He Negotiated 50% Off Harvard — And What Grad School Really Felt Like
In this conversation, Akshay shares how he went from a small village in India to earning a 50% scholarship at Harvard, why he pushed back instead of settling, and how he learned to advocate for himself in a place where many students quietly struggle with feeling “not enough.”
We also talk about what Harvard grad school really feels like — the pressure, the emptiness, the unexpected gaps — and how he built his confidence through courage, persistence, and asking for what he needed.
🔥 Part of the Harvard Conversations series