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Do our recommendations also need to be in by the deadline or they can be submitted at a later date?
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I think everything has to be in by the deadline.
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anyone heard anything from EA applicants?
or I guess wait till October 26th :/
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Hi everyone,

I am a reapplicant and I submitted my application in Early action. I had my interview(open-interview session) on-campus yesterday. I thought I will share my experience.

1) The visit to campus was awesome. There are FY students who are available at any time to answer your questions. They are all very friendly and supportive. They know what you are going through as they were on the same boat last year. @
2) My interview was very casual. Here are some of the questions.
-Walk me through your resume
-Why Duke?
-What was the constructive feedback that you ever gave to someone and how did the issue get resolved?
-What was the constructive feedback that you received and...?
-what motivates you the most?
-What are some aspects that you liked about a team that you were part of? (I think it was framed differently but this kinda sums up! It was very conversational and the questions are kinda linked to one another).
-What is your leadership style?
-How would you contribute to Duke?
-Tell me something about yourself that you haven't shared with the adcom before?
-What are your hobbies?
-questions for me?

Overall, the SY students are trained very well. They are passionate about the school and want to know whether you fit in. Interview was very conversational. I had a very good vibe about it. I answered a question and the interviewer either nodded in agreement or added some new information related to it. It is like talking to a friend over lunch. There was a lot of back and forth conversation. I know that my reply might be late for the open interview session but for those of you who might be called in for interview, hope this helps. Good luck to all.

Also, I got a chance to sit in a class and the overall experience is great. Duke is definitely one of the best schools!
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Also, from what I heard during my visit to Duke campus, it looks like the volume of applications for Early action increased this year compared to the previous years!!
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Also, from what I heard during my visit to Duke campus, it looks like the volume of applications for Early action increased this year compared to the previous years!!
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Heard the same thing. Not sure what to make of it. There will probably be a lot more WLs this year from that group.
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I think everything has to be in by the deadline.
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I don't think so. Recommendations usually have a 7-day window after the deadline. Can anybody confirm?
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In! All the best, everyone!
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Is anyone having issues with the payment portal? I hit the pay button and the webpage just errors out.
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Also, from what I heard during my visit to Duke campus, it looks like the volume of applications for Early action increased this year compared to the previous years!!

Heard the same thing. Not sure what to make of it. There will probably be a lot more WLs this year from that group.
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That's bad news :/
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Also, from what I heard during my visit to Duke campus, it looks like the volume of applications for Early action increased this year compared to the previous years!!

Heard the same thing. Not sure what to make of it. There will probably be a lot more WLs this year from that group.
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Did they happen to say how much the EA applicants increased by? Any idea?
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Submitted. Most fun app till now!
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Submitted for R1 on Monday

I also took the opportunity to visit campus last week and have my interview, which was very casual, zero pressure.
Qs that I remember:
Tell me about yourself
Why MBA
Why now
Why Duke (very subtle, not a direct question)
Qualities of a good leader
What do you do in stressful team situations, give an example
What role do you play in teams
What sort of feedback did have you received
What are your strengths/weaknesses
What motivates you
What will you contribute to Fuqua
As a re-applicant, what have you done to strengthen your candidacy
What would you say to adcom for 1 minute
Qs for the interviewer

Now the hard part comes, wait till December...

Best of luck to everyone.
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Does anyone know if Duke lets recommenders correct mistakes?

My recommender told me that he wrote the wrong school name in my recommendation!!! Now I'm very stressed out as it is a big mistake but something that was out of my control.

Any thoughts or tips?
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Also, from what I heard during my visit to Duke campus, it looks like the volume of applications for Early action increased this year compared to the previous years!!

Heard the same thing. Not sure what to make of it. There will probably be a lot more WLs this year from that group.


Did they happen to say how much the EA applicants increased by? Any idea?
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I was on campus last week and someone from admissions told me that the number of applicants last year was impressively high and that not one WL applicant was offered admittance. Apparently the BW rankings are messing with the app an yield numbers.
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Does anyone know if Duke lets recommenders correct mistakes?

My recommender told me that he wrote the wrong school name in my recommendation!!! Now I'm very stressed out as it is a big mistake but something that was out of my control.

Any thoughts or tips?
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If you haven't submitted yet, you should redo it using a new email address. There is no other way to do it.
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Submitted, but my recommender didn't :(
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I think everything has to be in by the deadline.

I don't think so. Recommendations usually have a 7-day window after the deadline. Can anybody confirm?
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Their instructions clearly say that recommendations should be submitted by the deadline. And no, recommendations don't usually have a 7-day window, at least the programs I applied don't.
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I think everything has to be in by the deadline.

I don't think so. Recommendations usually have a 7-day window after the deadline. Can anybody confirm?
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I believe they give you a bit more time with recommendations post the deadline
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Any idea how long the adcom usually takes to send out interview invites?
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