Fuqua (Duke) Class of 2016: Calling all applicants!

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I stayed at a hotel based on price(Quality Inn and Suites). It was $198.17 for two nights including car rental from Thrifty, nothing special but got the job done. I flew down the weekend they had a snow storm in Philly, got delayed until Monday morning, so unfortunately I didn't have time to experience much since I got to campus 1 hr before my interview and left early the next morning.

PM me if you have any specific questions.

My work day is officially at a standstill until these decisions come out

Invited! Congrats to all who got an invitation.

Just checked my status on Duke's website...and I got an invite!

Good luck to everyone else. Here's hoping we get a bunch more invites!

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Where does it say that you were accepted or denied for the interview. I interviewed in the open period. Did anyone else do this? I think that may be why I dont have an update.

We are not ivy league, we are ACC baby. Better competition!

So pretty much based on the previous posts, no invite = soft deny right?

What? I like Duke and all, but Wharton is objectively better by pretty much every metrics:

- Average GMAT/GPA/Selectivity (718/3.6 to 690/3.42) :
https://poetsandquants.com/2013/08/07/th ... verages/2/

- Average Salary 5 years out: (225k to 168k!)
https://poetsandquants.com/2011/08/04/wh ... years-out/

- Average Salary upon graduation (138k to 136k):
https://poetsandquants.com/2013/03/18/wh ... ne-deal/2/

- Aggregate Ranking (4 to 9):
https://poetsandquants.com/2013/12/02/po ... of-2013/3/

Plus Wharton does much better in front office finance and consulting going by the employment reports.

An argument can be made that Booth is better than Wharton, but it's definitely not viewed as objectively better.

I am sorry but gmat and stuff doesn't matter. Wharton rejects everyone with a gmat lower than 700 whereas duke actually reads yr app. So I don't pay much attention to stats . Yes if you are just interested in IB then wharton may be a better option but I went to both schools and I absolutely loved fuqua more than any other school. Ppl were friendly and the climate was awesome. Professors were engaging. Salary is the same for ib across all schools so it doesn't matter which school you get into as far as that is concerned. These two years are going to be the last 2 years of yr academic life and I value fit more than anything else so I would go to duke if I get in.to each his own but stats don't mean anything. If you are good enough to get into top schools whether it wharton or duke then you are good enough to perform well at yr workplace which will determine your future. 2 yrs into ur career no one will care about the school you attended sir. But best of luck with wharton. All I am saying is wharton doesn't have the same prestige it use to. International students don't understand that and more often blinded by brand name. Look at the community .even tuck is awesome as the alumni are so helpful. The same goes for duke. If I had to rank it would be hbs,stanford,booth,sloan,tuck,duke and then wharton.

I just received an email to schedule my interview! Scheduled for the 22nd!

PM me if anyone wants to meet up or wants to share a cab to/from the airport (will probably come evening of 21st and leave late afternoon/evening of 22nd).

I understand your intention, but nothing anyone here says will mean anything because that's impossible to answer with any kind of authority. Only the adcoms know a) what weight the interview holds, b) what your interview debrief actually says and c) where your 'story' fits into the diversity of the class they're trying to construct. Nothing in the echo chamber of internet forums can shed any light on that, so I suppose: hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Off campus interview in Bangkok scheduled on 17th Feb!

Good luck to you all guys.

15 march is when everyone receives the decision

You will find people in sport coats or dress shirts with no tie/coat, but when I went there, majority was dressed up in business professional. You cannot go wrong either way.

What % of people had suit and tie? I'm thinking suit with no tie, would that be under dressed compared to most? I hate ties haha.