Calling all Fuqua Waitlisted Applicants (2021 Intake) Class of 2023

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Hi to all waitlisted candidates. Use this thread to share the information, updates, concerns regarding the process, strategies to get off the waitlist, etc.

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bhanupsc · Answer

I got waitlisted without an interview. Should I be hopeful?

nycnb · Answer

anyone plan to visit campus in person?

2021andone · Answer

I missed part of the waitlisted students webinar because my internet timed out. I heard something about a special waitlist essay but I didn't get the info on it. Can anyone explain it to me?

Thank you

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Nikhil · Answer

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Were any of you able to attend the waitlist webinar? If so, can you give us a brief on that? Thanks

Nikhil · Answer

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Were any of you able to attend the waitlist webinar? If so, can you give us a brief on that? Thanks

2021andone · Answer

Thank you!!!

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fatnani · Answer

So what's the conversion rate from waitlist to admit?

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fatnani · Answer

Waitlisted team . I read a webinar where fuqua mentioned at least 40 people in their class were from waitlist.

Now I do not have a metric on waitlisted indian candidates but I assume it will be much lower.

Any thoughts on the same ?

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fatnani · Answer

Waitlist webinar has not taken place yet at least I haven't got an invite yet.

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Nitikamehta1993 · Answer

I also didn't receive any invite for waitlisted webinar.

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tmm709 · Answer

I’m not sure there is one scheduled at this point. They had one a month or two ago that was quite extensive. The email I received on Friday provided a link to this recorded webinar/discussion.

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Nitikamehta1993 · Answer

By any chance can you share that link of recorded webinar or is it unique to your ID? I didn't receive this email.

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tmm709 · Answer

Maybe this will work. Student panel discussion link: https://warpwire.duke.edu/w/nUsFAA/?start=0 Webinar presentation link: https://warpwire.duke.edu/w/V0sFAA/?start=0

Nitikamehta1993 · Answer

Yes, its working. Thank you so much.

Nikhil · Answer

The message you quoted above was for Round 1 waitlisted applicants

fatnani · Answer

Thanks for the clarification Nikhil.
Appreciate it .

Nikhil · Answer

From the decision tracker, I see that at least 2 were admitted from the Round 1 waitlist. I don't know which 2 they are as they have made their username private. So, if you are seeing this message and if you got admitted from the waitlist, please let us know about your Fuqua waitlist experience. Thanks

Nikhil · Answer

I also noticed that  sarawuchen  got an admission from the waitlist.

sarawuchen

Can you tell us about your Fuqua waitlist experience? What updates did you send etc?

sarawuchen · Answer

Hi everyone! Happy to share some of my insights.

I was waitlisted after being interviewed in round 1. I am a female general manager working in a family business in Chile (very untraditional background).

First, let me tell you that being waitlisted isn't a negative thing. It means that the admission likes your profile in general but want to see more (reflection on our sides) and be sure that we are committed to Duke. It's extremely important to attend the wait-list webinar, because after going through this whole process, I think everything they said in the webinar were true.

you need to reflect on what is lacking in your application. Whether it's your grade (gpa, gmat etc), your community involvement? (fuqua really puts emphasis on this), your work achievement , or your potential contribution to the fuqua community and what you can get back from fuqua.

I personally submitted 5 different updates (1 updateevery 2 weeks) talking about new updates at work, at community involvement (I'm the fundraising chair for a educational ngo in chile, and I also talked extensively on the concept of decency quotient). Honestly I don't think it's necessary to submit that many updates, as long as your updates are dense and concise. My undergrad gpa was low, so I took mbamath and sent them the transcript proving that I have no problem with the rigorous course at Duke. I reiterated in every update that Duke is my first choice , had calls with admission officers every 2 weeks ( I talked to 4 different admission people since the assignment is random), and I obtained 2 extra referrals from Chilean alumns from duke.

I have called/talked to over 15 Chilean alums from Duke after I got waitlisted. I think that also showed that I'm 100% committed to Duke.

Overall guys, be super super proactive, let them see your face, hear your voice (via zoom ), get to know your personality, don't just sit there and do nothing because that'll get you nowhere!!

good luck to all of you who got waitlisted. There is definitely light at the end of the tunnel!!

Calling all Fuqua Waitlisted Applicants (2021 Intake) Class of 2023

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