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Tsedal Beyene,
Ph. D. Student,
Management Science and Engineering

Why I Chose Stanford

The Management Science and Engineering department at Stanford offers the only program in the country that studies the intersection of Business and Technology. The importance of the management aspect and technical aspect are both stressed. I really researched the programs available nationally before I made the decision to come to Stanford. I was able to meet with three of the four core MS&E faculty before I made my decision and that was critical. The faculty here is incredible and they're involved in extraordinary research.

What I Work On

I work on research in Globally-Distributed Work Teams in the High-Tech Industry.

What's Great About Studying Here

Again, the faculty is the most critical component. The mentoring aspect is HUGE here. My mentor, (Asst. Professor) Pam Hinds, is awesome. She was key in my decision to study here. She involved me in research right away and within my first year I was doing fieldwork in Germany and India. The high standards here continually build your skills. and "real world" relevance is key. Even the setup of the offices in the department encourages social learning and the physical and psychological proximity is tremendous.

What I Hope to Do

Stanford is grooming me to become an academic and I hope to join one of the premier research institutions when I complete the program here. See more about Tsedal on the Work, Technology, and Organization website.

Freddie Castillo,
Product Design Major,
Class of 2006

Why I Chose Stanford

My older brother (Gilbert, Product Design, 1992) was a student here when I was growing up. I thought the stuff he worked on was really neat and he gave me Stanford shirts to wear that I thought were cool. (My Dad is a stubborn, creative guy and he let me be his assistant on many "impossible" home projects!)

What's Great About Studying Here

You're encouraged to take things that are completely out of your major. Also, you're surrounded by people from so many different majors.

What's Been Hardest So Far

Getting through the 21 units of the Math Core. I took Statistics over the summer to get it out of the way!

What's Been the Most Fun

A recent art class, Design I, was great. We had 15 projects to work on with few rules to limit us. We studied things like the emotional content of color and position in design.

What I Hope to Do

I'm thinking about something involving music and engineering. Maybe acoustics or sound engineering.