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Looks like Fuqua is twice as selective this year...

2011, Round 1 stats:
Total Applicants: 105
Admits: 39
Waitlist: 7
Dings: 6
Unknown: 53

2012, Round 1 stats:
Total Applicants: 101
Admits: 20
Waitlist: 22
Dings: 7
Unknown: 52

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02 Feb 2012, 08:58

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Yeah, I was looking at that kind of stuff, but we are a sample, so maybe it's business as usual? Hard to say! I did also notice there seems to be clumps of WLers at the top left and bottom right of the graph, so maybe they are using waitlist to shape GPA/GMAT statistics as well. Or again, just coincidence? Either way, it is what it is, and at least we're still in the game for now!

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@method- Congrats on your Tepper admit..I also applied to Tepper in R2..have my interview this month.. Hoping to get in at Tepper.. .. i got waitlisted at Fuqua..Do you prefer fuqua over tepper?

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I applied in R1

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Waitlisted without Interview!!

I have no clue right now what I should do. The email says that FAQ section is updated to answer questions on the waitlist process. Couldn't find that link on Duke's website.

Any suggestions on what to do next to possibly get an interview and to convert it to an admit :?:

Hi Ajayiitr,

Did you apply for R1 or R2?
I applied for R2 and eagerly waiting for an invite...The wait is killing !

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I'm in, too!

I was lucky that I did not pay the application fee when I submitted my application due to the system error. I remember somebody mentioned that those people who did not pay would most likely end up paying the fee. However, they have not asked me to pay the fee and I am hoping they would not ask me to.

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so you still havent paid the app fee, yet were accepted? I'm surprised they never got in contact with you to collect.

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so you still havent paid the app fee, yet were accepted? I'm surprised they never got in contact with you to collect.

Yup. I was accepted without the app fee. I submitted my app on the due date so I panicked a bit. Then I called the admission office and asked a lady how I could pay the fee, surprisingly, she said "consider it as a gift".

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Got a call from Steve in Fuqua Admissions around 11:30 AM EDT - 50% scholarship! I am just so excited and thankful, especially coming on top of the admit yesterday, which in and of itself was phenomenal. The big decision now lies ahead, but I have to say I was pretty blown away by the resources at Fuqua when I visited for my interview.

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Wow!

Congratulations!!

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BIG CONGRATS!!! Glad to see they've started making calls sooner than the 2 week timeframe they gave. Does this mean if we don't get a call within two weeks, it's implied we need to pay full price? It's kinda like a passive rejection for scholarship...

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threestripes, would appreciate your thoughts on the following. I never came back to the Duke thread after I saw "Not invited" in the decision on the 17th/18th of December. I had applied in Rd 1. Last night I got this email from Duke saying "You may now access your decision online". For a moment, I thought this was a technical glitch or something. C'mon, how many times are you going to ding me? Then I said to myself, well, what do I have to lose?

So I checked and boom!
"The admissions committee at The Fuqua School of Business has reviewed your application for admission to The Duke MBA, and determined that an interview will be necessary in order to fully assess your candidacy. Your application has been placed on our waitlist to allow for the scheduling and completion of an evaluative interview."

So I accepted the waitlist decision. I thought I'd ask you (or anyone else who knows something about this)
- If I should do anything in the meantime other than wait to hear from them on the schedule? What I mean to say is should I or am I also supposed to send them any update etc. or is an update meant only for those who have been waitlisted after an interview?
- I thought "Not invited" meant a ding and not 'ding OR waitlist'. So is this a good sign that they found me not good enough to interview in Rd 1 but for yield management or for whatever else they have invited me to interview now?
- I guess GC is not a reperesentative sample of the many that apply to Duke, but anyone else here who got a "Not invited" decision in Round 1 but has been invited to interview in Round 2?

I would probably just call the admissions office and see if they need anything from you to schedule the interview. If you are flexible and can travel to Durham, might be worth mentioning. Good luck with the interview!

rgupta, thanks for your advice. Congrats on the admit. Unfortunately, at this moment, I won't be able to fly to the States. I just hope I get to interview with an alum in India. I checked the FAQ on the website and the answer to "I was waitlisted for interview. What should I do?" goes something like this:

"You will receive an e-mailed invitation to participate in the next round of interviews in the location you pre-selected on your application. No action is needed on your part until you receive the e-mail. The admissions committee will review your completed interview evaluation as a part of your total application and will provide an updated decision on your application after the next admissions deadline. Please refer to our Web site for details on the interview invitation and decision release timeline."

So I'm not sure if I should be sending an update. Either way, I really don't have much to share as an update. I accepted the waitlist decision yesterday. Off-campus interviews for Round 2 are set to be held on 17-18 and 24-25 Feb. By when do you think I should email the admissions office if I dn't hear back from them on the schedule? Also, anyone else from Round 1 who was denied then but has been invited to interview now?

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I was also offered a scholarship over the phone by Duke admissions today. #winning

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I was also offered a scholarship over the phone by Duke admissions today. #winning

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I was also offered a scholarship over the phone by Duke admissions today. #winning

Congrats .. mind sharing how much?

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25%!!!

I'm happy to be able to decide, but the decision is everyday becoming more difficult!!!

Berkeley or UCLA are still open to offer scholarships?

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Any other dual degree applicants out there? I got admitted, but for matriculation in 2013 after completing my first year at Sanford. Trying to figure out when I would find out about scholarship money... This year or next?

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Any internationals got calls about $$? I'm assuming that since we probably get our package early (international mail), maybe our info will come by mail and not phone?? I got a full ride at Darden so I def. need some $$ from Duke so I can fairly choose between them!

And also wait for rd 2 results.

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Hey onechance,

I'm sorry I didn't get to this sooner. Fuqua is one of the few schools, which actually accept updates at any point in the application cycle. If you have any significant updates, such as a job promotion or a salary increase, then you should definitely let them know about these.

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So how does the Calculus requirement work with the waitlist? I placed out of having to take it in college by doing well on my AP exam in high school, so I'm presuming I would need to take a class somehow (I have no idea how I would even do that by the way). But I'd really rather not waste my time taking it if I'm not going to get in off the waitlist. So would they not admit me in the summer if I hadn't taken it? It's pretty unclear to me how that would work.

100% in the same boat and would love to hear other insights on this dilemma.

I was thinking an online calculus class offered through SUNY or some other community college. I am also not sure if its worth it, especially since I was admitted into both Johnson and Stern with scholarships. I also had pretty extensive plans to travel to Asia from May to June and not sure if its worth working on a calculus college requirement to possibly get off the wait list at Duke. I want to go into management consulting post MBA. I have to do research to see if the MBB opportunities are far superior at Duke over the other schools I have been admitted into to justify the additional stress and inconvenience over the requirement. I also AP'd out of my college calculus.

(I am also waiting to hear back from Ross, Columbia, London Business School, Yale and McCombs).

Let me know what you end of up doing. I still do not know what I will do.

If anyone has any advice for someone in my boat, do let me know

Congrats to all the Fuqua admits and good look to those fellow applicants on the wait-list.

You should be fine. I was in the same sitch - took ap calc in high school and tested out. I asked admissions and they said as long as its on your college transcript then you are good.

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Am in!!! Saw it at 4 in the morning (in India). Super relieved. Now to choose between Ross & Duke. This year it is going to be especially interesting (with no non US Cosigner loans at Ross).

Congrats to all R1 admits!

For people admitted from India, don't forget to join your fellow admits from EA rounds at this Google group:

https://groups.google.com/group/dukemba2014-india

There's lots being discussed and planned there including our very own India BDW in June...

Cheers!

Thanks Deepak!!!

Have requested access to the group. An India BDW would be great. Am looking forward to meeting Steve in India in a few days.