One night during his first-year at HBS, Josh Latson (MBA 2015) shadowed an emergency room physician through his rounds in a busy urban hospital. Josh was there as a member of the school’s Health Care Club, which he had joined to pursue a hypothesis: was there room for a self-identified “finance guy” in health care operations? [...]

After spending three years working in consulting before coming to HBS, I knew I wanted to use my summer to expand beyond the world of Board of Directors advisory and multi-national company strategic planning and try something completely different, such as an early-stage start-up. I had always been fascinated by Cyber Security and, therefore, as the summer approached, I started to look at opportunities in this area. [...]

This summer I had the opportunity to intern at a venture firm based in Boston called Underscore. Their approach during the interview process really stood out to me and set me up for a summer where I was able to make an impact. [...]

With the support of HBS Summer Fellows Program, I had the opportunity to follow my passion and work on my project to support senior care in China. [...]

"Perfect is the enemy of done.” No experience has helped me internalize this more than my summer at blueground, an international, vc-backed real estate startup. Before business school, I worked at a large oil & gas company, where structure and process were integral to operations, yet nimbleness and ingenuity was still highly valued. I loved working in an environment that combined these elements, and I wanted to take a deep dive into the chaotic world of startups to see if I could thrive in an environment with significantly less structure. [...]