Student Blogs

See how our bloggers balance studies and social lives, come to grasp complicated management concepts, awaken to new career prospects, and more. Follow along as they reflect on the intense and rewarding life of an MIT Sloan MBA student.

DEIRDRE HATFIELD ’10

Whew... I don't know where the last few months went since I last updated but I think it is time! Since I last wrote, MIT Sloan hosted the 3rdannual Sports Analytics Conference. This year's conference, held the first Saturday in March, was a smashing success that only continued to grow from the past years. Again, working with Jessica Gelman of the New England Patriots and Daryl Morey of the Houston Rockets was a pleasure and a great experience. I mainly oversaw the launch of the Research Paper Track and the Coaching Analytics Panel. I had the distinct pleasure of working ...
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CHRISTINA KIMBALL INGERSOLL ’10

CHRISTINE KENNEY ’10

Fireside chat. Photo by John Marcus Situation: Last week, we launched the first ever Business in Gaming conference. Mega success. Complication: Most of the organizers are graduating '09s ... Which leaves a lot of room for the class of '11 to help us make the 2nd conference even BiGGER. Solution: Ping me if you want in!
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JENNY KWAN ’09

Since we broke for exams in mid-December a lot has happened. Leaving the snow in Boston, I went home to New Zealand for just over a week, met my new nephew and went to the beach just about everyday. After ...
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IREM OGUZ ’09

Long time no see! Yes, I admit. I haven't been as diligent about my blog as I should have been. And now so much has happened in the last few months so it'll be an exercise in prioritization for me ...
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KIMBERLY RESCIGNO ’10

Today, Dan Ariely, a professor in the MIT Media Lab and behavioral economist, gave a talk to the Marketing Club and Israeli Club at Sloan. It just so happens that I was given his book last year for my birthday so I brought it along to get it signed. Essentially, the topics he covered that drove behavioral change were aversion to loss, instant rewards, and regret. The talk was perfect for a psychology major discussing how peoples' behavior is often quite counter intuitive to how you would think people would behave. One such example he gave was research he was ...
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MALAIKA THORNE ’09

Surprisingly, it was Lars Josefsson, President and CEO of Vattenfall at the MIT Energy Conference, that made the most compelling case for sustainability. In fact, sustainability was one of the three pillars he envisioned as key to the future for ...
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KIMBERLY TORRENCE ’10

What a busy place! The second years had warned us that core would keep us busy. Spring semester is here and I am no less active. I have been working hard-core!1 However, this semester is less consumed by classes and, instead, filled up with the various activities and projects that I find myself signing up for. There are so many opportunities at Sloan that it is hard to have some self control and not sign up for everything under the sky! This semester I find myself working as a: representative of the Deans Student Advisory Council (DSAC) New Sector Alliance ...
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