Calling all Duke Fuqua MBA Applicants: (2021 Intake) Class of 2023

While I would definitely urge everyone to focus on other apps, I just wanted to let you guys know that this isn't the end of your road to Fuqua.
I was in the same shoes last year post round 1. Was waitlisted without an interview.
Eventually though, I was admitted with a scholarship. I know a few others who had similar experience.
So don't lose hope guys! But definitely work hard on your other apps.[/quote]

Hi, thanks for sharing your experience, did you receive an interview invite in the same round or later rounds?..

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Hi!
I received the interview invite much later.
I submitted my app in round 1.
Got waitlisted without an interview.
Submitted a couple of updates 2/3 weeks before the interview invite deadline for round 2. Didn't receive an invite with r2 folks either.
I received an invite about a week or so before the decisions deadline for r2.
Feel free to go through last year's waitlist thread. I have detailed the whole process there with concrete dates!

Is this the case with any other school or Fuqua is an exception? Because normally in other schools, waitlist candidates without interview assume that it's a ding. Fuqua's response to persistence is interesting.

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I don't know about that mate.
The same happened to me with Ross as well.
Waitlisted without an interview, a couple of waitlist updates -> interview invite -> admission with scholarship.
I'll just say that there is not an established order to the process. Just shoot your best shots and hope for the best. If you hang in there, you just might get admitted. Be the one who doesn't yield among 100s who do.

Last year it happened because a lot of admits took deferrals after R2. I am afraid it would not be same this year. This happened across all schools and even in Wharton, international students got admits with scholarship even in June. Which does not happen normally. So difficult to assess condition based on last year. Try to go through the thread of one year before that.

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Deferrals weren't granted at Fuqua till July almost. I am one of those admits who took a deferral. Trust me, the back-and-forth we've had with the adcom before they finally gave the green light to deferrals was nerve-racking.

Deferrals started making a difference in admits post round 3. And this is totally normal with Fuqua. I know many people from the class of 2021 who were waitlisted originally. When you are waitlisted actually, you get a few mails from students who converted their waitlists talking about their stories just to keep you motivated. Though, even before these mails, I connected with a few current students who did convert their waitlists. About 10-15% of the class is made from the waitlist in every "normal" year and many of these are the ones who weren't invited to an interview originally.

The point is even if there was no deferral from Fuqua, deferral started from Harvard & Wharton, obviously case by case basis at first. So when they started deferrals, it will trigger a chain where they will admit candidates who are next in pipeline and those will be from Fuqua and other peer schools. And Fuqua will start interviewing or accepting waitlisted candidates. There were too many variables last year that is why it is best to judge a situation based on what happened a year before.
That’s all that I want to say

That's a good point.
However, that again didn't happen until after r2 results were announced.
Most people who were waitlisted without an interview in r1 or before received invites with r2 folks, much before the situation reached a point where deferrals were warranted.

I'm with you on everything that happened post r2. Fuqua's r2 invitation deadline was late Jan / early Feb. I got mine in mid-end Feb.
I don't think there was strong deferral talk then in any school.

Also, 10-15% factor is not last year's number. That's what happens in every normal year. Last year they had a much stronger waitlist movement in July.

Hello all,

Can someone please explain the following in the application-

1) Total number of months of full-time, post graduate work including anticipated months of work up to program enrollment date. (Do not include internships.)

I am a bit confused regarding the word "Post Graduate Work". Should we include total work experience upto matriculation or only experience after Post Graduation(in which case mine shall be '0' since I did not do a Post graduation)

2)Total number of months of full-time, post-graduate management experience including anticipated months of management experience to program enrollment date. We consider management experience to be people, project, or budget management. (Do not include internships.)

Again, what is post-graduate management experience?

Post-graduate means after you earned your bachelor's degree. It's telling you not to include any experience from jobs you had while in college, or jobs you had before college.

Hi, it's just your total work experience as on matriculation date and how many months of managerial experience in your total experience. They are not asking about experience after post-graduate degree. They are using the word Post to mean "After" your graduation

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I'm working on my goals essay and wanted help. My goal is MBB digital/analytics practice to prepare for starting my own analytics startup. Since I'm an international student, I can't say I'll work for an analytics startup post MBA due to visa issues. Is IBM consulting a good enough alternate career plan or is it more or less the same as MBB analytics/digital just at a different sort of consulting firm? Does Strategy & Analyitcs Manager at Walmart/Amazon work better as an alternate career path?

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Fuqua is going Live in MBA Spotlight in about 2 hours of time at 9 AM Pacific. The session is planned for 50 minutes with a lot of live Q&A. Fuqua is also giving about 200 application fee waivers

Hello everyone,

What is the conversion rate from interview to admittance for EA round applicants? Any clue about it?

From the decision tracker data of previous years seems around 60% students were admitted after being invited to interview in EA. This seems high and as always take the unofficial numbers with a pinch of salt.

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Hi, everyone

Do you know whether the admission office gives you a call or sends email about the results of EA next Tuesday?

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So from what I gather they try calling all the admitted students. They factor in your time zone so that they don't end up calling you late in the night. If they can't reach you, then they drop you an email.