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30 Oct 2009, 08:28

Just wondering - has anybody applied EA and already attended an open interview had their app status change from "Submitted?" First time going through this and I submitted at the very tail end of the window, just trying to get a better picture so i can stop checking the app website every 2-3 hours. :-D

Thanks in advance!

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30 Oct 2009, 17:00

aaudetat wrote:

Ok, this is my recollection of a conversation I had with Liz Riley Hargrove last summer:

1. Is about your career. Where are you going, and why? How will Duke get you there?

3. Is about YOU, as a person. How will you fit into our community? Why do you want to be there? How will you contribute? How will you grow?

I can definitey see that there might be some overlap. For example, the very team-oriented, consensus-driven culture of Fuqua resonated on a personal level. At the same time (and in hindsight), I see that that culture really prepared me to succeed in my current job, where the culture is similar to that of Fuqua. Some arbitrary line-drawing is probably necessary.

Does that help?

thanks, this definitely does help

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31 Oct 2009, 16:55

Anyone going to the Duke MBA weekend for Women in December? I just got an invite and the deadline for submitting an application to attend in on Monday. They're asking for a 500-600 word essay too.

Any thoughts if they'll match the weekend attendance application with a subsequent application to the school? Monday is just around the corner, so I don't have all the time in the world to polish up an essay, but on the other hand I really want to attend. I just don't want more damage than good to come out of this.

Any ideas?

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31 Oct 2009, 18:30

ariel wrote:

Anyone going to the Duke MBA weekend for Women in December? I just got an invite and the deadline for submitting an application to attend in on Monday. They're asking for a 500-600 word essay too.

Any thoughts if they'll match the weekend attendance application with a subsequent application to the school? Monday is just around the corner, so I don't have all the time in the world to polish up an essay, but on the other hand I really want to attend. I just don't want more damage than good to come out of this.

Any ideas?

I applied - fingers crossed! My essay was <400 words. I just tried to answer the question without being too elaborate. The website says an invitation to the weekend doesn't guarantee admission, so I'd like to think it works both ways. If your message is consistent, I can't imagine it counting against you. Go for it!

aaudetat, do you know if there is any impact on admission?

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Re: Calling All Duke Fall 2010 Applicants! (MERGED) [#permalink]

01 Nov 2009, 10:29

Quick question for everyone...On the Educational Background section of the app it asks for all college level quantitative coursework. What did everyone use to determine whether a course should be considered quantitative or not?

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01 Nov 2009, 14:49

2. Discuss a person, event, or experience that has significantly shaped your life and explain why.

Can i discuss about a personal experience?
An experience that motivated me to contribute in a higher level for community improvement.
But it has got absolutely nothing to do with my career goals, or my current position in life or my decision to goto Fuqua. In other words, it only shaped my values. Not my life.

Does it still fit into this essay?

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01 Nov 2009, 15:15

ariel wrote:

Anyone going to the Duke MBA weekend for Women in December? I just got an invite and the deadline for submitting an application to attend in on Monday. They're asking for a 500-600 word essay too.

Any thoughts if they'll match the weekend attendance application with a subsequent application to the school? Monday is just around the corner, so I don't have all the time in the world to polish up an essay, but on the other hand I really want to attend. I just don't want more damage than good to come out of this.

Any ideas?

My recollection is that they don't compare the two, but I can't swear it. I think it's fine if you are somewhat redundant, but I wouldn't want to be too divergent. I.E., don't say you are really excited about becoming a consultant and then change it to HSM in pharma sales.

If you've got the time to apply to and then attend W4W, DO IT! It's a great experience and the admit rate for W4W attendees is higher than that of non-attendees.

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01 Nov 2009, 15:16

2010app wrote:

Quick question for everyone...On the Educational Background section of the app it asks for all college level quantitative coursework. What did everyone use to determine whether a course should be considered quantitative or not?

It should be a class that uses a lot of numbers...what is the course you're thinking of?

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01 Nov 2009, 15:18

Hey guys, quick question. I signed up for the Open Interview and have that next weekend. Originally I was planning on applying R1 but dont think my essays are quite where they should be at this point. I was curious if they'll still use my interview this weekend if I were to apply R2 instead? Does anyone know if the Open Interview period is only for those applying EA and R1?

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01 Nov 2009, 15:25

ACNguy wrote:

Hey guys, quick question. I signed up for the Open Interview and have that next weekend. Originally I was planning on applying R1 but dont think my essays are quite where they should be at this point. I was curious if they'll still use my interview this weekend if I were to apply R2 instead? Does anyone know if the Open Interview period is only for those applying EA and R1?

In the past, your interview could be used anytime throughout that application season - so an interview in October would count for an R3 application. I don't know if they would have changed this practice with the new interview process or not. My guess is you're good, but if you can't find it on the site, I'd shoot off an email.

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01 Nov 2009, 15:29

theenlivened wrote:

2. Discuss a person, event, or experience that has significantly shaped your life and explain why.

Can i discuss about a personal experience?
An experience that motivated me to contribute in a higher level for community improvement.
But it has got absolutely nothing to do with my career goals, or my current position in life or my decision to goto Fuqua. In other words, it only shaped my values. Not my life.

Does it still fit into this essay?

A personal experience is perfectly appropriate. And I would say that your values shape your life. Being inspired to give back to your community changes your life: if nothing else, it's several hours a week where you're not sitting on that couch. But I would guess you are also learning from those experiences and the way you see the world also changes.

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01 Nov 2009, 15:42

aaudetat wrote:

theenlivened wrote:

2. Discuss a person, event, or experience that has significantly shaped your life and explain why.

Can i discuss about a personal experience?
An experience that motivated me to contribute in a higher level for community improvement.
But it has got absolutely nothing to do with my career goals, or my current position in life or my decision to goto Fuqua. In other words, it only shaped my values. Not my life.

Does it still fit into this essay?

A personal experience is perfectly appropriate. And I would say that your values shape your life. Being inspired to give back to your community changes your life: if nothing else, it's several hours a week where you're not sitting on that couch. But I would guess you are also learning from those experiences and the way you see the world also changes.

Thanks! I initially had the same thought.
But the some admission consultants have analysed by stressing the phrase "Shaped your life".
So i was wondering if that event should be a factor that determined my career path and the personal goals!
However, your reply assures that i haven't grossly misunderstood the question! I'll go ahead with that!
thanks

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01 Nov 2009, 15:59

I am an international applicant planning for Round2.
I totally love Duke. But I am put off by the internship statistics for class of 2010.
Only 54% of the international students could secure an internship by may-09.
Is it not a bit too low? How can career switchers cope with this scenario?
May be it is the same with most of the schools in the same league that haven't released their data yet (say Ross, Darden, Cornell)

Any thoughts?

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02 Nov 2009, 07:09

It seems there might be a few people from this forum at Durham this weekend (Nov6-8). Anyone interested in meeting up ?

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02 Nov 2009, 11:05

Hi All

Does anybody hve an idea of what happens to applicants who were waitlisted for i/w in the EA round. I am an international applicant and hve not heard from fuqua after getting waitlisted.

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02 Nov 2009, 12:11

Duke's essay limit of 10pt font, 1.5 lines, 2 pages is a bit more that I see on some other schools I am looking at. On some of the essays I am having trouble getting near the max.

Anyone submitting under the max limit?

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02 Nov 2009, 12:36

One of my essays was a little under the max as it was probably only 1 and 3/4 pages. I think it's fine to be under the maximum as long as you've still answered the essay question well with what you've written. I didn't want to write an extra 1/4 page of filler information that didn't really add anything or that was extraneous.

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