Forum Home > GMAT > Quantitative > Problem Solving (PS)
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Intern
Joined: 02 Nov 2013
Posts: 28
Given Kudos: 1
Re: Calling all Duke-Fuqua Applicants(2015 Intake) Class of 2017
[#permalink]
14 Oct 2014, 20:02
14 Oct 2014, 20:02
politricks wrote:
I recently visited Fuqua a few weeks ago. Here are some of my thoughts. Feel free to PM or reply if you want more detail:
1. Fuqua is amazing. I was there for two days and the only thing I can compare it to is orientation weekend before freshman year of college. It was a blast of cool people, good vibes, and an amazing time. Had so much fun meeting first years and fellow prospectives. The school's motto is definitely "work hard, play hard." I could definitely see myself as a student at Fuqua surrounded by awesome peers.
2. The interview itself threw me off a little. I had just spent several hours before the interview hanging out with chill Fuqua students shooting the breeze. The interviewer was a nice guy, but a little serious. It wasn't the laid-back, Fuqua culture I was used to or expected. I got a litany of "tell me about a time" questions in a relentless streak. I think I performed well, but I just thought it would be more conversational. Regardless, others who had different interviewers said theirs was relaxed, so I may just be an anomaly.
1. Fuqua is amazing. I was there for two days and the only thing I can compare it to is orientation weekend before freshman year of college. It was a blast of cool people, good vibes, and an amazing time. Had so much fun meeting first years and fellow prospectives. The school's motto is definitely "work hard, play hard." I could definitely see myself as a student at Fuqua surrounded by awesome peers.
2. The interview itself threw me off a little. I had just spent several hours before the interview hanging out with chill Fuqua students shooting the breeze. The interviewer was a nice guy, but a little serious. It wasn't the laid-back, Fuqua culture I was used to or expected. I got a litany of "tell me about a time" questions in a relentless streak. I think I performed well, but I just thought it would be more conversational. Regardless, others who had different interviewers said theirs was relaxed, so I may just be an anomaly.
My interview experience was very similar to yours. I was expecting it to be super laid back, but my interviewer was more serious. Glad to know I wasn't the only one who thought so.
Manager
Joined: 28 Apr 2013
Posts: 177
Given Kudos: 26
Concentration: Technology
Schools: Anderson '18 (M)
GMAT 1: 710 Q47 V40
WE:Information Technology (Internet and New Media)
Re: Calling all Duke-Fuqua Applicants(2015 Intake) Class of 2017
[#permalink]
14 Oct 2014, 22:35
14 Oct 2014, 22:35
2
Kudos
1
Bookmarks
I just finished my interview with an alum and it was exactly what I expected it to be... no curve balls. The interview lasted about 40-45 minutes and it was a friendly chat. I guess he had a list of questions on him that he needed to ask, but the conversation flowed organically. Here's a bunch of questions that were asked:
- Tell me about yourself
- Tell me about your current role at work
- Why MBA
- Why Duke
- Tell me about some constructive feedback that you received
- Tell me about the time you showed your leadership skills (in and out of work)
- What do you think makes a team successful
- What is your role in a team
- What kind of a leader are you
- What are your career plans
- What makes you think this is the right time for an MBA
Hope this helps all you guys who are yet to interview. PM me if you need any more help!
- Tell me about yourself
- Tell me about your current role at work
- Why MBA
- Why Duke
- Tell me about some constructive feedback that you received
- Tell me about the time you showed your leadership skills (in and out of work)
- What do you think makes a team successful
- What is your role in a team
- What kind of a leader are you
- What are your career plans
- What makes you think this is the right time for an MBA
Hope this helps all you guys who are yet to interview. PM me if you need any more help!
Intern
Joined: 24 Aug 2014
Posts: 12
Given Kudos: 2
Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Strategy
GMAT 1: 730 Q49 V40
GPA: 2.73
WE:Business Development (Computer Software)
Re: Calling all Duke-Fuqua Applicants(2015 Intake) Class of 2017
[#permalink]
15 Oct 2014, 01:36
15 Oct 2014, 01:36
politricks wrote:
2. The interview itself threw me off a little. I had just spent several hours before the interview hanging out with chill Fuqua students shooting the breeze. The interviewer was a nice guy, but a little serious. It wasn't the laid-back, Fuqua culture I was used to or expected. I got a litany of "tell me about a time" questions in a relentless streak. I think I performed well, but I just thought it would be more conversational. Regardless, others who had different interviewers said theirs was relaxed, so I may just be an anomaly.
I had a very similar experience in my visit/interview day. I had an interviewer that stuck to the script and was relatively stone-face, which made me feel uneasy about my interview performance. According to the other prospective students who had already interviewed earlier though, their interviewers were all very laid back and felt like they wanted to know your story with longer sessions (up to an hour). Mine was maybe 30 minutes tops.
