Day in the Life of MIT Sloan Fellows MBA Student: AI, Travel and the MIT ecosystem

Abdullah worked in investment and strategy in Saudi Arabia’s Oil and Gas sector for 16 years, with key regional players like Aramco and the Public Investment Fund (PIF). Three years into his investment planning role at the PIF, he decided to apply to the MIT Sloan Fellows MBA program, which he started last June. Now, in the final stage of his MBA program, Abdullah sat down with us to discuss his experience at MIT Sloan, what the Fellows mid-career MBA program is like from the inside, and whether the MBA program is worth it in this economy. The Questions: 00:00 – Introductions 01:19 – What does a typical day look like in the MIT Sloan Fellows program? 04:36 – Does the MIT Sloan Fellows MBA have a grade non-disclosure policy? 05:36 – Is the MIT Sloan Fellows MBA tech-focused? 07:44 – There’s an argument to be made against going to business school in the age of AI. What would you say to that? 09:19 – What's the coolest thing you've done in the MIT Sloan Fellows MBA program? 10:28 – Have you traveled during your degree? 13:24 – Tell us about what the MIT Sloan MBA Action Learning Labs are actually like. 15:35 – Is 1 year long enough for an MBA program? 16:17 – How often do MIT Sloan Fellows interact with other MIT programs, like the full-time MBA students? 18:49 – As a Sloan Fellow, there must be a lot of classmates with families, some of whom may have even moved to Boston. How have they handled it? 19:52 – As an international student, how do you manage the cost of the MIT Sloan Fellows MBA program? 20:38 – For a mid-career program like MIT Sloan Fellows, a lot of the class might be sponsored, plan to return to their existing companies, or pivot to a new role. What would you say is the proportion of people who have committed to going back to their companies? 21:59 – How is the recruiting landscape at the moment for MIT Sloan Fellows? 26:24 – Are there any specific personality types that seem to thrive in the MIT Sloan Fellows MBA? 28:09 – Is the MIT Sloan Fellows MBA worth it? Read the blog here: https://www.samweeks.com/post/day-in-... Sam Weeks Consulting 🔗: https://www.samweeks.com/