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Ditching Harvard, Maudy Ayunda goes to Stanford

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Wed, March 27, 2019 Published on Mar. 27, 2019 Published on 2019-03-27T11:29:29+07:00

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Maudy Ayunda has said she will go to Stanford, not Harvard. Maudy Ayunda has said she will go to Stanford, not Harvard. (JP/Wienda Parwitasari)

Singer and actress Maudy Ayunda has decided to go to Stanford University instead of Harvard.

She posted a photo of herself wearing the signature Stanford University hoodie on her Instagram account @maudyayunda on Monday, saying: “My story continues... I am choosing Stanford!”

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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My story continues... I am choosing Stanford! There are so many reasons behind this choice: Stanford’s proximity to Silicon Valley, its learning approach, its resources... most importantly, in Stanford I will be able to do a joint degree in MBA and Education - which is the perfect combination of what I’ve always been passionate about. Lastly, my intuition tells me it will the right place for me. I can only imagine the sheer amount of knowledge and experience I will absorb. 😍 I am forever grateful and will use this opportunity to better myself and hopefully my society and the world. Doain ya teman2... ❤️

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In the same post, Maudy explained that she had chosen Stanford for its proximity to Silicon Valley, its learning approach and its resources.

She also said that, at Stanford, she could do a joint degree of MBA and Education, which is a combination of her passion.

“I am forever grateful and will use this opportunity to better myself and hopefully my society and the world,” she said.

Maudy made headlines after announcing on Instagram on March 4 that she had been accepted at two Ivy League universities, Harvard and Stanford, for her master’s degree.

As reported by tempo.co, studying at Stanford Business school had been her dream, however Maudy was not sure she would be accepted at Stanford.

As she was not sure about her chances, she chose to try Harvard, which was also a long-held dream of hers.

Maudy graduated from Oxford University in late 2016, where she had enrolled for a degree in philosophy, politics and economics.

After her graduation, she continued her singing and acting career. (gis/kes)

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