tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25461694460363945572024-03-04T20:08:08.089-08:00LGO AdventuresAshleigh Rangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13429350900255692590noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546169446036394557.post-79429457337354982352013-06-13T13:28:00.001-07:002013-06-15T09:07:14.968-07:00LGO with a Baby? Are you crazy?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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When my husband and I were deciding whether or not to come
to LGO, one of our biggest hesitations was delaying starting a family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At that point, we had been married for four
years, owned a home, and I had been bitten by the
“baby bug”. LGO seemed like an amazing opportunity so we decided to put
starting a family off for a few more years since we felt like we were still
pretty young (26 at the time).</div>
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At the end of my first year of school, we were pleasantly
surprised to learn that I was pregnant!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My due date was the first day of spring classes my final semester at
MIT. LGO is already a ton of work and a huge time commitment. Some people
assumed I’d just be quitting the program. Apparently the last female LGO to
attempt this was 20 years ago! In my eyes I saw this as a huge blessing to be
able to be a part of the program AND get to start a family at the same time. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My first trimester was during the second half of my [off-cycle] internship. I had pretty bad morning sickness and would always have
saltine crackers, almonds, and sprite with me to help ease my stomach during
status update meetings. When I told the MGH team that I was pregnant, they just figured
I really liked saltines! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Since I knew I would have a newborn my final semester, I
loaded up on classes that fall. I finished all my engineering coursework and
took the maximum number of credits in addition to TAing an engineering class I
had taken the previous year. Classes kept me pretty busy despite wanting to
sleep all the time!<o:p></o:p></div>
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My pregnancy timing only scared me about one thing-
recruiting. I was afraid no one would want to hire me with a baby bump! Turns
out that all worked out fine (see <a href="http://lgoadventures.blogspot.com/2013/06/recruiting-advice.html" target="_blank">Recruiting Advice</a>) and I received multiple offers.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I even went to Camp Sloan as a counselor. This included a
45-minute hike up to the cabin with our gear and it turned out to be dark and
snowing during our particular trek up to the cabins!<o:p></o:p></div>
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The MIT community was so incredibly supportive! My Sloan classmates,
LGOs and SOs from the year after than me, and my class of LGOs and their SOs
all threw me showers. We were so thankful for their generosity!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Noah ended up coming two weeks early which was hugely
helpful in recovering before starting classes two weeks after that. I ended up
not having to miss a single class due to the birth. (I did end up missing a few
towards the end due to senioritis however.) I ended up being able to present my thesis at
Knowledge Review five days after giving birth!</div>
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My mom, mother-in-law and best friend, all flew up and took
turns helping me with dishes, watching Noah, and doing laundry. For six weeks
all I had to do was feed Noah, go to class, and sleep. It was pretty magical. I
don’t know how Brad and I could have handled it on our own.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mother-in-law Jane</td></tr>
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My husband is a fantastic partner in everything we do and having a baby was no exception! He was great at making sure I had enough sleep and supporting me emotionally when things were tough. Just in general, he was extremely supportive through LGO. I couldn't have done half of what I did without him (sometimes literally, as an Mechanical Engineer, he helped me in my mechanical assemblies class).<br />
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The hardest part of the semester was writing my thesis. It
was due a month after I delivered, so I essentially wrote the entire thing in
two weeks with a two week old baby. That part was actually pretty stressful. Here's
Noah helping me with my thesis.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In the end, all my classes were passed and my advisor signed
off on my thesis- woohoo!</div>
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I’m excited to finally get my “maternity leave” over the
summer before heading off to work! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Check out all the LGO’s whose wives had babies this
year: <a href="http://lgo.mit.edu/news/articles/lgo-community-work-family/lgo-community-work-family.html" target="_blank">With help from LGO community, new parents juggle work and family life</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Ashleigh Rangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13429350900255692590noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546169446036394557.post-13617933367686810412013-06-11T11:05:00.000-07:002013-06-14T11:50:21.869-07:00Recruiting Advice<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This time last year I wasn’t sure where I wanted to work or
what I wanted to be doing but I knew that recruiting season was coming up
quickly! In April of my first year I met with Julie Papp from the Career
Development Office and asked for advice narrowing down my prospects. Julie
explained that there are three primary dimensions to filter on when researching
jobs: Function, Industry, and Location. For me, location and function were most
important and what drove my career search. Together, we came up with the
following “to-do” list for exploring career options:</div>
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For me this list included over 17 items but some of the
things that were at the top of the list were that the role be intellectually
challenging, have a clear plan of succession preparing me for leadership,
require little to no travel, have exposure to management, and have a good work
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For me, it was important to find a job in a city where my
husband either had a job or could easily find employment. For us, that narrowed
it down to just a few cities in the US. I did research on which companies were
in those cities through “top companies” lists on Forbes, US News and World
Report, and the Boston book of lists websites. Once I had a list of companies,
I looked through the Sloan and LGO databases to find out if they had recruited
at Sloan in the past and gathered information about roles for which they have
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MIT Sloan has subscriptions to Hoovers and Plunkett
databases that have loads of industry information. I looked through those
industry lists and created “no way”, “yes, sounds good” and “maybe” lists of
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Fitting in with a company culture was very important to me
and I knew I couldn’t pick that up just from a website or even a recruiter
coming to campus. The summer before recruiting season I reached out via my
network to find employees at each of the companies I was considering. This gave
me an honest view of the company and what it was like to work there. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Going into recruiting season I had narrowed my list of companies
I wanted to interview with down to five with specific roles I was interested
in. In each interview, I knew at least one of the people interviewing me from
speaking with them the summer before. Not only did this put me at ease during
the interviews, it also showed them that I was genuinely interested in their
company. From the information gathered over the summer, I could speak
intelligently about their company and the role they were interviewing for. In
the end, much to my surprise, I received offers from all five companies in
cities that I wanted to move to, with roles that fit my criteria, in industries
I was interested in. It made for a very difficult decision but in the end I chose
an internal consulting role with Dr. Pepper Snapple Group. I’m very excited
about the people with whom I’ll be working and the potential impact I hope to
have on their employees!<o:p></o:p></div>
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In college I sang in an all-female a cappella group, <a href="http://www.gtnothinbuttreble.com/" target="_blank">Nothin’ but Treble</a>. In fact I met my husband Brad through a cappella! He was in
the guys group <a href="http://sympvibes.com/" target="_blank">Sympathetic Vibrations</a>. I haven’t had a chance to sing a
cappella since but awesome Aditya Nag decided to start a group at MIT for grad
students. Brad was the director last year and Aditya was the business manager.
They made a killer pair, which resulted in a fantastic year of casual, fun a
cappella. We got to perform at a couple Sloan town halls, an art gala, and
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<o:p></o:p></div>Ashleigh Rangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13429350900255692590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546169446036394557.post-74464523120467778342012-08-08T22:30:00.002-07:002012-08-08T22:33:25.375-07:00Spring Time Adventures: Sloan Gala<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beautiful LGO ladies- we can do math AND look this good!<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />Brad loves any excuse to wear his tux so when the tickets
for Spring Gala came available we jumped on it! I’m so glad we did too because
it was a stinking blast! We went to<a href="http://lgoadventures.blogspot.com/2011_11_01_archive.html" target="_blank"> Newport, RI </a>in the fall but this
time we got to do the Cliff Walk, which was beautiful. Sloan rented one of the
beautiful Newport mansions and had a delicious dinner followed by dancing. I
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Outside the mansion</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Crails looking lovely as always <br />
(I think they always look so good because they are from Texas.) :-)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out Nish's sweet white shoes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful day the morning after</td></tr>
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Another highlight from the spring semester was Camp Sloan. 100 Sloanies went over two weekends to
cabins in New Hampshire. I volunteered to be a camp counselor and had a blast!
The cabins were deep in the woods not near car-accessible roads so we hiked all
our gear up the mountain. ‘Campers’ were selected to create a good mix of 1<sup>st</sup>
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outdoors environment seemed to break down walls that seem to exist normally on
campus. We had a late-night dance party, some of the more daring counselors set off fireworks,
and some even more daring others actually got in the freezing cold lake! The
next day we took a 3 or 4 hour hike up to the top of a mountain that had great
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('killer' literally, I was pretty scared at this point when we were climbing this ladder!!)</td></tr>
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The best part of the trip though had to be seeing Sunish
Gupta, a (now graduated) SDM student, hike up to the cabins. Sunish started
losing his vision about 10 years ago and is now legally blind. The hike was not
easy for many of the campers with sight so you can imagine what a daunting task
this was for Sunish. Chengran Chai and I had the opportunity to help him
step-by-step up that mountain. Chengran held his hand to steady him and we
warned him of each rock/tree/root along the way. I talked or sang in front as
it helped for him to follow my voice. I ran out of songs by the end of our
three-hour journey! Sunish is so incredibly brave. I had the honor of getting
to have dinner with his family several months afterward and got to meet his
three daughters (13, 2, and a newborn) and his wife (who is also blind). They
are SO inspiring!!!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunish and Chengran<br />
Check out his story <a href="http://sdm.mit.edu/news/news_articles/sdm_gupta/sdm_gupta.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></td></tr>
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My first fall semester at Sloan I didn’t have much time to
get involved in many Sloan activities (8 classes/71 units will do that to you!).
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MGH was so close to campus that I could come back for lunch meetings and with
zero homework to complete, I could make nighttime meet-ups. The next few posts
will highlight all the fun I had last spring!<o:p></o:p></div>
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One of my favorite things I did spring semester was dance in
essentially all of the C-function dances. Sloan clubs throw a “cultural” (or
‘C’) function almost every Thursday night during the school year. It is a
chance for clubs to share their national pride with the rest of the class. I
danced in the European, Israeli, Brazilian, Indian C-functions and the Sloan
Follies variety show. My favorite has to be the Indian dances. I had the chance
to learn Bollywood style dance from the amazing teachers Rashi Gupta and Asha Parekh.
I think the Indian C-Function show was definitely the best one of the year (in
my opinion). The show ended with me doing the splits (!!) front and center. It
was crazy and SO much fun! I loved getting to know more Sloanies through the
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still able to do the splits? check!<br />
Check out the video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89GHIc6VQn8" target="_blank">HERE</a> (I'm the reflectively white one in the middle) :-)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sloan Follies Dance - "Who rules the world? GIRLS!"</td></tr>
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<br /></div>Ashleigh Rangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13429350900255692590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546169446036394557.post-69113213356495124312012-06-19T21:03:00.001-07:002012-06-19T21:03:20.956-07:00International Plant Trek - Tokyo, Japan<!--StartFragment-->
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After saying goodbye to our CLGO friends we headed to Tokyo,
Japan. Our accommodations were fantastic (thanks Nori!), I ate the most amazing
food (thanks Brian!), and everyone was so incredibly polite there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would definitely go back in a heartbeat!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The toilets were ah-mazing. They sang, heated up, made water noises, and had a boy or girl bidet. Check yes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our rowdy neighbors. :-)</td></tr>
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The first night we headed out to Shibuya. We met up with LGO
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our guide that evening (and several other nights) and found us some delicious Japanese food. Shibuya is
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We toured Sony and Nissan in Japan. Nissan opened their
factory just to us on a holiday- it was super nice of them! Sony gave us a
fantastic tour. It started in their showroom with all the latest Sony
technologies including lots of 3D cameras and screens (it was crazy seeing
yourself in 3D on a green screen), a speaker in the for of a wire surrounded by
glass that radiated sound 360 degrees (it also was the same volume 6 inches
away as 6 feet away), and the future of HDTV- 4K. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We got up super duper early one morning to go see the fish
market. I’ve never seen seafood on this scale before. It was insane!! The best
part was the ridiculously fresh sushi for breakfast- yummmm!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Those are scallops, people. The size of your fist.</td></tr>
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<b>FOOD</b>- The food was soooo delicious...</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We ordered this meal without us speaking a lick of Japanese and the staff not speaking a lick of English. Great success!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nori planned a fantastic dinner for the group. Unlimited sake is dangerous!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ordering was tough but we had Brian Chang who made it a breeze!</td></tr>
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My favorite experience from the trip had to be our trip to Oedo-Onsen
a little outside of Tokyo. Relaxing in the hot springs was so nice! I even
tried Dr. Fish where little fish came and exfoliated my feet (aka got their
dinner). Awesome experience!<br />
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<!--EndFragment-->Ashleigh Rangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13429350900255692590noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546169446036394557.post-18314652850510243742012-05-27T07:56:00.002-07:002012-05-27T07:58:01.863-07:00International Plant Trek- Shanghai, China<b>Shanghai, China</b><br />
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Last summer, the China LGOs visited us in Boston. It was one
of the highlights of the summer program getting to host them. In March, we had
the opportunity to go and visit them in Shanghai.</div>
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The flight over was long but it makes a world of difference
traveling with a big group of friends. Anytime during the trip we had to wait
somewhere or do the stuff that is typically pretty annoying on vacations, it
was a blast because you had 50 other fun-loving folks to chat with. <o:p></o:p></div>
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One of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University students greeted us
at the airport and took us to our hotel. That evening the CLGOs hosted a big
Chinese dinner with more than you could ever eat served family style. It was
interesting eating ‘real’ Chinese food- not our Americanized version.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The next day we split up in groups and had tour guides that took us through the city. We visited the Shanghai Museum, had another impressive lunch, and the Yu Yuan Gardens. I unfortunately just had to get one more picture (at least the picture is pretty good!) and ended up getting four of us lost from the group. It was dark, none of us spoke mandarin, we didn’t have cell phones, or a map. We problem solved and got ourselves to the next stop, which was seeing the Bund at night. We never connected with the group but we did manage to get ourselves home!<br />
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Also while in China we visited a Nike distribution center
and one of Cisco’s supplier factories. Everything they showed us looked
anything you might see in America- super clean, productive, and positive work
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Our last night in China, the CLGOs took us to Oriental Pearl
Tower (Dongfang Mingzhu) for dinner. It was over the top! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Brad flew into Shanghai a couple days late because of a
friend’s wedding he was in, but he caught up on the sights while we toured the
plants. The last day in Shanghai we got to do a little sightseeing together.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Last fall I decided to interview for off-cycle internships. This means that instead of taking classes during the spring semester I’m working for a partner company and will be back on campus in the fall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really liked the description of the MGH internship and knew that I would have a better chance of staying in Boston if I interviewed for off-cycle. I think doing an off-cycle in-town internship is the best of all worlds as the biggest downside to doing an off-cycle is not being with your LGO classmates for a year. I’ve found since MGH is only a 2-minute T ride from school I’ve been able to stay involved in clubs coming back for lunch meetings and since I don’t have homework to do at night, I have even more time to participate in activities. It has been a fantastic first month!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">The first day at MGH I came dressed up in business casual, heels, and pearls but it turned out I was to shadow the Operating Room (OR) Staff Administrator. This meant I got to wear scrubs! So for the day, I was rocking pearls and scrubs (thankfully a friend had sneakers for me). The Staff Admin is essentially the manager of the OR for that particular day. They are typically experienced anesthesiologists that are very good at managing lots of moving parts and influencing others. Since that first day I’ve spent quite a few days shadowing people in the OR. It is very exciting place to be. I’ve seen liver transplants, a spine fusion, a guy’s jaw being reconstructed, and more! I love how chill it is in the OR- people joking, talking, and laughing. How does someone’s body flayed open and their life in your hands become as comfortable as me in Excel? Hard to wrap my head around! I loved the advice one of the Staff Admin’s gave me on the first day I went into the ORs. He said if you feel faint- just sit down. No one will remember the girl that sat down. Everyone will remember the girl that fainted (and took out equipment, tubes, etc.). <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">MGH is a cool project for me in particular as I thought originally about going into medicine. At Georgia Tech I was Biomedical Engineering /Pre-med for the first two years and ended up switching to Industrial Engineering. It turns out Industrial Engineering was a perfect fit for my brain, personality, and skill set. Now at MGH I get to have an impact on the hospital and people’s lives but in a way that best utilizes what I’m good at- math!<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">My project is looking to improve the way surgeons order their cases within their blocks (their allocated OR time). I will be building a mathematical model to evaluate different strategies and their impact on the rest of the system. I’m really excited to see what answers come out of the project. The hardest part I fear won’t be the coding of a simulation or optimization program, but actually convincing the surgeons to use whatever we come up with. Wish me luck!<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">The coolest part of the day was meeting Michael Dell. He seemed really down to earth. He was wearing jeans, carried around his own laptop, and didn’t have an entourage that came along with him. One thing I learned is that the majority of Dell’s business is to other businesses and not to consumers (95% of Fortune500 companies use Dell computers- cool!). <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">Before our tour at Amazon, I had never thought about what it must take Amazon to get just about anything in the mail to me within 2 days. I have a newfound appreciation for what they do. One of the best parts of the tour was just walking around their “libraries” of items. I saw just about everything that day even gingerbread marshmallows. I also enjoyed seeing the automatic packer that creates a box around the product and then with bar codes figures out which city it is going to and sends it to the right truck all automatically. It was all really, really impressive. I want to meet the people that designed the ‘production’ process and the people who made the optimization program that says where all the product needs to be across the US and how much to store where.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Fun Facts:<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><ul><li>The facility general manager was an LGO grad.</li>
<li>Work Hard. Have Fun. Make History. This was above the front doors as we walked in the facility and I like it.</li>
<li>The Phoenix facility ships hundreds of thousands of items per day.</li>
<li>Amazon started by fulfilling orders in Jeff Bezos’ home.</li>
<li>They increase their employee base with 3X the workers over the holidays</li>
<li>The last item bought and delivered before Christmas was ordered at 2:35pm and was delivered at 6:15pm. It was a rechargeable battery pack.</li>
<li>If you stacked up the all of the copies sold during the 2011 holiday season of the Steve Jobs book it would be taller than Mt. Everest.</li>
<li>None of Amazon’s sites are unionized.</li>
<li>Amazon runs the largest website in the world.</li>
<li>It only takes moments between when you place an order on amazon.com and when it arrives in a picker’s handset to go find.</li>
<li>It takes 1-2 hours between the picker getting it to it being sorted, packed, and on to a UPS truck.</li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">For the Boeing tour started with the 737 Delivery Center and Paint Hangers. We went to the Future of Flight Aviation Center after the facility tours. We had an executive lunch and I enjoyed getting to talk with head of Boeing defense engineering. Lunch was followed by the Everett factory tour where we saw the 787 and 777 lines being made. The final stop was the 787 Dreamliner Gallery Tour, which was my favorite part. This is where Boeing brings customers to help them pick out their plane seats, lavatories, crew quarters, and fabric/color schemes. We were like a bunch of kids in a playground! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Fun Facts:<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><ul><li>Disneyland’s footprint can fit into Boeing’s Everett facility</li>
<li>A fellow LGO, Ben Mussi, has 6 patents on the 787- Boeing’s newest airplane</li>
<li>Another fellow LGO, Erick Corona, has flown on 34 test flights of the 787</li>
<li>48% of Boeing’s workforce is eligible for retirement in the next 4 years</li>
<li>The hanger that cures the paint job is kept at 120 degrees</li>
<li>It takes 40-60 gallons to paint an airplane; this adds 200-450 lbs of weight</li>
<li>A Boeing airplane retails for $70M</li>
<li>The last plane Boeing introduced before the 787 was the 777 which was first sold in 1992- 20 years ago</li>
<li>The Everett facility is the largest building in the world by volume (472,370,319 cu ft) and covers 98.3 acres</li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 16px;">There were birds flying around the facility</span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">…reviewed a ton of past Sloan interview questions from ClearAdmit’s website and grouped the questions into themes. From there I came up with multiple stories that would fit those types of questions and mapped out the STAR (situation, task, action, result) for the story. I even practiced saying the stories aloud making sure I could get to my points quickly and concisely. Be prepared to have the interviewer probe into your story for lots of details about how you, your boss, peers, etc felt, what you/they did, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">…prepped for LGO specific questions like- why LGO, why are you interested in XYZ engineering discipline, how will you contribute to LGO, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">…did a bunch of research on all the partner companies. I thought about which ones I was the most interested in and why.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">…looked up common MBA interview mistakes.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">…created a list of four or so ‘brand themes’ I wanted to cover and had specific short stories to reinforce them. I thought about possible weaknesses in my application as areas to focus on in the interview (if possible).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">…reviewed my application and was familiar with my essays.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">…had a friend give me a mock interview from the sample questions I had compiled (above).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">…and finally, relaxed, got lots of sleep the night before, and knew that if LGO was meant to be it would happen!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">At GM our day was spent touring their newest North American facility, the GM Lansing Delta Township that makes GM crossovers, having a hands-on experience with their Simulated Work Environment (SWE), and the Detroit car show. All of which were fantastic! We interacted with very enthusiastic workers that were clearly passionate about and proud of their work. My group’s tour guide had worked for GM for over 30 years and was at Lansing when they produced the first and one-millionth crossover. Even the operators on the floor seemed to be smiling and had a good attitude.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">GM hosted us at the Detroit North American Auto Show that evening. I enjoyed seeing the concept cars and high-end cars that I will most likely never own (never hurts to dream, right?). <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Fun GM Facts:<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><ul><li>First of all, robots are ah-mazing! They have the strength to crush the piece of metal they are working with, but at the same time the sensitivity to not even make a dent in the car body’s metal. The preciseness is really unbelievable.</li>
<li>In the body shop the sparks flew everywhere – even up to the ceiling.</li>
<li>Once the metal body of the car is complete it is moved between buildings via the ‘gerbil tube’ that allows the skeleton to stay indoors the entire time.</li>
<li>‘Skillets’ move the car along the assembly line to allow the operator to move with the car when working. The skillets also elevated the car 0-5 feet in the air depending on the task being performed to minimize the strain on the operator.</li>
<li>One of my favorite things about the plant was how they have completely different make/models/colors/specs coming down the line. It would be a blue Chevy with a sunroof, followed by a red GMC, followed by a green Buick, etc. All of the parts were sequenced by the supplier and given in the order that the operator would need to assemble them in.</li>
<li>Along the same lines, the doors are on during painting to ensure the exact color is used for the whole car but then the doors are taken off to remove the extra 3-4 steps each operator would have to take to move around the doors on each of the 100 operations that need to be done to the interior. At the end of the assembly the same doors find their way back to the crossover on the other side of the plant to be finally assembled- so neat!</li>
<li>I liked the automated guided vehicles (AGVs) that move based on magnets in the floor and bring the right type of engine below the vehicle, in just the right spot, to bring the two together. These AGVs also knew when they were low on battery and would go back to the charging station on their own.</li>
<li>The crossovers are tested in a torrential downpour to ensure there are no leaks as well as driven over different type terrains to check for squeaking or rattling.</li>
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<div class="MsoNormal">The following day we visited the Ford Dearborn Truck plant that makes F-150s. It is located in the Ford Rouge Center. The plant was not quite as impressive as GM’s but I’ve heard that most of GM’s older plants are similar to what we saw today at Ford’s facility.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<li>It was bought by Henry Ford in 1915</li>
<li>This center has made WWI anti-submarines, tractors, WWII jeeps, tanks and airplane engines, and the Mustang from 1964-2004 – lots of history!</li>
<li>The roof of the plant is the largest ‘living roof’ with a 10.4 acre garden on top </li>
</ul><div class="MsoNormal">I feel like we have done so much in a very short amount of time! It is amazing to think that we still have four more plants to tour! Woohooo!<o:p></o:p></div>Ashleigh Rangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13429350900255692590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546169446036394557.post-65026525068662318272012-01-10T18:33:00.000-08:002012-01-10T18:37:05.426-08:00Plant Trek: CAT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPezzv4UE4MUSC6DewfnbZQTCxfAbKZKUhUaoxUGzVUvSNwXjsYZVy30cNnMBsOryqNHG1tNB_LVfQYmrdZhR4S8DP0cU5jit5ElP6oi16Bj7AJmdMHBct3s8CG-NloKFUlqD3krkEkaY/s1600/2012-01-09+14.44.59.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPezzv4UE4MUSC6DewfnbZQTCxfAbKZKUhUaoxUGzVUvSNwXjsYZVy30cNnMBsOryqNHG1tNB_LVfQYmrdZhR4S8DP0cU5jit5ElP6oi16Bj7AJmdMHBct3s8CG-NloKFUlqD3krkEkaY/s400/2012-01-09+14.44.59.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">The first stop of the plant trek was Caterpillar in Peoria, Illinois. The CAT team did a wonderful job hosting us. When we arrived Sunday night, they gave us a reception where we got to meet and greet with CAT executives. The surf & turf + open bar weren’t a bad addition. <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">The site visit on Monday included a plant tour, a few presentations, simulations, product demonstration, and a panel discussion. It was a perfect mix of activities! The highlight definitely had to be the product demonstration. The operators did some crazy stuff with GIANT machines. Who knew a bulldozer could be so entertaining! At the end of the demo they let us climb all over the machines. I didn’t want to leave!<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">It will be very hard to top this first stop on the plant trek!<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b>Fun CAT Facts</b><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></div><ul><li>CAT’s name was almost ‘Mud Turtles’</li>
<li>The top 5-6 executives have 200+ years of CAT experience - CAT employees stay CAT employees and they like to promote from within</li>
<li>The operator’s choice of music is piped over the loud speakers to alert supervisors of issues on the floor and a text message sent to the supervisor in addition to standard andons</li>
<li>One of their bulldozers has a 550 gallon tank and it takes only 12 hours of use to deplete it</li>
<li>Their floors are reinforced with steel to support their machines, one of which is 250,000 lbs- the floors vibrated when it drove by</li>
<li>Built to be rebuilt – parts are made modular and with such quality that it can be reused over and over again</li>
<li>70% of the product manufactured in the facility we visited is shipped internationally; each machine has a magnetic flag attached to it indicating the country to which it would be shipped</li>
<li>They are the largest consumer of steel</li>
<li>Customer focus is 1) uptime/equipment availability, 2) productivity, and 3) fuel efficiency</li>
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</ul>Ashleigh Rangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13429350900255692590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546169446036394557.post-64889703047715492342011-11-26T17:25:00.000-08:002011-11-26T17:25:45.523-08:00Misc Happenings - Nov recap<b>Ambassador Day...</b><br />
...went really well! A HUGE thank you to all the LGO volunteers for making the day such a success. Leah and Jane in Admissions do a great job presenting the program in a professional way to potential students. It was fun sorta being the 'face' of the LGO program to the attendees. I really enjoyed leading this effort!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ice Hockey</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I know it's hard to believe, but I play ice hockey now! Playing on the team is definitely in the top 5 best experiences of LGO. Our team is pretty terrible but it still is SO much fun! Michael Joyce does an amazing job coaching!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Birthday</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am now the ripe old age of twenty-seven. Brad threw me a birthday party that I kinda hijacked and turned into an LGO/Baltic (my sloan cohort) party. It couldn't have turned out any better! I ended up cooking the 70+ guests a Tex-mex fajita dinner but the best part was just getting to chill with my new Boston friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<b>Pie Night</b><br />
It is a tradition in the Sommerkorn household to have a whole night dedicated to pie. When they first told me about this I couldn't even think of more than maybe four types of pie. They have really expanded my pie horizons over the last 6 months! This year pie night was on my birthday and it was a great way to celebrate! I acted as Liz's sous chef and got to learn even more about various types of pie. Liz made 14 pies for the occasion (she is SO talented!). It was fun asking guests which pie was there favorite. It was a really tough question because all of them were so stinkin' good! Crowd favorites were the Apple/Cranberry/Ginger pie and classic French Silk but the most talked about pie was the delicious Peanut Butter Bacon pie.<br />
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<b>Thanksgiving</b><br />
With only a couple days off school and work and with flights being pretty pricey, we decided to stay in town for Thanksgiving. The amazing Crail's had us over for dinner to celebrate. Paige and Clayton are incredible hosts and made us feel right at home with their delicious smoked turkey, super sweet tea, and the Dallas Cowboys football game!<br />
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<b>Newport Mansions</b><br />
Over Thanksgiving Break Brad and I rented a car and drove to Rhode Island for the day. We went to see the beautiful Newport Mansions decorated for Christmas. On the way down there I connected that this was the same city in which my dad was born so we got to stop by and see the house he was born in and spent the first 10 years of his life.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I could definitely see myself being a-okay living in this era in one of these 'summer cottages'. The women couldn't have a job, vote, or hold office and they had 40+ person staff that took care of all the cooking and cleaning. Their sole job in life was planning parties. They had $300K (in today's dollars, $7M) budgets to host 400+ person parties that even the president would attend. Yes, definitely could get use to this life...</div><br />
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</div>It is crazy to think we only have a few more weeks left of the fall semester. It has absolutely flown by. I'm trying to make the most of still being on campus in classes because I'm doing an off-cycle internship at MGH starting in February. I'll be writing more about that in the spring!<br />
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</div>Ashleigh Rangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13429350900255692590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546169446036394557.post-45697527838009263662011-10-31T20:53:00.000-07:002011-10-31T21:06:09.496-07:00Ambassador Day 2011<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/14890-invitation-to-lgo-ambassador-day-2011" target="_blank">A video invitation to attend Ambassador Day!</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This time last year I was contemplating a change in my career and thought LGO might be the solution. Since I had only really learned about the program from the information on the website and blogs, I wanted to visit in person to figure out if this was really for me, and if I should apply or not.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Last fall my husband and I flew up to Boston and spent the weekend touring the city and ended the trip with a Monday visit to MIT for Ambassador Day. All the information on the websites and blogs, albeit helpful, didn’t hold a candle to actually being on campus and experiencing the LGO energy first hand. The students I met were so friendly, outgoing, and warm. Everyone had such wonderful things to say about their experiences. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I remember taking a walk along the Charles after the final event that evening and deciding that I would apply to LGO. It was really scary and exciting knowing I would take that next step!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now, a year later, I am helping actually lead the Ambassador Day event! I know what an impact it had on me and I’m pumped about getting to host 100+ potential applicants on campus this year.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MIaxD0Pl391pLnOsGom2UsgXOdbORXbsQJH_vhBZBVkwHFLJxQ713mOPm1ZkoJBTCEyApUlKxLqUz6xaY3uzG-_m6ldGDHH5dgQIsC1DeIQprsmEhPzDCfPPtoHVEQUhGzbTh3_MMZs/s1600/Boston+131.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MIaxD0Pl391pLnOsGom2UsgXOdbORXbsQJH_vhBZBVkwHFLJxQ713mOPm1ZkoJBTCEyApUlKxLqUz6xaY3uzG-_m6ldGDHH5dgQIsC1DeIQprsmEhPzDCfPPtoHVEQUhGzbTh3_MMZs/s320/Boston+131.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;">Ambassador Day 2010 - SO happy after a day on campus!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The day’s schedule and my personal commentary on the events is below:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ambassador Day Schedule: November 7, 2011 9:15 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">9:15-10:30 a.m.: Check in at the LGO office <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is super casual just hanging out and talking with current students. There will be coffee and bagels available. Make sure to get to the LGO office before 9:30am if you want to go to a morning class.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">10:30 a.m.-Noon: Tour the campus with current students -OR- Attend a class<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You have two options in the morning. We are encouraging everyone that can, to attend class in the morning because we have limited spots in the afternoon classes. The tour will take you around MIT to the places students use/visit the most.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Noon-1 p.m.: Engage in a student-led panel discussion<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I’ll be moderating this panel. This panel will be more casual then the one in the evening. You can ask the students tough questions- we’ll tell it to you straight! Also, there will be significant others at the panel/lunch for you to ask questions as well.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1-2:15 p.m.: Enjoy lunch and mingling with LGO students and staff members <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Lunch…it will be delicious!<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2:30-4 p.m.: Tour the campus with current students -OR- Attend a class <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Same deal as above- tour or class.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4-5:30 p.m.: Attend a partner company pro-seminar—Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Angela Thedinga ’10 <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Representatives from partner companies come to campus each Monday to talk to us about their company and current issues they are facing. It is typically presented in an interactive way, which makes them pretty interesting. The guest coming next week for Ambassador Day is a 2010 LGO alumna!<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Information Evening Schedule: November 7, 2011: 6 - 8:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6-6:30 p.m.: Registration and pre-reception<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mingling with current students, alumni, admissions, and staff.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6:30-8 p.m.: Introduction by Jane Deutsch, Director of LGO Admissions and Career Development<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Welcome by JoAnne Yates Deputy Dean & Sloan Distinguished Professor of Management<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Welcome by David Hardt Ralph E. and Eloise F. Cross Professor of Mechanical Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Program Presentation by Don Rosenfield Director of LGO program<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Don gives a really nice overview of the program and you get to learn a little about its history.</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">LGO Student and Alumni Panel Discussion with Q&A Session</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We will have several area alumni at the evening panel discussion that will give their perspectives on career/life after LGO.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">8-8:30 p.m.: Reception<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">More mingling!<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It isn’t too late to register for the event! Email </span><a href="mailto:lgo@mit.edu"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">lgo@mit.edu</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> to sign-up. Significant others are welcome to attend.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If you are interested in the program, I highly recommend taking the time to come to campus and checking out LGO in person. It definitely made a difference for me!</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div>Ashleigh Rangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13429350900255692590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546169446036394557.post-33285093507730471392011-09-18T10:22:00.000-07:002011-09-18T10:22:34.061-07:00Break!In between the Summer and Fall semesters, LGOers get a week and a half off from school. Over the break I got to go to San Francisco, Sonoma Valley, Maine, and the Sam Adams Brewery.<br />
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<b>San Francisco / Sonoma Valley</b><br />
Brad's company is headquartered in Fremont, CA. In an effort for him to network with the main office they flew him out to CA for the week and I got to tag along!<br />
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While Brad worked during the day, I went hiking and running along beautiful trails.<br />
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<b>Sam Adams Brewery Tour</b><br />
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</div>Since none of us had anything do to during the day over break, a few of us went on the Sam Adams Brewery Tour here in Boston. I asked the tour guide manufacturing questions and he looked at me like I was crazy. :-)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Let's be honest though, we weren't there to get additional manufacturing knowledge, we were there for the free beer.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'll definitely be back with my friends that visit Boston this fall! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>While I'm not working full-time, I definitely want to take advantage of the breaks and continue traveling and visiting new fun cities!Ashleigh Rangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13429350900255692590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546169446036394557.post-37095837959911854062011-08-17T18:36:00.000-07:002011-08-17T18:36:38.835-07:00Leadership Reaction CourseAt the end of the summer we went to an army base to participate in something called a Leadership Reaction Course. No, we are not big tough army officers, but we do have pretty good problem solving skillz and we had a blast trying to do some pretty tough obstacles.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">At the end we had an “all-star” team that did the hardest course. I was representin’ for the ladies. It was definitely the most fun course of the day. The students not participating got to watch from a viewing deck above. It was a blast!<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Wen33zikhnonU21hyphenhyphenGVlKCbvK6PVPad47Xx4a4LoSyOQ6D47LhcPI41JIgMLPnUKdqe53VH_ismjh1gEz-t3gFMTH5VprQ05Yb0T987SxmYJriPo4wbgQK5rXt3JRtT82ls4Edba9X0/s1600/IMG_4085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Wen33zikhnonU21hyphenhyphenGVlKCbvK6PVPad47Xx4a4LoSyOQ6D47LhcPI41JIgMLPnUKdqe53VH_ismjh1gEz-t3gFMTH5VprQ05Yb0T987SxmYJriPo4wbgQK5rXt3JRtT82ls4Edba9X0/s320/IMG_4085.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bTpUv-uN8j2ccF0YKmEBqOp7K3Rkwx0voj-OsPU5kmVUEucpPEUNH-8beXMwsSVm0yNMSMdAVFvD4-CiKRYhuLj0C6Xn8JX282gzWE7dxLuXVFYAFLtAXYkcN9bphZRx4-Vkm1dBm0Q/s1600/IMG_4094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bTpUv-uN8j2ccF0YKmEBqOp7K3Rkwx0voj-OsPU5kmVUEucpPEUNH-8beXMwsSVm0yNMSMdAVFvD4-CiKRYhuLj0C6Xn8JX282gzWE7dxLuXVFYAFLtAXYkcN9bphZRx4-Vkm1dBm0Q/s320/IMG_4094.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyFVu2kwE2w1puBk-jB2hYQCawvQLho8O-MKOHV7YCK1l_rQ8CJHZ80MSTgy2aSChgicnYsfW5zQ4FlsQCQkHRI0tHwlkrfJA_VtaHVda8lvWp-jBLfBSQMLwffUX_oTNzIXOhUafOec/s1600/IMG_4098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyFVu2kwE2w1puBk-jB2hYQCawvQLho8O-MKOHV7YCK1l_rQ8CJHZ80MSTgy2aSChgicnYsfW5zQ4FlsQCQkHRI0tHwlkrfJA_VtaHVda8lvWp-jBLfBSQMLwffUX_oTNzIXOhUafOec/s320/IMG_4098.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">For more pictures of the crazy obstacles: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.876452475179.2344779.12806588&l=fdf7490f0b&type=1">LRC Photos</a></div>Ashleigh Rangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13429350900255692590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546169446036394557.post-50276298245521062762011-08-17T18:35:00.000-07:002011-08-17T18:35:41.850-07:00China Leaders for Global Operations (CLGO)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkZz1GnuHFejl6J_DA6HBLZwbH0QVkREVI3EYyo6xCNbsd7kjzHJTA7Ejlkf_bG3fng7CVrQTYnE2R_HA6CHHqY6oLHOMqVUFgmvJ4dVbSMzIdVuUBH3HA-9VaXtJRPqukOPd-0lGUp4/s1600/CLGO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Oh, the CLGOs….I love them so much! We have a sister program with one of the top universities in China. Each year either we visit China or they visit us. This year they came to the US for 2 weeks and spent a week here with us in Boston. For almost all of them this was their first time in the US and first opportunity to be immersed in English conversation. Some of my favorite memories:<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"></div><ul><li>At dinner someone asked, “Why do Americans love Lady Gaga so much?”</li>
<li>They told me in China when someone is surprised they say, “Oh- my- Lady Gaga!”</li>
<li>When they met Brad they kept telling me how “handsome” and “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">very</i> good looking” he was.</li>
<li>Trying to explain the correct response to “How are you doing?” Do you really say how you are doing or do you just say “Fine”?</li>
<li>Learning how to speak a little Chinese and instead of saying “thank you,” I kept saying “uncle”. Finally I just decided to always say “Thank you uncle!” They would then laugh hysterically at me.</li>
<li>Getting to have a traditional Chinese meal with them and learning all about the dishes. Apparently General Tso’s chicken isn’t actually Chinese!</li>
<li>Michael Joyce and I just ordered water at the Chinese dinner and one of the leaders apparently felt that this must mean they weren’t being good hosts, so they had every type of soda the restaurant had brought over to the table.</li>
<li>At the end of their visit they showed the most amazing slideshow of pictures and memories. They were just SO sweet!</li>
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</b></div><div class="MsoNormal">Early in the summer I hosted a dinner party in the penthouse of my building. Brad and I thought that because our apartment would be so small in Boston we wouldn’t be able to host dinner parties for these two years. We were wrong! About 50 people came and we got to try a ton of delicious food. The view wasn’t bad either! Yum!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtt3DdywlcOfr8Cnn1qYhAgwDJQn08Zt_NMz-Pli9wma9EOhXNHOHFnlvKZmh0lmhm3J9sQrKnnJBz46EgtH5khOAinATcLS6K8aLrdMJfSU21iMbuo4gl62cmyT_y0DTzS7QoZZmOCSI/s1600/Pot1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtt3DdywlcOfr8Cnn1qYhAgwDJQn08Zt_NMz-Pli9wma9EOhXNHOHFnlvKZmh0lmhm3J9sQrKnnJBz46EgtH5khOAinATcLS6K8aLrdMJfSU21iMbuo4gl62cmyT_y0DTzS7QoZZmOCSI/s320/Pot1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Brad and I learned to sail over the summer at the MIT sailing pavilion. It is just steps away from our apartment and the lessons and use of the boats are completely free! It has been a great way to take advantage of the stunning Boston summer weather and get out on the water. Every morning when I wake up, I feel like I say the same thing – “Today is a great day to be in Boston!” <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">What better city to celebrate 4<sup>th</sup> of July in but Boston? It is an LGO tradition to always hold a daylong celebration at the MIT sailing pavilion as a class. We couldn’t have asked for better weather that day. The fireworks were literally the best I’ve seen. Ah-mazing!<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Our Four Year Anniversary <o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Brad did a really nice job with our anniversary this year (is anyone really surprised?). He started the day by having roses waiting for me outside of my classroom. He had to work with the LGO administration to figure out which classroom we were using that day. Very sneaky! <o:p></o:p><br />
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Ashleigh Rangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13429350900255692590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546169446036394557.post-64116941214294138742011-08-17T18:21:00.000-07:002011-08-17T18:21:51.382-07:00Summer Catch-up + Universe Within + Team AWESOME<b>Summer Catch-up</b><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">It is hard to believe the summer semester is already over. It feels like just yesterday we were starting classes! I’m afraid this is a taste of how quickly the next two years are going to go! I haven’t done a good job keeping up with my blog posts throughout the summer but I do want make sure I share some of the highlights of this amazingly fun summer. So here we go: the whole summer recapped in a bunch of simultaneous blog posts! Woooohoooo!!!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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I’m not going to lie, I was a little nervous about my first day back to school. It felt like kindergarten all over again- will the kids like me? I wonder if I will have the right backpack. Will they give us a test the first day? <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Well, it turned out that the first week was stinking awesome. We got to meet our classmates and found out the summer team assignments. We did lots of team building and personal reflection. It was great! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The hardest part about the first week for me (and actually the whole summer) was learning to step down (which is kinda ironic considering this is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Leaders </i>for Global Ops). As you can imagine with 50 Ashleigh’s, everyone is going to want to be in charge. I’ve found, however, that sometimes the best way to lead is by stepping <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">down</i> if that is what allows the team to move forward and be successful. It’s OK to not always be in charge- it’s actually pretty refreshing just to go with the flow.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">LGO assigns 6-7 students to each “summer team”. The majority of our assignments are done in groups. The workload is so large over the summer (6+ classes in 11 weeks) that you have to rely on your team just to get it all done. I loved my summer team! We named our group “Team Awesome” the first week and it actually ended up being really true! Everyone in my group was super smart, hard working, and fun (actually that describes pretty much everyone at LGO!). The last day of class we had to make a poster that pictorially described what we did well this summer and what we could improve on. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">One of our team’s biggest accomplishments was not meeting a single weekend or late night. I think we were able to do that because we scheduled meeting time for each of our assignments in advance, everyone came prepared to meetings, and we rotated a facilitator role that helped keep the team focused and moving. I’m<i> really </i>going to miss working with them everyday!</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">For more photo shoot pics: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.839000534169.2335955.12806588&l=16c703304e&type=1">LGO Pictures</a></div>Ashleigh Rangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13429350900255692590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546169446036394557.post-51308325893513373292011-07-29T20:46:00.000-07:002011-07-31T19:02:57.791-07:00Boston VS. Dallas<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Everyone said that it would be quite the culture shock moving from Dallas to Boston. Here are a few of the differences...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Many of the differences between Dallas and Boston have been the differences in 'creature comforts'. These ended up being total non-issues. We moved from a house to a ~500 sq ft dorm apartment and love it! My classes and Brad's office are both right across the street. The longest part of our commutes is the elevator ride down 20 floors. Tough life, I know! :-)</span><br />
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</div>Ashleigh Rangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13429350900255692590noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546169446036394557.post-79677831427338110242011-07-21T20:26:00.000-07:002011-07-21T20:26:58.624-07:00Goodbye Dallas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6QVRvmiFIhgy4maokH66BBRlZrN-cA7cJ7mZ6FpGNj4Et91bpzs_YSapaMntgANnPxWD67ikXhNRaFlxFZvvPf_jUZlmAKLmpEmTXyMp4fIGm5WQmtEx_9p8SdsWOXPhjC3NMcTF2_E/s1600/DSC_0247.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6QVRvmiFIhgy4maokH66BBRlZrN-cA7cJ7mZ6FpGNj4Et91bpzs_YSapaMntgANnPxWD67ikXhNRaFlxFZvvPf_jUZlmAKLmpEmTXyMp4fIGm5WQmtEx_9p8SdsWOXPhjC3NMcTF2_E/s320/DSC_0247.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Brad graduated from Georgia Tech with his Masters in Mechanical Engineering in May so we decided to throw him a graduation party that also ended up functioning as a chance for us to say goodbye to our friends. We decided to throw this party the Saturday before moving (this was stupid/awesome). Our good friends Allison & Joey Dean drove up from Houston to spend the day with us and helped us throw the party. They were such life savers!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGPBLEqGLeyRghSIwrcKCxk33jkqF1tKxFoZxVkbnssy5HuVWVo-RBYNSjOZFAIcdkB2EZEVGbq0LdXn5xZtf33rjhFHUWrUj3ESZJbdvfIMstZpjXjN9QI246vIcjKG7bqnZYA83ESU/s1600/DSC_0312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGPBLEqGLeyRghSIwrcKCxk33jkqF1tKxFoZxVkbnssy5HuVWVo-RBYNSjOZFAIcdkB2EZEVGbq0LdXn5xZtf33rjhFHUWrUj3ESZJbdvfIMstZpjXjN9QI246vIcjKG7bqnZYA83ESU/s320/DSC_0312.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGPBLEqGLeyRghSIwrcKCxk33jkqF1tKxFoZxVkbnssy5HuVWVo-RBYNSjOZFAIcdkB2EZEVGbq0LdXn5xZtf33rjhFHUWrUj3ESZJbdvfIMstZpjXjN9QI246vIcjKG7bqnZYA83ESU/s1600/DSC_0312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2z3FOa47QZQD6dB8Guxuvz09RF9EHa3FdUfjglBdZaM4_5w1n8SaIBwjWRW6Ux_ZywXCMRMo5oJpNuDYKSUG_WtTrcDGwR77WM1s4M04xPetOZbQNw0DWOAUS4US7y5su7KxaiJH6B8/s1600/DSC_0315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2z3FOa47QZQD6dB8Guxuvz09RF9EHa3FdUfjglBdZaM4_5w1n8SaIBwjWRW6Ux_ZywXCMRMo5oJpNuDYKSUG_WtTrcDGwR77WM1s4M04xPetOZbQNw0DWOAUS4US7y5su7KxaiJH6B8/s320/DSC_0315.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Before the party, we got to have one last glorious lunch at Chuy's (a delicious Tex-Mex restaurant in dangerous walking distance from our house). Maggie, Chris and Jacob Bryant were able to join us for lunch and hang out for the afternoon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The party that night was a great success. It was so wonderful spending the last Saturday in Texas surrounded by friends. We are going to miss everyone so much over the next two years! We feel so blessed for the community that we had in Dallas. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Ashleigh Rangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13429350900255692590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546169446036394557.post-81269097440880484152011-07-14T17:15:00.000-07:002011-07-14T17:54:56.094-07:00Introduction / Why LGO<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hi! My name is Ashleigh Range and I'm a student at MIT in the Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) program. I recently moved from Dallas, Texas where for four years I worked as a management consultant at Alvarez & Marsal (better known for their restructuring work at Lehman Bros). I enjoyed my time working at A&M (especially the people with whom I had the opportunity to work) but did not want to be a career consultant. I applied to LGO hoping to transition out of consulting and into an 'industry' job (as they call it in the consulting world). </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When applying last fall, my husband (Brad) and I really didn't think I had a chance based on the acceptance rates and the fact that it was MIT engineering, Sloan (the #3 b-school), and pretty much free. We decided to take the application process one step at time- 1) take the gmat, see if I get over a certain score, 2) visit LGO for Ambassador Day and see if we were still interested, 3) apply and see if I get an interview, 4) interview and see if I get accepted, 5) if I got accepted, pray like CRAZY for guidance. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Miraculously all the hurdles were crossed but that surprisingly was only half the battle. Once I was accepted, deciding to come was a ridiculously hard decision. For the majority of accepted students, coming to LGO is a no-brainer. For the two most indecisive people in the world (brad&me), this was a very tough choice. Our life in Dallas was going SO very well. Brad and I were excelling at our jobs and had built up our reputations/equity at our awesome companies. We had just finished decorating our beautiful home that we had only lived in for two years. My parents were in the process of moving from Florida to Dallas. We had developed close relationships with our sunday school class at church, our co-workers, the GT area alumni, and neighbors. Essentially staying in Dallas would have been wonderful. </span><br />
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