Hey all! I just got back from two weeks in Europe - aahhhhhh, lovely! Work starts Monday though - I am going to have to figure out how to make my new punk-rock haircut lay down flat(ter).
Anyway, to your questions:
1. The average age and WE is somewhat high at 29 and 5-ish. That said, many students are much younger. While 24 would be very young (for example), many of my friends were 26 or so. Our many military and int'l students seem to drive the higher age average to some extent. I haven't noticed much WE discussions during recruiting, but then I was 28 and had 6 years, so I guess it didn't affect me. I'd say it's less about quantity and more about quality and type.
2. Last year's W4W was highly, highly oversubscribed. It's a fantastic experience, and I hope you'll apply again. I would say that they are somewhat correlated - you are right that admission and the W4W have criteria that must be related - or why would they bother? But if you weren't planning to apply till this year, that could explain things. You've also got another year under your belt, and that matters too.
3. Marketing is amazing. It's one of our best concentrations, and we're up there in the top few with all the marketing concentration rankings. I took only 2 marketing classes, but I thought they were both fantastic. Our profs do super-exciting research (google Dan Ariely and Gavan Fitzsimmons for two examples) and I think are among the best at bringing that research directly into the classroom.
4. Definitively no.
cheers
aau
gettinggoing wrote:
I think I'm applying.. either R1 or R2. I wouldn't be opposed to applying EA either, if I can get my act together in time.
aaudetat - thanks for your posts on this forum. I have a couple of questions....
1. Age / WE - I think Duke has an older WE than some other schools. I have 2 years experience right now and should have 3 years at matriculation - will that hurt me for admissions - I get the sense that Duke isn't as young-applicant-friendly... is that just my perception?. Even if I do get in, will recruiting be more difficult because I'll be competing against more experienced classmates at Duke? Do a lot of companies have an experience cut-off when they recruit on campus?
2. Duke Weekend for Women - I applied last year and didn't get in. I know the AdCom say that the decision isn't related to MBA admissions at all... but how can it not be? I won't let that stop me from applying but it's a little discouraging. Anyone else here in the same boat?
3. How is marketing at Duke? What do your marketing classmates think of the program and the recruiters?
4. Does applying EA mean no scholarship money?
I'm trying to make it out to Durham for a trip as early in October as possible... might be hard given work, but I really want to visit before I apply. Who's planning a visit in the fall?
And thanks in advance to aaudetat and anyone else who responds!