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Duke Fuqua AdCom Live Q&A at MBA Spotlight Fair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCTXciWj1HY 
    Tuesday, June 15 at 9 AM PST   
     Complete MBA Spotlight Schedule June 14 - 30

Know Your Presenters  
 Shari Hubert (Dean of Admissions):  
Shari Hubert is associate dean of admissions at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, where she is responsible for overseeing recruitment and admissions for their Daytime MBA, Weekend Executive MBA, Global Executive MBA, and two Specialty Masters' Degree Programs. Prior to Fuqua, she was in charge of admissions for the Full-time and Evening MBA programs at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business. Hubert has extensive experience in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors, and entered higher education after working for the Peace Corps as director of recruitment within the Office of Volunteer Recruitment and Selection. In this capacity, she was responsible for the strategy to attract and recruit over 4,000 volunteers annually and managed the operations of nine regional recruitment offices across the United States.

Morgan Griffin (Associate Director, Admissions): 
Morgan Griffin is an associate director of admissions at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. In her role, Morgan works closely with prospective students and applicants for the Daytime MBA program and is the admissions advisor for applicants from India and the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Before Fuqua, she was an Emmy award-winning television news anchor, producer, and reporter in Virginia for eight years.

Format:  
After a short presentation, Shari and Morgan will be conducting Q&A on YouTube Live with GMAT Club. To join the event,  set a reminder on YouTube for this event

Where to Join?  
To join this session,  please join us on YouTube here . Also, consider  subscribing to GMAT Club's YouTube channel  and enabling notifications to get a ping when the sessions start. You do not need to download any software and you can tune in on your computer or phone.

How Long is the Session?   
The session will last approximately 45 minutes. Please join so you can ask your questions live and participate in the Q&A on YouTube comments

Duke Fuqua Student Panels

Learn more about the MBA programs directly from students in our Student Panel YouTube sessions. Don’t miss this opportunity to have your questions answered in a Live Q&A format. A current student from Duke Fuqua will be joining us on:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvIGUjlc1o4 
    Monday, June 14 at 11:00 AM PST

Bring your Duke Fuqua AdCom questions to the session! If you have a great question to ask already, post it here in this topic and we will make sure the best questions get asked on a priority basis!

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Anoushka2899 · Answer

What’s the average acceptable duration of the work experience and GRE score?

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avinashiitp · Answer

What are all the clubs and activities that fuqua Mba are involved in?

What are the networking opportunities or platform available to the mba student?

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swapniet · Answer

What is the maximum work experience acceptable for the course and what is average GMAT score required?

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arijit9409 · Answer

How does Duke help students navigate a career change post MBA ? (from the perspective of training, internships, and networking)

BoundMan · Answer

What does adcom do not like to see on the 25 random things essays?

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Indy101 · Answer

Can you talk about Fuqua’s commitment to diversity & inclusion? Will The Duke MBA Workshop be held in person this year or virtually?

Ugi · Answer

Hello, I would like to ask several questions please:
1. I’m a US citizen and my bachelor’s degree was obtained in non-English program. I’ve been working in the US for over 9 years. Is waiver offered for TOEFL? If so how can I request? 
2. I held 3 different positions with same employer. If the online application has an Employer Section that asks for the role and responsibilities, can I include all roles/responsibilities or include only the ones from my current position? 
3. If the online application has an option to list 3 awards and/or 3 extra.activities, should those be different awards and activities than what’s included in the resume? Or can be the same? Or list them only in the online application but not in the resume?
4. I have 9+ years of experience. Is there a set number of students for older applicants or?
5. Interviews are conducted by staff or alumni? And duration? 
6. In case LT goal is asked during interview or other application process- how far should we be looking? 5-10 years or 10+ years?

Thanks so much!

Lohit1006 · Answer

Hello,

I have 7+ years of exp. working for a CONSTRUCTION firm in DUBAI and OMAN as a Planning Manager (Electrical). 
WHICH MBA PROGRAM / WHICH COLLEGE can help me SWITCH MY CAREER to FINANCIAL ANALYST / BUSINESS ANALYST profile? (taking into account my 7+ years exp. in a totally different field)

Regards
Lohit

bhagya12 · Answer

Hi,

Hope you are doing well!

I have a few questions :

1. What kind of answers is the panel looking for during interview round?
2. How much weightage is given to rewards and recognitions and extra curricular activities during profile selection?
3. Overall what all factors are considered while selecting a profile?

Regards,
Bhagyashree

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artishahi · Answer

Question for ADCOM- How you address the fact that one candidate might be among the top 1% of the class or college with mere 61% score as many state government institutions or the university has stringent scoring scheme & many have "very easy-to-score" deemed process, in that case, GPA might not show the real quality of the candidate?

artishahi · Answer

Hello Adcom, Is there any age w.r.t to work experience acceptance range for Tepper, will a 34 yr old with 7 years of experience will be in the possible case for admission, what should be the GMAT scored required for such candidates? Can you share the class profile with such candidates who belong to the extreme end of the spectrum still making it to the final admission.

Ranjanashish · Answer

I am scientist by profession and have work experience of 10+ years in the field of Nuclear Fusion. I couldn't find any MBA applicant having similar work experience as of mine. Does applicant having this type of work experience get admission in Duke Fuqua. Thanks

Shiva276 · Answer

On 25 Random Things (Essay): What does Fuqua commonly find interesting in the experiences shared in this essay?

Qorda · Answer

Hello I have several questions:
1. What activities does the univeristy offer to married students with baby?
2. Is there any tutition waivers or aid for married couples?
3. Having 5+ years of banking industry experience from emerging market company, will give you any adventages/disadventages? (Company is listed on London Stock exchange)
4. Having full time 2 year MS.c. Degree from well known German university will give you any adventages/disadventages during the admissions?
5. What happens when on bachelor you have low GPA, however on master you have improved dramatically?
6. How much weightage is given to rewards and recognitions and extra curricular activities during profile selection? How can I prove that I was involved in any of these activities?
7. Overall what all factors are considered while selecting a profile?
8. Is there any extra fees for stem designation?

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Asitima · Answer

1. What kind of business leaders is Fuqua School of Business looking for during admission and to what kind of leaders does the school want their students to nurture into? 
2. What are the advantages of being an EA? Is GMAT required exactly at the time of application in EA round?

vmmMBA · Answer

1) While most graduates from US business schools end up working in the US, how easy/hard is it for a Fuqua grad to seek employment outside the US, specifically in the Middle East region? How strong is alumni network in that region?

2) If someone has been engaging in social work/volunteering since childhood on numerous occasions/capacities (as a way of life; without any certifications), but has not necessarily taken time out from professional career to engage themselves in social work, is it equally valuable/significant?

3) If a candidate hasn't tried out multiple job roles/industries since undergrad, but rather stayed at the same firm (Big 4 consulting; shared services) for various personal/ professional reasons, what is Fuqua AdCom's view of the "less adventurous" candidate?

4) India is predominantly a shared services/back-end offices market. Client interactions are usually restricted to being virtual (mails/Skype). Does Fuqua School of Business consider the work experience of someone coming from a shared services/back-end office environment to add value/diversity to the classroom? How does the AdCom view that experience when compared to that of a front-end consultant, when one of the main reasons for the candidate to do an MBA is to transition to a front-end consulting role?

5) While we understand that application essays have to be original and written by the candidates themselves, is it okay to run our essays through free online tools such as Grammarly, which corrects grammatical/ sentence structure errors, or would AdCom prefer the raw content?

Bhu750 · Answer

1. Will having a career break of 2 years post maternity be a negative aspect?

2. Does audit articleship of 3 years as part of the CA course count as work experience as I have lead various audtis and have international exposure too during those 3 years

3. Will there be any guidance from the school to choose electives based on our career goals

4. Will there be any inter-college interactions with students of other schools in a similar program

5. How much weightage does the Adcom give to your past i.e.career and academic experience, in which you cannot do anything now and how much weightage do they give to your present i.e your GMAT score and essays

6. Do we need to apply separately to the accelerated and the 2 year daytime MBA programs? Or is the application pool a common one where we can choose between the two.

Thank you!

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Bhargu999 · Answer

Hello, I am a dentist in India presently with 1yr work Experience as dentist (will be 2yrs if I join in 2022) and I own a social media marketing agency (nearly 10months), I have 1 national publication, 1 under review, attended many national conferences and won a few presentations. Good extra curriculars like I play cricket and basketball. I was the main organizer for our college fest and Graduation. I have a GMAT score of 740. Fuqua is my dream school to pursue MBA.
Can I know what are my chances to getting into Fuqua ? and what does Fuqua look n a Candidate?
And I have always heard Non-US citizens have a tough time getting a job because of H1B, Is it True? please do help.

hebbarpd · Answer

As a reapplicant, would my candidature be viewed negatively? 
Apart from the reapplicant essay, is there anything else I need to provide?

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