I have to admit I haven’t been on top of my blog as I should have and yet again I have Sloan’s amazing pace to blame for that (please refer to second blog : )). But I haven’t forgotten my promise of posting pics from our European C function so here they are, check out the talent both on and off stage please!
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So what has happened in the last 2 months? A lot as you might expect. First off we had the charity auctions of each first year ocean and the second years. You might already know but during core (the first semester of first years) the incoming first year student body at Sloan is divided into 6 cohorts, called oceans. These oceans take all classes together (except the one elective between marketing or finance). And each year, first years within oceans and second years as a collective group do a charity run for a charity of their choice. We, as the Atlantics, chose the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons's Research and raised over $5K. And did all of the oceans have some hilarious donations… Ranging from “a soul” (yes that is right, soul as in someone’s soul!), to not falling asleep in any class for a week to growing facial hair to the winner’s selected style for a week and a lot more. Well, with so many worthy donations it is not a surprise that the total amount for all of first and second years was an incredible $88,133!
After the auction, during the last month, I came to learn one thing about Sloanies and that is we are all multitaskers. The beginning of the resume drop deadlines for a majority of the companies coincided with the submission of our OP project reports (where each core team works with one company of their choice during the semester on a change initiative the company is facing). Coming into the 8:30am classes to see the sleep deprived eyes of my classmates and the feeling of “I am not alone!” was really an unforgettable memory : ). Kidding aside, it is at these hectic times that I feel the Sloan culture the most. Being not a particularly skilled resume writer!, I don’t remember how many times my resume got reviewed and refined by my classmates and fellow second years. If you ask for help, there is always someone to come through for you at Sloan.
And a great way to wrap up the semester was the Talent Show on the last day of classes, which is one of the many events that the Sloan Activities Board organizes. Yes, as you can see from the pictures, we Sloanies are talented and are not afraid to show it off! : ). http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=mit+sloan+talent&m=text .
From action painters to rock bands to stand up shows to tap dance groups, we had it all! As an officer of the Student Activities Board, I was involved in the organization of the Talent Show which was one exciting experience. I had acted during high school but I never knew how much effort goes into backstage and preparations. It was a busy schedule for me trying to juggle that with the resumes, projects and getting ready for finals but definitely worth it. And you’ll see how much fun the audience along with the performers had all throughout the show from the photos. Sloanie talent: truly remarkable!
Quick reflection in the spirit of posting on new year’s day: I definitely have to start exercising! Feel like the only expendable thing throughout core was that and sleep, a deadly combo if you ask me so now that the core is over and “hopefully” I’ll have more time on my hands, those two are my new year’s resolutions!
I want to end my post by wishing everyone an awesome 2008! And stay true to those New Year’s resolutions : )
