Calling All Duke Fall 2010 Applicants! (MERGED)

Well, I didn't quite feel comfortable with my application today so I passed up EA. Looks like I'll be doing R1 instead.

I'm back in Durham!

I know I don't know this incoming class as well as the last few, but I am so excited to be here i just had to post!

I'll be on campus all day tomorrow doing some recruiting and then doing some alumni volunteer work for the General Mgmt Club. Good times

Welcome back, aaudetat! I hope campus is just as much fun as you remember it. It's great that you're involved with alumni volunteer work for Duke...I personally love hearing about alums who love their schools!

Are you applying this year? Do you think they will honor the waiver for you? I attended the minority workshop last year and they offered a full waiver to attendees, but I am applying this year. Since people who attended the workshop last year cannot attend this year, I was wondering if I should try to see if the waiver is still applicable. If not, at least the reduced fee is $50 .

Just got into Fuqua for my visit/interview tomm. 70-80 degree weather -- I could certainly get used to this.

Hey me too! It is nice, definitely better than the weather I left at home.

I suppose they might, I didn't even think to check.

count me in for R1

So I had my interview. While most people said their interview felt conversational, I didn't feel like mine was that way, it felt more like an interview. It also had no flow to it, so I never felt a very good rhythm and there were a ton of questions to get through. He also kept looking up at the clock which was above me, which should not have distracted me, but I think it made me hurry a bit. So I don't really feel like it went that well. I feel like there were a few questions that in my head I was like, really, is that your best story? I'm not sure how long it was, probably in the 30-40 minute range. I didn't ask him too many questions because I knew a lot about Duke already.

Here were the questions:
Why MBA?
Why Duke?
Walk me through your resume.
Tell me about a time you worked with a team.
What was an experience you had leading X project & give an example of that experience.
What does diversity mean to you? Have you ever had culture shock?
What does it mean to be a Leader of Consequence?
What do you hope to develop at Duke/what things do you plan to do at Duke?
If you had to build a team of 4 people who would they be? After that he asked what my role on the team would be.
What are your strengths and weaknesses.
Tell about a time you faced and ethical dilemma and what did you learn?

Highopes,

Who Interviewed you? Was it an adcom member?

A student...all Duke's on campus interviews are with students. Apparently a lot of students were doing interviews for their first time this week.

Woah, that is rough if it's students doing their "first interview".

hi higehopes, did you do a self-initiated interview or an invited interview?

Goodness .. all of these questions in 40 minutes ?? really ?? That's rough

It was self-initiated.

Well it was probably because I was a bumbling idiot during that interview. For some reason I could just not think.

I guess that happens .. we tend to blank out at the most unexpected times, like I did when I was asked 'What 5 things would make you sleepless if you were the CEO of Hulu ?" On a lighter note

Why Duke ?
The name sounds kinda cool.. like the Duke of Edinburgh.