Re: Calling All Duke (Fuqua) 2011 Applicants
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04 Oct 2010, 15:06
I interviewed on friday and the interview was very, very relaxed. I was interviewed by a 2nd year student and the questions were all very straightforward and nothing "oddball" at all. The whole time was very casual - it really felt more like a conversation than an interview. All the normal questions were asked, starting with "why MBA, why now, why Duke" then leading into typical leadership questions like "greatest strength, weakness, example of a time where you failed, etc" Since my interviewer was pursuing the same career/industry I am interested, we talked about that for a good bit too. Plenty of time for me to ask questions as well. ~45minutes total.
One note - though Duke does say business casual is acceptable, almost all the men were wearing suits. Not saying that you'll get dinged for not wearing a suit, but out of the 20 or so males that were there, probably 1 or 2 were not in suits. Whether you stand out in a good way or a bad way, or at all, I can't say. I doubt my interviewer would have cared. I can't really comment on the women's attire, other than they looked "comparable" to a men's suit.