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06 Apr 2012, 09:06

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Thanks!! I noticed that some major consulting companies (like Mckinsey) does not actively recruit on UCLA campus. I guess that's where the doubt started. Of course I would prefer the California air. (Durham is wonderful too. I actually already lived in the region for almost 3 years.) But MBA is such a signifnicant investment that I really want to get the most out of it. Thanks for your advice!!

Fuqua's placement in consulting is better than UCLA, no doubt. But if you want to work in California, UCLA would be a better choice. No one out of the 3 classes (2011-2013) I know got California offices. BCG straight up told a closed-listed interviewee to not drop for the San Francisco office if he wants a job. He ended up with an offer to another BCG office. The California and NYC offices are the most competitive offices to get into. To get in, you need alumni in high enough positions to pull for the school. Kinda like a chicken and egg problem. Since, we are an young school in the East Coast, our consulting alumni network isn't that strong in the West Coast. With that said, Fuqua places especially well into the Southern offices, and reasonably well into other East Coast offices (including NYC).

I actually know someone who graduated last year and is at Bain or BCG in LA. It might be harder to get the office immediately, but definitely should be possible to transfer after a year or two.

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06 Apr 2012, 12:23

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cxue wrote:

Thanks!! I noticed that some major consulting companies (like Mckinsey) does not actively recruit on UCLA campus. I guess that's where the doubt started. Of course I would prefer the California air. (Durham is wonderful too. I actually already lived in the region for almost 3 years.) But MBA is such a signifnicant investment that I really want to get the most out of it. Thanks for your advice!!

Fuqua's placement in consulting is better than UCLA, no doubt. But if you want to work in California, UCLA would be a better choice. No one out of the 3 classes (2011-2013) I know got California offices. BCG straight up told a closed-listed interviewee to not drop for the San Francisco office if he wants a job. He ended up with an offer to another BCG office. The California and NYC offices are the most competitive offices to get into. To get in, you need alumni in high enough positions to pull for the school. Kinda like a chicken and egg problem. Since, we are an young school in the East Coast, our consulting alumni network isn't that strong in the West Coast. With that said, Fuqua places especially well into the Southern offices, and reasonably well into other East Coast offices (including NYC).

I actually know someone who graduated last year and is at Bain or BCG in LA. It might be harder to get the office immediately, but definitely should be possible to transfer after a year or two.

Thanks all for the advices. Still deciding, but your comments help a lot to see the reality.

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07 Apr 2012, 19:08

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asimov wrote:

cxue wrote:

Thanks!! I noticed that some major consulting companies (like Mckinsey) does not actively recruit on UCLA campus. I guess that's where the doubt started. Of course I would prefer the California air. (Durham is wonderful too. I actually already lived in the region for almost 3 years.) But MBA is such a signifnicant investment that I really want to get the most out of it. Thanks for your advice!!

Fuqua's placement in consulting is better than UCLA, no doubt. But if you want to work in California, UCLA would be a better choice. No one out of the 3 classes (2011-2013) I know got California offices. BCG straight up told a closed-listed interviewee to not drop for the San Francisco office if he wants a job. He ended up with an offer to another BCG office. The California and NYC offices are the most competitive offices to get into. To get in, you need alumni in high enough positions to pull for the school. Kinda like a chicken and egg problem. Since, we are an young school in the East Coast, our consulting alumni network isn't that strong in the West Coast. With that said, Fuqua places especially well into the Southern offices, and reasonably well into other East Coast offices (including NYC).

I actually know someone who graduated last year and is at Bain or BCG in LA. It might be harder to get the office immediately, but definitely should be possible to transfer after a year or two.

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09 Apr 2012, 09:32

How does Ross compare to Fuqua in this regard? Deciding between the two, and am in this same boat of trying to get into consulting back in the West Coast (SF, hopefully). Sounds like it could be quite difficult to get back here straight out of school.

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asimov wrote:

cxue wrote:

Thanks!! I noticed that some major consulting companies (like Mckinsey) does not actively recruit on UCLA campus. I guess that's where the doubt started. Of course I would prefer the California air. (Durham is wonderful too. I actually already lived in the region for almost 3 years.) But MBA is such a signifnicant investment that I really want to get the most out of it. Thanks for your advice!!

Fuqua's placement in consulting is better than UCLA, no doubt. But if you want to work in California, UCLA would be a better choice. No one out of the 3 classes (2011-2013) I know got California offices. BCG straight up told a closed-listed interviewee to not drop for the San Francisco office if he wants a job. He ended up with an offer to another BCG office. The California and NYC offices are the most competitive offices to get into. To get in, you need alumni in high enough positions to pull for the school. Kinda like a chicken and egg problem. Since, we are an young school in the East Coast, our consulting alumni network isn't that strong in the West Coast. With that said, Fuqua places especially well into the Southern offices, and reasonably well into other East Coast offices (including NYC).

I actually know someone who graduated last year and is at Bain or BCG in LA. It might be harder to get the office immediately, but definitely should be possible to transfer after a year or two.

Where there's a will there's a way.

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09 Apr 2012, 09:50

Anyone knows whether we should be applying for J-1 or F-1 visa?

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09 Apr 2012, 19:01

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Anyone knows whether we should be applying for J-1 or F-1 visa?

You should ask the school for this. I think international students apply for F-1. J-1 is for studying aboard programs, not for studying in the US for full-time.

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10 Apr 2012, 05:47

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How does Ross compare to Fuqua in this regard? Deciding between the two, and am in this same boat of trying to get into consulting back in the West Coast (SF, hopefully). Sounds like it could be quite difficult to get back here straight out of school.

I do not know much about Ross, but I would look at their hiring reports. In terms of specific offices, unless the school is based in that region getting out to that region will be the same from any school.

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12 Apr 2012, 08:14

curious if anyone that applied for the CASE Social Sector Scholarship has been contacted to interview for the program? if so, big congrats!

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13 Apr 2012, 06:25

Hope to see everyone at Blue Devil Weekend today!!!!

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13 Apr 2012, 16:30

Hope I am at the right place for my question. Can someone please shed some lights on the Cross-Continenet program? Is it consider a part-time/accelerated program? What type of students are Duke looking for for this program?

I am just casually browsing through the website right now and I found some info regarding the program, but don't recall seeing it being discuss much on here and various GMAT sites. Can anyone give me some pointers on this?

I am looking to do a PT program and the Cross-Continent format seems to be somewhat less demanding in terms of length and actual class time (16 months, 6 In-person session at the campus at Durham), and the GMAT avg. is definitely not as high (mid. 80% ranges from 540 - 720).

Thanks for the help, and congrats to all of the admits!

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13 Apr 2012, 21:04

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CCMBA is a part-time MBA program. The key differentiator is that you attend 6 intensive academic sessions in classrooms across the world.

Thanks for the reply!

The reason I wasn't sure was that because I don't see it being ranked at various PT MBA ranking. I thought the program is considered as Online or some other form of MBA.

Is it competitive to get into? Is the program cater more to international students over US applicants? Is there any key differences between Cross Continent MBA vs FT and EMBA at Duke?

Sorry for all of the questions... as I have mentioned, there just isn't much available info on this that I've came across

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16 Apr 2012, 09:54

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Sorry, I'm not farmiliar with the program. If you are interested, feel free to call the program office, I'm sure they will be happy to answer some of your questions.

Just to provide a different perspective on the program, here's an outside article on CCMBA: https://www.businessbecause.com/news/Exe ... -mba-81410

Thanks for the article! I'll definitely give the program office a call/email some time.

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27 Apr 2012, 08:37

hello, everyone, I am a waitlist in R2 of Duke who was put into R3 for interview. I am not suire my chance to get in R3. Is there any international students ever enrolled in R3?

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27 Apr 2012, 08:57

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hello, everyone, I am a waitlist in R2 of Duke who was put into R3 for interview. I am not suire my chance to get in R3. Is there any international students ever enrolled in R3?

From your information, it appears you are chinese. I think you will find the Chinese version of GMATClub more helpful with answering these types of question. https://forum.chasedream.com/

Good luck!

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27 Apr 2012, 09:45

I'm in the same boat. I applied in R2, got waitlisted, asked to interview, interviewed in RD3 and awaiting the May 4th decision.

I've heard that if you are waitlisted and then invited to the interview, the interview matters quite a bit. I think it's still an uphill battle though.

Can anyone else shed light on the topic?

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27 Apr 2012, 21:44

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I'm in the same boat. I applied in R2, got waitlisted, asked to interview, interviewed in RD3 and awaiting the May 4th decision.

I've heard that if you are waitlisted and then invited to the interview, the interview matters quite a bit. I think it's still an uphill battle though.

Can anyone else shed light on the topic?

It's always an uphill battle when you get waitlisted, whether it is before or after the interview. The good thing about being invited to interview after getting waitlisted is that you are more aware of where you stand, so you will more likely be a lot more prepared to address your weaknesses.

As far as your chances are concerned, all I can say is that R3 is an enigma. It really depends on how the class is shaping up after the first two rounds. Plenty of qualified candidates are not accepted in R3, so you better hope that admitted applicants, who share a similar background, decide not to pay the deposit on the May 1st deposit deadline.

Good luck!

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29 Apr 2012, 05:41

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