Women at MIT Sloan

"I decided I wanted to make a career of creating and running restaurants."

"I had my third child during the fall of my second year ..."

"I feel really lucky to be part of a truly diverse learning environment ..."

"In 2000 I founded Zipcar ..."

"I'm impressed with the willingness to help that people have here."

"Every day in the United States Coast Guard is a challenge of risk management."

"The reputation of the School is just amazing and opens many doors for you!"

"MIT Sloan attracts the type of person who feels compelled to get involved and to lead."

"I was a French language and literature major."

" ... I am convinced that MIT Sloan can really lead to anything!"

" ... I was able to take the lessons learned to a larger scale."

"Those of us who live close by gather on a fairly regular basis."

"MIT Sloan really opened my mind to corporate responsibility."

"... During my second year at MIT Sloan I co-founded the transportation club ..."

"It's so important not to grow rusty or complacent in any area of your life ..."

"It was a big adjustment coming from Hawaii to Massachusetts."

" ... I was involved with the MIT Sloan Senate and Socially Responsible Business Club."

" ... I decided to pursue a job in the snowboard industry."

"What makes MIT Sloan exceptional is the exposure to excellent minds."

"Like many Sloanies, I was a career changer."

"Writing a business plan ... was one of my most outstanding experiences ..."

"New paths, fresh challenges, exciting discoveries ..."

"I was pregnant during the first year ... and became a mother during the second."

"Before I came to MIT Sloan I never seriously thought about social enterprise ..."

"I am the executive director for the Northbrook Symphony Orchestra ..."

"I was ecstatic to make the change from financial services to health care ..."

"Finding your dream job very often entails risk."

" ... I connected with alumni who are more senior in my firm."

"At MIT Sloan, I learned how to learn in the business."

" ... MIT Sloan is giving me an even greater sense of confidence and accomplishment."

"... Going to MIT Sloan made sense career-wise."

"MIT Sloan projects and classes involved a significant amount of teamwork ..."

" ... All of my female friends at MIT Sloan were at different stages in their lives."

"Some of my most memorable experiences ... were the treks."

"Various MIT Sloan alumni were very helpful ..."

"I took Mission 2008, a yearlong complex problem-solving course."

"Last summer I was working in Bamako, Mali, with the UN Development Program."

"I don't have a quantitative background at all, but there's plenty of help."

"I have ... benefited from my association with several current and former professors."

" ... I worked in film production and then started a small production company."

"One of the major highlights of my MIT career was working as a teaching assistant ..."

"It was so refreshing to be in such an uncompetitive environment ..."

" ... I learned a great deal personally and intellectually."

" ... I was looking for an analytically intense program ..."

" ... my main goal was to learn how to run a business in partnership with my husband ..."

"I am a member of the student ambassadors program ..."

"It was about learning from others and making myself a better person."

"[MIT Sloan] is a breeding ground for all types of big firms."

"MIT Sloan professors are very knowledgeable and passionate ..."

"I could walk through the halls and know almost all of the people I passed ..."

"Boston is a good place for my husband and me and our three-year-old daughter, Ria."

" ... there were many dual citizens like me with international backgrounds and cultures."

" ... I was captivated by MIT’s entrepreneurial spirit. "

"What I didn't anticipate was the dynamic coursework."

"People at MIT Sloan encourage you to take the initiative ..."

"My leadership first began to take off while I was an officer in the Air Force."

"I hope to maximize my interest in operations research in a future internship."