The document provides 50 suggestions for ways that Mia can leverage her skills and knowledge gained in school to contribute meaningfully to society. The most practical suggestion is to network with industry professionals to get a sense of what different jobs entail and how they impact society. The most disruptive suggestion is for Mia to go back to her native country to work at the grassroots level and make a direct impact in socio-economic areas needing attention. The author's favorite suggestion is for Mia to tutor students through the office of accessible education, as they believe in the power of education to change lives.

1. Kavya Krishnan

2. Mia needs to find a way to leverage her
skills and knowledge gained in school to
contribute meaningfully to the society
1. Get a
job in the
IT sector
2. Become a
Course
Assistant at
Stanford
3. Select an
industry and
choose
courses
accordingly
4. Connect
with
professionals
on LinkedIn
5. Visit a
career
counsellor for
guidance
6. Look for
practical
application
in the
courses.
7. Learn
about your
classmates’
work
experience
8. Visit
websites like
Glass door
9. Attend
company
information
sessions
10. Network
with industry
experts

3. Mia needs to find a way to leverage her
skills and knowledge gained in school to
contribute meaningfully to the society
11. Tutor
students via
the Office of
Accessible
Education
12. Join a
club and
pursue your
hobby
13. Volunteer
at student
associations
14. Become a
library
assistant.
15. Work at a
local
restaurant
16. Read a
book for the
elderly
17. Teach
Math &
Science at the
Boys & Girls
Club
18. Work at
the Red Cross
19. Find
donors for
cancer
patients
20. Plant trees
in the
neighborhood

4. Mia needs to find a way to leverage her
skills and knowledge gained in school to
contribute meaningfully to the society
21. Go back to
native country
and build
roads
22. Build
facilities for
sanitation
across native
town
23. Alleviate
poverty by
setting up
company
24. Provide
free
education for
all
25. Remove
corruption
26. Provide
free medical
service
27. Remove
pain and
sadness
among the
masses
28. Change
the political
system of the
country
29. Make sure
all kids have a
home
30. Remove
economic
inequality and
bring
prosperity

5. Mia needs to find a way to leverage her
skills and knowledge gained in school to
contribute meaningfully to the society
31. Reflect on
what makes
you most
happy
32. Look at
every job as
an entire
experience.
33. Do not
choose a
company for
the salary
34. Pursue
excellence, mon
ey, fame and
success will
follow.
35. Make sure
you know what
impact your job
has on society
36. Identify
how each
course
enhanced your
learning
37. Intern at a
startup to see
the true value
of your skills
38. After
identifying
your best
skill, work
on it
39. Do not
select courses
based on GPA
40. Try
different
internships to
identify best
fit

6. Mia needs to find a way to leverage her
skills and knowledge gained in school to
contribute meaningfully to the society
41. Pursue
multiple jobs
at once.
42. Take all
the courses
available for a
given quarter
43. Pursue
different
research
assistantships
44. Discover
the cure for
AIDS
45. Find a way
to eliminate
queues – in
restaurants,
parks
46. Donate all
wealth to
charity
47. Code a
program for
instant
happiness
48. Remain
a student
for life
49. Have an
open mind and
be ready to
learn
everyday.
50. Be ready
to hit the
ground
running

7. MOST PRACTICAL: Network with industry professionals and get a sense of what the job
entails. This is necessary because, for someone like Mia, who does not have a significant work
experience the transition from school to a job will be very different from her expectations. It
will always help to adapt to new surrounding when one has thorough knowledge of the field
and how one’s job impacts the society at large.
MOST DISRUPTIVE: Go back to your native country and work at grass root level to make a
direct impact in those socio-economic sections that need attention and help the most. I believe
a Stanford graduate education not only teaches you subject matter but also life skills like how
to work in teams, within excruciating deadlines and always expecting the unexpected. The sum
total of such skills will definitely come in handy.
FAVORITE IDEA: Tutoring students via the office of accessible education. I am a believer
in the power of teaching and enabling someone else make the most of their lives via education.
Given the right pedagogy, anyone is capable of anything. Education is the single most factor
that can change a person’s destiny.