Haim Mendelson, whereby teams of students (often across graduate programs) create a company plan and sometimes, take the product to market during and after a two quarter course togetherBiodesign Innovation (OIT 384/385) -- some similarities in process to above, but where product is focused on healthcare technologiesEntrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability (OIT 333/334) -- some similarities in process to above, but where product is focused on technologies that benefit people and communities in developing countries (through Stanford SEED program)Corporate Financial Modeling (FINANCE 350) with Peter DeMarzo, who wrote our book on itMergers and Acquisitions (ACCT 332), guest taught by Safra Catz (President of Oracle)Understanding the Recent Financial Crisis (GSBGEN 340), Fiscal Policy (GSBGEN 363), and Contemporary Economic Policy (MGTECON 381) with User-13808067191255951908, former Economic Policy Advisor to President George W. Bush and Director of the US National Economic CouncilDesigning Happiness (MKTG 355) and Social Brands (MKTG 353) with Jennifer Aaker, author of The Dragonfly EffectReal Estate Investment (GSBGEN 306)Leadership in the Entertainment Industry (OB 388)Strategic Philanthropy (GSBGEN 381)

Who told you that? Odisha is a state with enormous talent. It has produced some of the eminent personalities. I am listing a few of them for your information.Bollywood:Mira Nair: The Indian filmmaker and actress based in New York, Mira Nair was born on October 25, 1957 in Rourkela, Odisha, and grew up with her two older two brothers and parents in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. She got an opportunity to direct a Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the fifth installment of the super hit series created by J K Rowling, because she is more at home with human emotions and “less interested” in special effects.Nandita Das: The Indian film actress and director Nandita Das was born to noted Indian Oriya painter, Jatin Das and a Gujarati Jain mother, Varsha who is a writer.She was born in Mumbai and brought up in Delhi.Sona Mohapatra: Sona Mohapatra is an Indian singer, music composer and lyricist born in Cuttack, Odisha. Sona is BTech engineering graduate from the College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar in Instrumentation & Electronics Engineering.Nila Madhab Panda: The award-winning director of I Am Kalam, Broken Hills and Kaun Kitney Pani Mein, Nila Madhab Panda was born in Sonepur, Odisha.Krishna Beura: Krishna Beura is mostly known for his hit song “Maula Mere” from the film Chak De India, “Rabba” (Musafir) and “Soniyo from the Heart” (Raaz-2). He can sing in 22 languages including his mother tongue Oriya. Krishna Beura is originally from Kusupangi, Banki, Cuttack, presently residing in Mumbai.Pitobash Tripathy: Born in Deuli, Nayagarh and brought up in Bhubaneswar, Pitobash Tripathy is known for his role in the movies I Am Kalam and Shor in the City.Sulagna Panigrahi: Born in Berhampur, Odisha, Sulagna Panigrahi is a popular television and film actress. She has actored in popular Bollywood movies including Murder 2, Ishq Wala Love and Guru Daskhina. She is also popular for her roles in TV serials including Amer Dhara (Sony), Bidai (Star Plus) and Do Saheliyaan (Zee TV).National Television/Reality TV Shows:Pratichee Mohapatra: Selected among thousands from India’s first ever reality music show-Channel V Popstars, Pratichee “wowed” the jury members and the country with her voice and personality. Her Musical journey which started with the band- VIVA still continues in full throttle as a solo artiste as she tours around the world and country spreading her love for Music and entertaining her audience with her power packed performance and unique voice.Sniti Mishra: A trained vocalist in Hindusthani classical music who appeared for the first time in the Zee TV musical reality show, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstar, Sniti Mishra is born and raised in Balangir, a district in the western part of Odisha.Ananya Sritam Nanda: Ananya Sritam Nanda, the winner of Indian Idol Junior Season 2 hails from Bhubaneswar, and a student of DAV School (Pokhariput). Ananya has won Pranab Sangeet Pratiyogita in 2010 and a Hindustani vocal competition organized by Bhubaneswar Musical Circle in 2015.Rajasmita Kar: Born and raised in Rourkela, Rajasmita Kar has won the title of Dance India Dance, a dance reality television show telecasted on Zee TV. In the grand finale Kar (Geeta Ki Gang) stood number one with 48,89,030 votes and became the winner.Mandakini Jena: Dancer and choreographer Mandakini Jena, who was one of the top 20 performances in reality show Dance India Dance (DID) season one, is now successfully running her own dance academy M-Zone. Mandakini’s talent has taken her places. Now, a regular member of Terrence Lewis’s dance troupe, she had the opportunity to display her talent at several events in New York, Bangkok and Dubai.Arundhati Garnaik: A student of Mandakini Jena, Arundhati Garnaik has had a successful journey at DID Season 4. She has born and raised in Bhubaneswar.Padmini and Debasish: Padmini and Debashish are the dance couple who have participated in India’s Dancing Superstar, a realty show in Star Plus. Their performances, agility and exhilarating fusion of different dance styles wowed the judges and the audiences alike.Rituraj Mohanty: Born and brought up in Nimapara, Puri, Rituraj Mohanty is the winner of India’s Raw Star, a singing competition show in Star Plus. He learnt Hindustani classical music at Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya, Bhubaneswar. And in the course of time he left for Mumbai to try his luck in Bollywood music industry. He also got some break in the same, but it was mostly the show that brought this blessed singer and his mellifluous Sufiana renditions to the lime light.Harihar Dash: Berhampur based, Harihar Dash who has won the second season of India’s Got Talent, a reality show telecasted in Colors, is a master of many dance styles apart from Locking and Popping. He has also acted in Airtel ad. Recently, he has released a dance video shot at Grand Canyon.Sports:Debasis Mohanty: Debashish Mohanty is a former Indian cricketer who played in two Tests and 45 One Day Internationals from 1997 to 2001. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler who coupled pace to his naturally lanky frame. He found success in the limited overs format, averaging under 30 and taking over one wicket per game. There was a period when Mohanty formed a strong new ball partnership with Venkatesh Prasad. Beginning at 1999 Cricket World Cup, he was the second highest Indian wicket taker despite playing four games fewer than the leading Indian wicket taker – Javagal Srinath. Mohanty played 17 ODIs and picked up 29 wickets at an average in the early 20s and climbed into the top 20 of the ICC ODI World Rankings. However, with the return of Ajit Agarkar, his opportunities dwindled and he played only another seven games. Mohanty, along with Harvinder Singh was instrumental in winning one of the Sahara Cup series against Pakistan in Toronto in the 1990s.Pragyan Ojha: Born in Bhubaneswar, Pragyan Ojha is an Indian cricketer who represents the national cricket team as a slow left arm orthodox bowler. He also plays for Bengal cricket team in domestic cricket and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. His earliest pursuit in cricket was at the age of 10, when he went to Sahid Sporting Club for a summer camp in Bhubaneswar under Sasang S Das, while studying at D.A.V Public School in Chandrasekharpur. Three years later, he moved to Bhavan’s Sri RamaKrishna Vidyalaya (BSRKV) in Sainikpuri and carried on his cricket coaching under the guidance of T Vijay Paul.Dilip Tirkey: Hailing from Sundargarh, Odisha, Dilip Tirkey is a former Indian hockey player and his playing position was of full back. He was best known for his penalty corner hit. Dilip was one of the most difficult defenders (because of his tight marking skill near goal post) to beat in the world. He was an ex-captain of Indian hockey team.Dutee Chand: Born in Jajpur, Odisha, Dutee Chand is an Indian professional sprinter. She is being supported by Anglian Medal Hunt Company, a foundation that supports Indian athletes. She is the current national champion in women’s 100 metres event.Anuradha Biswal: Anuradha Biswal is an Indian track and field athlete from Odisha who specializes in 100 metre hurdles. She holds the current national record of 13.38 seconds for 100 m hurdles. Anuradha set this record on 26 August 2002, during the DDA-Raja Bhalendra Singh National Circuit meet held at the Nehru Stadium in Delhi.Srabani Nanda: Hailing from Kandhamal district of Odisha, Srabani Nanda is an Indian woman sprint runner athlete from Odisha specialized in 4x100m relay, 100 metre and 200 metre sprint events.Padmini Rout: Born in Barambagarh, Odisha, Padmini Rout is an Indian chess player who holds the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. She won the World Under-14 Girls’ Championship in 2008 and the Indian Women’s Championship in 2014. She has also won five Asian and four national titles.Katulu Ravi Kumar: Born in Berhampur, Odisha, Katulu Ravi Kumar is a weightlifter who won a gold medal in the Men’s 69 kg (152 lb) weightlifting category, at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.Valena Valentina: Born in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Valena Valentina is an Indian woman Karate player who has bagged a gold medal at the National Karate Championship in New Delhi in Women’s Kata division and in women’s kata event at the South Asian Karate Championship at Talkatora Indoor Stadium in New Delhi in June 2014.Fashion Industry:Bibhu Mahapatra: Rourkela born, Bibhu Mohapatra is an Indian-American fashion designer and costume designer. He has earned a Masters in economics from the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University in 1996, then moved to New York City to enrol in the Fashion Institute of Technology. Mohapatra has designed a collection of hand woven silks to help the traditional weavers of Orissa.Sujit Meher: Sujit Meher is an Indian fashion designer, young entrepreneur and an author based in Bangalore and an alumnus of National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore. He was born in Kalahandi and he was studying to graduate in Engineering, when he decided to change his career path. Later on, he was appointed as a designer at EROS International. Meher has been actively involved in the promotion of khadi products under the direction of the Odisha Khadi and Village Industry Board. He has also authored a novel based on his life, “Dreams Beyond Grades”.Pritam Panda: Fashion designer Pritam Panda is the first Odia and youngest Indian to have received the World Chopard Young Entrepreneur Award. He was born in Balasore and currently he, along with his sister, runs his own fashion store “VKY-House of Fashion” in Kolkata which he founded in 2003.Business/Start-ups:Sandip Das: Born in Cuttack, Odisha, Sandip Das holds a First Class Mechanical Engineering degree from the Regional Engineering College, Rourkela (now National Institute of Technology Rourkela) in India and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi. He is the Managing Director of Reliance Jio Infocomm.Subroto Bagchi: Born in Patnagarh, Odisha, Subroto Bagchi is the co-founder of Mindtree and a business author. In recognition of his contribution as a Business Leader and Author, the Utkal University conferred the degree of Doctor of Literature, Honoris Causa to Subroto Bagchi, under the faculty of Business Studies and Management in the 46th Convocation, 2015.Sitakanta Ray: Born in Cuttack, Odisha, Sitakanta Ray is the co-founder of MySmartPrice, the popular price comparison platform in India. After studying engineering from NIT Rourkela from 1998, he went on to join Oracle and then years later, went to IIM Bangalore to pursue MBA. (source)Ritesh Agarwal: Born in Bissam Cuttack, Odisha, Ritesh Agarwal is the founder and CEO of OYO Rooms. He started his entrepreneurial journey at the age of 17 and is considered to be one of the youngest CEOs in India. He is the first resident Indian to win the Thiel Fellowship. More recently, he was named by Forbes in its “30 Under 30” list in the consumer tech sector.Legal:Late Ranganath Misra: Late Ranganath Mishra was born in Banpur, Odisha to the eminent Odiya poet and politician Late Sri Godavaris Mishra. He was the 21st Chief justice of India and the first chairman of the National Human Rights Commission. He was also a member of Rajyasabha from 1984 to 2004.Gopal Ballav Pattanaik: Born in Cuttack, Odisha, Gopal Ballav Pattanaik was the 32nd Chief Justice of India.Management:Ranjib Biswal: Born in Tirtol, jagatsinghpur, Ranjib Biswal is a former Indian cricketer and the former chairman of Indian Premier League.Sam Pitroda: Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda popularly known as Sam Pitroda is an internationally respected telecom inventor, entrepreneur, development thinker, and policy maker who has spent 50 years in information and communications technology (ICT) and related global and national developments. He was born in Titilagarh, Odisha.Art:Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra: Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra was an Indian classical dancer, guru, and proponent of Odissi dance, who is credited for the revival of the classical dance form in the 20th century. He is the first person to get Padma Vibhushan from Odisha.Jatin Das: Born in Mayurbhanj, Odisha, Jatin Das is an an Indian painter and sculptor who has held over 68 one-man exhibitions in India and abroad and has participated in numerous national and international shows and artist camps. His works have been auctioned by major international auctioneers like Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Osian’s. He is the settler and founder chairman of the JD Centre of Art in Odisha. He has been conferred Padma Bhushan by Govt of India, among many of his notable acknowledgements.Sudarshan Patnaik: Born in Puri, Odisha, Sudarshan Patnaik is a world-renowned Indian sand artist from Odisha. He was awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India in 2014.Healthcare:Ramakanta Panda: Born in Damodarpur village of Jajpur district, Odisha and studied at SCB Medical College, Ramakanta Panda is the Chief Consultant for Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery and the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of the Asian Heart Institute, a speciality cardiac care hospital under the aegis of Asian Hospitals, at the Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai, India. He set up the Asian Heart Institute in 2002.Bureaucracy:Lalit Mansingh: Son of Odia poet Mayadhar Mansingh, Lalit Mansingh is the former Indian diplomat, the Foreign Secretary of India, 1999–2000, and Indian Ambassador to the United States on March 15, 2001. Prior to this, he had remained Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.Science:Lalita Prasida Sripada Srisai: Lalita Prasida Sripada Srisai, a student of DPS, Damanjodi in Koraput, Odisha is the winner of the ‘Community Impact Award’ at the prestigious Google Science Fair 2015 in California, hosted by Google in partnership with the Scientific American that sponsored the Community Impact award, LEGO Education, National Geographic and Virgin Galactic. She has won the award in 13-15 years age group.And last but not the least. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was born and brought up in Odisha. His forefathers also settled in Odisha. So he is no less than an Odia.The reason behind why people do not know there are lot of Odia who are famous across the globe - Odia people do not like beating chest by displaying their region as it is believed to be a narrow mentality. Odisha is a part of India and they would rather like get themselves recognized as Indians.Edit: The questioner wants to know why there are no stereotypes about the people of Odisha like there are many for the other regions in India such as kannadigas boast about the Vijayanagara empire (which saved Hinduism in south), Tippu sultan, Narayan Murthy, Vijay Mallya, Udupi hotels and many fast food restaurants. Marathis boast about Shivaji Maharaja, many known freedom fighters ,shiv sena, MNS that hates Biharis etc.To answer this I will say that it is pure disinterest of the people of Odisha who do not want to boast about their past, the golden history and heritage of the ancient state Odisha. Probably they are least interested to learn about their homeland. I am not sure what has made them do so. However, let me give another picture of Odisha.People know the Great Ashoka pretty well, but when it comes to the complete picture of Ashoka’s life, they tend to forget that, those were the ferocious warriors of Odisha who broke Ashoka morally. He quit his dream of becoming the biggest ever emperor in the world and calmly started following Buddhism after the War of Kalinga (Kalinga War - Wikipedia).There was a king named Kharavela (Kharavela - Wikipedia) who was believed to be a chakravartin Samrat and whose empire was spread like this:3. Most of the Odias would not be knowing that Odisha was the first ever democracy to be established in India.4. The merchants of Odisha were the first in India to sail from Kalinga to distant lands such of Sri Lanka and South-East Asia mostly to Java, Sumatra, Bali for trade.5. The Konark Sun Temple (Konark Sun Temple - Wikipedia) is an architectural marvel that has surprised the world and it had been in the 7 wonders list for quite a few times. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.6. Biju Patnaik (Biju Patnaik - Wikipedia) - the architect of modern Odisha was one of the bravest pilots India has ever produced. He was a political adviser to Jawahar lal Nehru. His contribution in the Indonesian freedom fight is commendable.Biju Patnaik met Jawaharlal Nehru during his participation in Indian freedom struggle and became one of his trusted friends. Nehru viewed the freedom struggle of the Indonesian people as parallel to that of India, and viewed Indonesia as a potential ally. When the Dutch attempted to quell Indonesian independence on 21 July 1947, President Sukarno ordered Sjahrir, the former prime minister of Indonesia, to leave the country to attend the first Inter-Asia Conference, organised by Nehru, in July 1947 and to foment international public opinion against the Dutch. Sjahrir was unable to leave as the Dutch controlled the Indonesian sea and air routes. Nehru asked Biju Patnaik, who was adventurous and an expert pilot, to rescue Sjahrir. Biju Patnaik and his wife flew to Java and brought Sultan Sjahrir out on a Dakota reaching India via Singapore on 24 July 1947. For this act of bravery, Patnaik was given honorary citizenship in Indonesia and awarded the 'Bhoomi Putra', the highest Indonesian award, rarely granted to a foreigner. In 1996, when Indonesia was celebrating its 50th Independence Day, Biju Patnaik was awarded the highest national award, the 'Bintang Jasa Utama'.There are lot many. If I start writing for what the people of Odisha need to be proud, it will take me a lot of time.If they are not proud of their motherland, then no one is to blame. It is shear lack of interest or knowledge that does not allow them to do so.