Spring Break
Welcome, and welcome back, to Harvard Business School. It's an exciting time to be here; 2008 has marked the one hundredth anniversary of the School's founding, and we have been using the occasion as an opportunity to engage the community in a dialogue around who we are, what we do, and how we should be changing in the future. (2) comments
Dear HBS Family, To the Class of 2010 - congratulations on starting a fantastic journey! And to the Class of 2009, welcome back to what is sure to be one of the best years of our lives! We're excited to be back and to see friendly faces, both old and new. As we embark on the 101st year of Harvard Business School we wanted to share with you what we think are some key facets of life at HBS and to specifically focus on the experiences of the group we are proud to represent - the MBA Students of Harvard Business School. (1) comment
As I squinted at the bright screen of my laptop, my mind tried fruitlessly to control the growing sense of dread that was slowly taking over. The email that I had waited for months was sitting there in my inbox, but it wasn't titled "CONGRATULATIONS" like the other admissions notices I had already received. (3) comments
"But what is a gooseberry?" A few short weeks earlier I had resorted to old faithful Wikipedia and Google Images before embarking on a mission to build a viable business plan around these little orange berries. Now, our pilot group of rural Swazi farmers, having already committed their precious land to the berries, pondered the same question. (0) comments
Days in rural Malawi begin just before dawn. Children start fetching water from the taps in the foyer of our guest house. The bakery run by HIV-positive women out of our kitchen is up and running a few minutes later. And the cook has begun slaughtering a goat for dinner. (1) comment
Fun and work were two words I thought I would never say in the same sentence. This summer proved me wrong. My brief experience with Harrah's Entertainment made me realize that it was possible to work in an environment that was fun, exciting, engaging, and challenging all at once. (0) comments
I spent my summer in Istanbul working for yemeksepeti.com (Turkish for foodbasket.com), a food-focused internship that gave me the chance to test the limits of my stomach and learn more about international business. I found the internship through Endeavor, a US based non-profit that provides services to its network of entrepreneurs. (0) comments
Both my left and right brain giggled with anticipation as I pushed through Pixar's glass doors and flew over the rainbow into a world where dreams really do come true - where fish speak, toys have insecurities, and robots fall in love. My left and right brain constantly war with each other. (0) comments
August 2008 "You will work hard." This statement keynoted the welcome address for 220 members of the incoming Class of 2010 reporting early for "Analytics." Analytics is a two-week program in August that provides students with non-traditional backgrounds familiarity with Accounting, Finance and Quantitative Methods before the school year begins in earnest. (0) comments
