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From Hesitant to Harvard

Aashna was brilliant, but quiet.
A published poet, a state-level debater, and a community organizer with a soft voice and a sharper mind.
But when she came to us in 2018, she didn't know how to make her profile speak for her.

Admit: Harvard Kennedy School, Class of 2020

Works At: United Nations Women, Geneva

When she applied, she barely spoke during her intro call. When she got in, her SOP was read aloud during faculty orientation

Aashna, MPP Admit -

Harvard Kennedy School

WePegasus Class of 2018

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Aashna Sen

Female, Indian
Applied in 2018
Program: Master of Public Policy (MPP)
Background: Literature + Grassroots activism
Challenges: Understated leadership, poetic expression, lack of structure
Strengths: Visionary thinker, deeply empathetic, highly articulate

How the Vedic Path Methodology Unveiled Aashna's Identity

Aashna was clearly thoughtful. She spoke about activism, literature, and feminism. But her voice felt external-facing like a pitch.

What Vedic Path asked her: When did you first feel injustice? And what did it sound like?

What we discovered: The ration shop wall. A visceral childhood memory of systemic inequality. This became her origin moment something she had never thought to include, but it was the seed of her purpose.

Vedic Principle: Your story begins long before your application.