Calling All Duke Fall 2010 Applicants! (MERGED)

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any news from people on the waitlist? been on it since R1 and Duke really seems to have been pretty liberal in handing out WL's. Does anyone have a feel as to when we can start to hear?

Probably right around the deposit deadline. I am sure they will be people withdrawing. You can call the admissions office and ask them and see what their agenda is.

as far as I remember, there is a question in the application smth like: "f we the adcom decides that ur profile fits better the other MBA program, would you be considering it? choose from the list which program would you consider?" Do you remember ticking yes such kind of question?
Anyway, congrats! It is surely an unexpected and pleasent turn of events.

Congrats! Duke is commited to attract more international students. May be they are having not so many international applicants this year? or may be they have few applicants from your region? Could you share ur profile? And do u consider doing on/off campus interview?

Anyway, what I hope my advantage is I am an international (+underrepresented region, or lets say, I will be the first student from my country at Fuqua if admitted) applicant + female candidate. Could anybody comment on this?

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sure azatshop
W.E. 1.5 year army officer, 3y finance, Toefl 100, GMAT 680 (not 670), nationality Greek

I had attended an event hosted by the Duke MBA here in Athens and there were quite a lot of candidates. I believe what helped is my theater experience (5y) and my essays. There will will be a phone interview.

Hope this helps

WoW! What an interesting profile you have!
You will definitely be an asset for Duke! I wish you good luck!
When do you have your interview? Don't forget to post about it!

I attended the Blue Devil Weekend. It was a great weekend! The Fuqua facilities are superb. I have visited the Booth Campus and I must say that I enjoyed the Fuqua campus better. The current students looked really in love with their school. Overall a great time. Good luck to those choosing to attend this great program!

Joe B-- congrats on your acceptances. Do you know which program you are choosing?

Who has decided not to attend Duke?

thanks...congrats to you too..yeah I will be iviewing on campus...I am currently located in richmond so its not too much of a bother for me...whr r u located?...best of luck..

Any international admitted know if it is possible to send the non-refundable tuition deposit via western union or wire transfer?

Hello everybody!

My situation is following. I am an international applicant from Russia and I have been invited to the interview, which is a great thing, but there is one complication... I live in Moscow and it was impossible to find an alumni to hold this interview for me here. Thus, the admissions committee offered me two possibilities: either I go to another city (St. Petersburg) and have my interview there or they will find a 2nd year student to talk to me via the phone.

I have of course a possibility to go to St. Petersburg, but it will be REALLY complicated and rather difficult as I will have to leave my work and travel to another city and communications between cities in Russia are not that efficient... so, my question is - should I really persist and have my interview in person in another city or it will be OK if I schedule my phone interview with a student? Do they qualify the same? Or probably the adcom will take into consideration my step ahead and somehow the fact that I traveled to another city will be a better option for me than just talking to somebody over the phone?

By the way does somebody knows whether the adcom sent a lot of interview invitations this round? (just trying to evaluate my chances)

Thanks ahead for your replies!

If I were in your shoes, I would choose phone interview. I think, second year students always ask standard questions. On the other hand, alumni sometimes ask out of the box questions.
It's just my perception. I am sure many people will differ from it

for the interview

Interesting. I am from Bulgaria and was initially invited for an interview in Moscow! However they later on found me a closer interview location and I did it in Athens.

My advice - go for the live interview. It shows you have interest in the school and it is usually a more relaxed experience. You also get the chance to ask more questions (always makes a good impression) than over the phone, when time is usually limited and the interviewers often hurry to fit you in their timeframes.

It does not matter. When people talk about doing interviews in person to show interest, it is because visiting the schools shows that you're really interested in learning about the culture there. You won't learn anything about the school by visiting St. Petersburg, so there's no problem in doing a phone interview, they will not hold either option against you. It really is a matter of personal preference. Alumni interviews can go either way, but for Duke, I would guess an alumni or a student will probably give you about the same experience (in terms of comfort level). If you want to go back to Russia, then interviewing with the alum might be helpful for you.