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Calling all Duke (Fuqua) Fall 2009 applicants!

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aakashganga

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24 Oct 2008, 15:45

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I applied in EA as well.. How are you guys preparing for the interview?

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24 Oct 2008, 16:03

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Early Action
devansh_god
nadtrans
aakashganga

Round 1
refurb - submitted 10/19; interview 11/17
bostonsparky - submitted 10/23

Again, just for good measure, if you are going to say " I applied in X round, can you just take an extra second and keep it going in this format?

Cheers-

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Please note that your application will not be considered complete until fully legible transcripts are received for each college or university you have attended.

Prior Undergraduate College/University

Guys,

as per the above, i need to scan and upload a copy of the transcript here? Does it mean that i have to do so for all the colleges i have attended so far?

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Yup, upload a copy of all transcripts.

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deepakp

I uploaded scanned copies for both undergrad and grad.

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Question regarding the form. For the "Number of employees you manage directly (not indirect reports or shared staff)" does one have to be a line manager /responsible for performance reviews / salaries ... or does being a supervisor/lead of a team count?

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Well,I was a lead for 3 projects and had atleast 4 people.But I don't manage them.They don't report to me.So kept 0.

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rgajare14

Don't worry if you are less that the two pages as long as you are happy with the content. Mine is 1100 and I am going crazy fitting it in the two pages.

How are you having trouble fitting it on two pages? Mine is at 1,224 words (although I may cut a few sentences simply because it may be too much detail) and I have two lines to spare. I'm using times new roman, 10pt font, and 1" margins all the way around.

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It all depends on the words you use and how it's laid out.

Essay #2 was 480 I think and it filled a page. Essay #3 was 530 and it filled a page.

For my first essay, all I had to do was decrease the margins by 0.1" and I gained two extra lines because so many of the lines were cut short because of the words I used.

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Essay #2 was 480 I think and it filled a page. Essay #3 was 530 and it filled a page.

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I got 697 for Essay #2 and 573 for Essay #3.

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Updated on: 25 Oct 2008, 08:16

Originally posted by rgajare14 on 25 Oct 2008, 07:51.
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These are my statistics for Duke essays :

Essay 1 - 542 words
Essay 2 - 545 words
Essay 3- 528 words
Essay 4 - 1137 words

Margins: 0.5 left,right, top, bottom
Font : 10 pt, Verdana
Line Spacing: 1.5

Personally, I am not a big fan of Times New Roman. I use Verdana or Century Gothic. According to me, Times New Roman in 10 font looks too small.

I know I am little nasty on the margins. Today, my sole task is to make my essays taut so that I can make my margins 1.0

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25 Oct 2008, 07:52

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rgajare14

Don't worry if you are less that the two pages as long as you are happy with the content. Mine is 1100 and I am going crazy fitting it in the two pages.

I think that's because you are using Times New Roman and I am using Verdana.

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26 Oct 2008, 07:08

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Whoo...submitted my first app.

Need to figure out my other schools.

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aakashganga

Round 1

refurb - submitted 10/19; interview 11/17
bostonsparky - submitted 10/23
Fall09 - submitted 10/26 Interview 11/10.

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26 Oct 2008, 09:35

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Submitted by Duke app just now !!! But my recommenders are still to submit though.

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devansh_god
nadtrans
aakashganga

Round 1

refurb - submitted 10/19; interview 11/17
bostonsparky - submitted 10/23
Fall09 - submitted 10/26 Interview 11/10.
rgajare14 - submitted 10/26 | Interview 11/11

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To Refurb and all those who have submitted their Duke app -

Till what detail did you follow the resume format prescribed in Duke App ? The sample resume is 1 pager and I get that they expect a one page resume and not more. But for example

the sample has a title of "EXPERIENCE" while I am using "WORK EXPERIENCE".
The sample has Education first and I have education last.
The sample calls "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION" while I call it "COMMUNITY and INTERESTS".

Additionally there is a slight difference in the amount of indentation I use.

What do you guys think ? Should I follow the sample intricately or I can ignore these fine details ? After all, a resume can have some personalization, right ?

My resume is similar-ish to that - 1 page, has education first and calls the section "Additional Information". I have the same resume for all my schools so I don't have to change it too much. I also am not planning to change the formatting/indentation....my version is v. legible

I just put my resume in the Duke format. At first I was nervous because I had a lot of detail on my true "professional resume." I have worked for 3 companies post grad and I've had 3 distinct functions at my current job. I maintained 5 lines for name/address, 2 lines for education, and 3 lines for personal info. I actually think I like it better than my other resume!! Looking at my Duke version, I definitely understand what is meant by "less is more."

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Is a suit necessary for interview? I never wore one and that would be the first time for me.

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rgajare14

the sample has a title of "EXPERIENCE" while I am using "WORK EXPERIENCE".
The sample has Education first and I have education last.
The sample calls "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION" while I call it "COMMUNITY and INTERESTS".

I don't have the personal information section in my resume, is it OK to leave it out? The sample resume is intended for job purposes, I find it weird to add that section in my resume for a B-school app. Any thoughts?

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fall09

Is a suit necessary for interview? I never wore one and that would be the first time for me.

really, you've never worn a suit?!

I think you could probably get by with a blazer and slacks but if you want to be on the safe side, I'd wear a suit..

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Actually, they recommend business casuals for interviews at Duke. I even called them to confirm that.

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I think you can go either way. I actually like it, because it allowed me to put some general commentary around my experience and discuss a bit more touchy/feely stuff that normally wouldn't be put directly under roles/responsibilities. As an example, I say that I have worked with various high level executives, including Director of X, Chief <INSERT> Officer, etc.