# Recent MBA graduate Devna Shukla (MBA '19) shares why she chose to attend Stern and offers advice to prospective MBA applicants

1 School News May 28, 2019 ![AACSB blog logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/AACSB%20blog%20logo%20feature.jpg?itok=AM65LyNF)>

Excerpt for [AACSB blog](https://bestbizschools.aacsb.edu/blog/2019/may/from-tv-to-an-mba-how-business-education-can-open-new-doors-to-opportunity) -- "For Devna, the secret to a successful MBA application is to be authentic. 'As long as you come in with a clear sense of what you want, you will be successful,' she says. 'Business school is a big investment for sure, so the best thing you can do is go somewhere you are comfortable and you feel you can shine.'"

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