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I wasn't on the waitlist, but a friend of mine was and sent me this to tell a friend of mine who is, based on her experience. Note: I co-chaired orientation, and I know that Aug 1st if people don't show they literally start calling down the waitlist...there are folks who joined our class Aug 2nd &am...
- by sv02
Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:17 am- Forum: MBA Student Life
- Topic: Ask a Duke Fuqua Student
- Replies: 96
- Views: 51271
Just a head's up I will actually be out of the country traveling/seeing family/studying abroad through mid March, so my internet connectivity will be a bit hap hazard and unknown/not reliable. I know it's crunch time for 2nd and then 3rd round applications, but at this point I'm not sure how much m...
- by sv02
Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:34 pm- Forum: MBA Student Life
- Topic: Ask a Duke Fuqua Student
- Replies: 96
- Views: 51271
- by sv02
Sun Dec 18, 2011 10:05 pm- Forum: MBA Student Life
- Topic: Ask a Duke Fuqua Student
- Replies: 96
- Views: 51271
Hi Toni -- I think I just replied to your email from the High Tech Club inbox. In any case, we just updated our website with FAQS in case that helps: http://fuqua.campusgroups.com/htc/prospective-students/
--sv
- by sv02
Fri Nov 25, 2011 12:20 pm- Forum: MBA Student Life
- Topic: Ask a Duke Fuqua Student
- Replies: 96
- Views: 51271
Hi sorry for the delay, things are always stay busy here...! 6 weeks is definitely pretty fast, and you need the determination to keep up. It can be overwhelming, but it's up to you to realize quickly how you learn best (book vs review session, for example) to best manage your time. The good news is...
- by sv02
Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:03 pm- Forum: MBA Student Life
- Topic: Ask a Duke Fuqua Student
- Replies: 96
- Views: 51271
Non academic activities that I like... Disclaimer: I'm SUPER involved, which is not for everyone. I'll try to keep this short, but there's a lot of activities I like...such as... High Tech Club -- I'm co-president, I kinda have to like it =) FuquaVision -- have been on cabinet both years...love edit...
- by sv02
Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:09 am- Forum: MBA Student Life
- Topic: Ask a Duke Fuqua Student
- Replies: 96
- Views: 51271
Hi all apologies for any delay -- school has been quite busy, SY's are in the middle of recruiting season, and my club just had our biggest annual event this week, the High Tech Symposium, so am a bit behind on prospective student emails and questions. Unfortunately I am not in the best position to ...
- by sv02
Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:40 am- Forum: MBA Student Life
- Topic: Ask a Duke Fuqua Student
- Replies: 96
- Views: 51271
Hi - So sorry for any delay in response...school has started back up again and with a ton of leadership commitments it's been extremely busy! Correction: I am a CO-president of the club =) To note, the role of a product manager in title varies greatly between tech companies. In some, it's more strat...
- by sv02
Sat Sep 17, 2011 4:19 pm- Forum: MBA Student Life
- Topic: Ask a Duke Fuqua Student
- Replies: 96
- Views: 51271
Hello - apologies for the delay, as the school year has begun again and things are very busy. I am only equipped to answer questions around the student experience at Fuqua because of my own experience; I'm not involved with admissions so cannot comment on what might be stronger/better in terms of re...
- by sv02
Sun Sep 11, 2011 6:38 am- Forum: MBA Student Life
- Topic: Ask a Duke Fuqua Student
- Replies: 96
- Views: 51271
I know at least one person that interned in South Africa last year, though that was partly due to his time there over spring break with a GCP project. But anything is possible =)
- by sv02
Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:11 pm- Forum: MBA Student Life
- Topic: Ask a Duke Fuqua Student
- Replies: 96
- Views: 51271
Hi Abhishek, sorry for the delay as I just returned from a GATE trip and will be leaving for my internship soon...BIG disclaimer: I have not been involved with admissions aside from being a lounge host, giving tours, and helping with class visits. I am not an admissions fellow, and even they only in...
- by sv02
Thu May 26, 2011 2:59 pm- Forum: MBA Student Life
- Topic: Ask a Duke Fuqua Student
- Replies: 96
- Views: 51271
Hi, sorry for the delay. I had reached out to a FY classmate who did UT undergrad to see if he had any insights, but hadn't heard back. this week has been tough. My gmat score was the lower end of the 80% range of the previous class profile. Gmat isn't everything (though when you're applying you fee...
- by sv02
Mon Apr 04, 2011 9:14 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Duke (Fuqua) vs University of Texas (McCombs)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4570
Hi - I can't comment on UT, but you can check out this thread to see if it helps you with any info for Fuqua:
http://www.beatthegmat.com/ask-a-duke-f ... 73276.html
--sv
- by sv02
Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:26 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Duke (Fuqua) vs University of Texas (McCombs)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4570
oh, this is the post you meant! it wasn't part of so the fuqua thread (http://www.beatthegmat.com/ask-a-duke-f ... 73276.html) so sorry didn't see it. good thing you messaged me - let me know if you need anything else.
--sv
- by sv02
Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:25 pm- Forum: MBA Student Life
- Topic: Re: Duke Fuqua and UNC KF
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3456
Hi Monica, I'm not quite sure what you would define as a resource... the biggest resource to me are my fellow classmates. That's also my answer for what the common traits are - Fuqua runs because of its students (at least for the Day Time experience). Before I dive in more to our student-run culture...
- by sv02
Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:15 pm- Forum: MBA Student Life
- Topic: Ask a Duke Fuqua Student
- Replies: 96
- Views: 51271