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Is it possible to feel like an interview with Fuqua did not go well? I left thinking I'd nailed it and should be admitted, until I thought about it - everyone must have felt that way. The interview was so soft and the interviewer was so friendly that I'm not sure how they use the interview to make difficult decisions.

Do you know when Duke will provide the decision? My interviewer was saying I should get my result 2-3 weeks after the interview.
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that is really interesting...everything else seems to point at the fixed 3/25 d-day...I wonder if they will be changing things up this year...
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Is it possible to feel like an interview with Fuqua did not go well? I left thinking I'd nailed it and should be admitted, until I thought about it - everyone must have felt that way. The interview was so soft and the interviewer was so friendly that I'm not sure how they use the interview to make difficult decisions.

Do you know when Duke will provide the decision? My interviewer was saying I should get my result 2-3 weeks after the interview.

that is really interesting...everything else seems to point at the fixed 3/25 d-day...I wonder if they will be changing things up this year...
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Yep the interviewer was a 2009 graduate and he told me that even though there was a notification deadline he got the email few days before! Oh well we will just have to wait and watch :)
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I just knew I bombed the hell out of it and there was no chance I would get in when I left. But I was admitted R1.
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I remember reading there was some other guy in R1 that had the same situation. Duke used to not require interviews for acceptance. Not unexpected.
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I was at Fuqua for the weekend... terrific atmosphere. On Saturday I was talking to one of the second years and he told me that, starting last fall, McKinsey made Fuqua a core school. Can anyone tell me if that is true? What does that say about recruiting for consulting positions at Fuqua? Also, how is that comparable to peer schools such as Darden and Stern?
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I was at Fuqua for the weekend... terrific atmosphere. On Saturday I was talking to one of the second years and he told me that, starting last fall, McKinsey made Fuqua a core school. Can anyone tell me if that is true? What does that say about recruiting for consulting positions at Fuqua? Also, how is that comparable to peer schools such as Darden and Stern?
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M/B/B all actively recruits on campus, and it seems like Fuqua is doing pretty well in placing students, I know 2 or 3 classmates going to each of the big 3 (probably a lot more out there, since I'm not in the consulting crowd). We'll have to wait until the official numbers come out to figure out exactly how well we did.

But overall, I think the numbers will go up at every school. The rumor is that consulting hiring is picking up due to high demand as economy recovers. The firms have to turn away work nowadays.
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Is it possible to feel like an interview with Fuqua did not go well? I left thinking I'd nailed it and should be admitted, until I thought about it - everyone must have felt that way. The interview was so soft and the interviewer was so friendly that I'm not sure how they use the interview to make difficult decisions.

I just knew I bombed the hell out of it and there was no chance I would get in when I left. But I was admitted R1.
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I guess this is good to hear.

I just interviewed for R2 and really feel like I nailed it. I went in feeling a bit unsure about how gung ho I was about Fuqua, but after talking with the alums and the other candidates there for the info session, I was super pumped going into my interview. The alumnus I interviewed with seemed to be very engaged, and we had a very fast paced discussion that covered 100% of what I wanted to cover. He and the other alums totally sold me on the value of the school and its ability to carry over to the west coast job market.

I'm not sure if my level of enthusiasm about my interview is an accurate predictor of my chances of admissions success, but it can't hurt, can it?
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I was at Fuqua for the weekend... terrific atmosphere. On Saturday I was talking to one of the second years and he told me that, starting last fall, McKinsey made Fuqua a core school. Can anyone tell me if that is true? What does that say about recruiting for consulting positions at Fuqua? Also, how is that comparable to peer schools such as Darden and Stern?
M/B/B all actively recruits on campus, and it seems like Fuqua is doing pretty well in placing students, I know 2 or 3 classmates going to each of the big 3 (probably a lot more out there, since I'm not in the consulting crowd). We'll have to wait until the official numbers come out to figure out exactly how well we did.

But overall, I think the numbers will go up at every school. The rumor is that consulting hiring is picking up due to high demand as economy recovers. The firms have to turn away work nowadays.

Interesting, sounds like we may be graduating into a good job market. For those who were hired into consulting, did they get to work in the location of their choice or are they forced to accept positions in the SouthEast? I've heard Bain really only allows new hires from HBS, Booth, etc. to choose where they want to live.

Also, how was hiring into banking? I heard it's really picked up at Fuqua in the last few years - especially at BoAML. But again, is that mostly employees going to Charlotte?

One thing that really left an impression on me during my trip was the activity of the alumni. I can't help but think that Duke is really poised to make even further gains as the alumni work to bring more and more graduates into their firms.
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A lot of consulting offers are for Southern offices, particularly Atlanta (some people preference Texas offices) but I would say at Fuqua anywhere from NY/NJ and south is not uncommon. Other large cities where there are B-school presences are going to be tougher to get into. One thing to note with consulting is that actually quite a few internationals get offers to go back to their home countries, this happened with quite a few people I know going to McKinsey.

There were quite a few banking offers. I wouldn't say that most BofA offers are for Charlotte...I think many people go to Charlotte because of personal preference.
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BoA has no IB division in Charlotte anymore. They all moved to NYC. Most finance jobs are in NY. Consulting is picking up, it's competed heavily and generated lots of interest. I don't know if Fuqua placed more people this year. We will have to see the official numbers coming out.
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BoA has no IB division in Charlotte anymore. They all moved to NYC. Most finance jobs are in NY. Consulting is picking up, it's competed heavily and generated lots of interest. I don't know if Fuqua placed more people this year. We will have to see the official numbers coming out.
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How's business school going, billyjeans? Hopefully you are having a blast!
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A lot of consulting offers are for Southern offices, particularly Atlanta (some people preference Texas offices) but I would say at Fuqua anywhere from NY/NJ and south is not uncommon. Other large cities where there are B-school presences are going to be tougher to get into. One thing to note with consulting is that actually quite a few internationals get offers to go back to their home countries, this happened with quite a few people I know going to McKinsey.

There were quite a few banking offers. I wouldn't say that most BofA offers are for Charlotte...I think many people go to Charlotte because of personal preference.
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In case you are concerned about pigeonholed into international office if you are not a domestic student, the people I know who are going to international offices are going there because they want to, not because they have to. There are definitely international students recruiting for the domestic offices as well.
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https://www.newsobserver.com/2011/02/28/ ... -duke.html

Duke also increased its tuition at graduate and professional schools Saturday.

Tuition for MBA students at the Fuqua School of Business will rise 4.9 percent to $50,300; tuition for law school students will rise 4 percent to $48,800
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Duke also increased its tuition at graduate and professional schools Saturday.

Tuition for MBA students at the Fuqua School of Business will rise 4.9 percent to $50,300; tuition for law school students will rise 4 percent to $48,800
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Hopefully Fuqua rolls that money into (a) renovating the two main hallways; and (b) purchasing premium, top shelf liquor for Fuqua Fridays. I kid, mostly.

Georgia Tech's b-school increased its in-state tuition something like 50% the year after they broke into the U.S. News Top 25. Rankings being what they are, Tech has since fallen outside the Top 25.

Go Blue Devils! Beat Carolina this Saturday. Good luck to those of you still waiting to hear back from Duke.
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I was at Fuqua for the weekend... terrific atmosphere. On Saturday I was talking to one of the second years and he told me that, starting last fall, McKinsey made Fuqua a core school. Can anyone tell me if that is true? What does that say about recruiting for consulting positions at Fuqua? Also, how is that comparable to peer schools such as Darden and Stern?
M/B/B all actively recruits on campus, and it seems like Fuqua is doing pretty well in placing students, I know 2 or 3 classmates going to each of the big 3 (probably a lot more out there, since I'm not in the consulting crowd). We'll have to wait until the official numbers come out to figure out exactly how well we did.

But overall, I think the numbers will go up at every school. The rumor is that consulting hiring is picking up due to high demand as economy recovers. The firms have to turn away work nowadays.

Interesting, sounds like we may be graduating into a good job market. For those who were hired into consulting, did they get to work in the location of their choice or are they forced to accept positions in the SouthEast? I've heard Bain really only allows new hires from HBS, Booth, etc. to choose where they want to live.

Also, how was hiring into banking? I heard it's really picked up at Fuqua in the last few years - especially at BoAML. But again, is that mostly employees going to Charlotte?

One thing that really left an impression on me during my trip was the activity of the alumni. I can't help but think that Duke is really poised to make even further gains as the alumni work to bring more and more graduates into their firms.
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Don't want to bust your bubble, but let's not get hasty on the job market getting better. We might be stuck in this rut for while. But I have my fingers crossed just like everyone else.
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i interviewed on campus yesterday. didn't come out feeling very confident in my answers. i knew my story, didn't get tripped up really on anything. a couple questions i took a little time to think over, but some of my answers i'm kicking myself for. nonetheless, good experience. it was pretty short, 40 minutes of the alotted hour - seemed like most interviews went like that. nothing out of the blue, straight forward questions. i think they ask everyone the same q's since they just write answers on a template.
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While I have my issues with b-school rankings, does anyone know when the new U.S. News rankings will be released? I assume not until this summer, because they'll need to use stats for the incoming class to compile their rankings.
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While I have my issues with b-school rankings, does anyone know when the new U.S. News rankings will be released? I assume not until this summer, because they'll need to use stats for the incoming class to compile their rankings.
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March 15th. i actually ran into someone who works at US news at my duke interview - she was interviewing as well.
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To WLers, I was invited for an interview in round 2, but I withdrew my application. Best of luck to everyone.
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I was at Fuqua for the weekend... terrific atmosphere. On Saturday I was talking to one of the second years and he told me that, starting last fall, McKinsey made Fuqua a core school. Can anyone tell me if that is true? What does that say about recruiting for consulting positions at Fuqua? Also, how is that comparable to peer schools such as Darden and Stern?
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But overall, I think the numbers will go up at every school. The rumor is that consulting hiring is picking up due to high demand as economy recovers. The firms have to turn away work nowadays.
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During my interview I spoke with a 1st year student who mentioned that the number of McKinsey interns From Fuqua doubled this year.
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I believe US News usually comes out with the ranking is mid-to-late March. BW usually comes out with the rankings in mid-November (bi-annually). I bet if you check a law school forum, they would be abuzz with speculations. For b-school, ranking doesn't matter that much. Fuqua is in the top 7-15 pack, all those schools are pretty much the same as far as prestige goes.
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In response to how much the interview is weighed, if they write a negative report it will hurt. But when I asked a 2nd yr how much it is weighed, she said not that much. But unless the person totally hated you then i would't sweat that much over it....
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