Fuqua (Duke) Class of 2016: Calling all applicants!

Many Congratulations to all the admits. I am very much looking forward to meeting each and everyone of you during BDW and/or Orientation. Also, make sure to buy your Duke jerseys for March Madness. Its quite an honor to put that jersey on.

For those who will be wait-listed, it's not over yet - people do get in off of wait list as we saw today. Also, if Duke is your no.1 choice, and you do decide to re apply, Duke looks upon you very favorably. I was wait-listed last year up until the start of classes and got in this year in EA.

For those who will be dinged, keep fighting the good fight. I was dinged by 7 schools last year, but decided not to give up. In the end, it's all works out.

Hey all,

I just submitted my official withdraw for Fuqua. I hope the spot goes to someone deserving on the board!

Friends, I was admitted off the Duke waitlist this morning at 8:00AM central time. I am located in Chicago.

I felt this update was the least I could do given the fact that I have been scouring these message boards since January.

Best of luck to all of you and thank you for helping me find my sanity going through this process. It is such a challenge and I am so glad that it is over for me but my heart goes out to those that are still in the struggle.

Yeah, I got in yesterday as well. Very excited and pumped! XC99TF00, congrats! For those waiting to coming off the wait list, make sure you contact admissions every 3 weeks or so and let them know that if admitted, you are still willing and able to come to Duke as well as submit a financial deposit quickly. I believe you would only have 3 business days to submit a deposit.

Just a note to those who really want to get ahead of the game. I talked with the admissions team and they said the essays from 2013 will for the most part remain unchanged. They REALLY enjoyed the 25 random things essay and are looking to do it again this year. The ones they told me that will more than likely be on the 2014 application are (don't quote me on this):

1. What are your short-term goals, post-MBA?
2. What are your long-term goals?

1. The "Team Fuqua" spirit and community is one of the things that sets The Duke MBA experience apart, and it is a concept that extends beyond the student body to include faculty, staff, and administration. When a new person joins the Admissions Team, we ask that person to share with everyone in the office a list of "25 Random Things About Yourself." As an Admissions team, we already know the new hire's professional and academic background, so learning these "25 Random Things" helps us get to know someone's personality, background, special talents, and more.

In this spirit, the Admissions Committee also wants to get to know you - beyond the professional and academic achievements listed in your resume and transcript. You can share with us important life experiences, your likes/dislikes, hobbies, achievements, fun facts, or anything that helps us understand what makes you who you are. Share with us your list of "25 Random Things" about YOU.

Please present your response in list form, numbered 1 to 25. Some points may be only a few words, while others may be longer. Your complete list should not exceed 2 pages.

Well, hate to be 'that' guy, but 25 things question can be pretty nightmarish for re-applicants.

Since there are lots of questions on EA or R1, here's a simple decision diagram.

The scholarship decision is controversial. Although there has been EA folks who got scholarships. I would say, at minimum, your bargaining power on scholarship is reduced by applying EA.

I'm in for round 1.

You should consider cost of living too. It's going to be way more expensive to live in NYC and DC versus Durham. Maybe even enough to offset her not having a job.

I understand her happiness is important too. Personally, I like the Raleigh-Durham area. If you really want a nice balance between cost of living and big city I'd consider the Atlanta area and maybe a school like Emory.

Just giving a heads up - 2013-2014 dates/essays are officially up.

The website is significantly different, and looks a hell of a lot better.

Good luck everyone!

You can contact the Fuqua clubs in the area that you are interested in.

what's with duke being the only school to not release questions? I mean im on their 2015 class wait list and nothing would feel more awesome than working on class of 2016 essays while waiting for a seat in the class of 2015 right?

They like to tease the kids, just like they have been teasing you and I since 5 months.

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Rising second year here... Feel free to hit me up if you have any questions. Good luck!

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Just remembered something for 25-things essay. Or, maybe not!

Encourage people who are looking to go to consulting to see this post and ask questions, if any.

I signed up for the email listing so I was notified about their "Greet and Meets" through that.

Here's a list of events they are doing around the world as we speak:

https://www.fuqua.duke.edu/events/daytim ... Type=F-MBA

The next "Greet and Meets" are:

Boston*
August 20, 11 am - 1 pm

Atlanta*
August 22, 11 am - 1 pm

*The Chicago, Boston, and Atlanta events are drop-in "Meet & Greet" hours. The remaining events are information sessions.

If are near any of these and Duke is your #1, definitely go to these. The nice thing about mine was that it was a drop in so it was very informal and relaxed and I got to have a one on one conversation with an individual very high up in the admissions process.