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Tag Archives: Family
Top 5 Reasons to Join MMS
Attending the MMS program is one of the best (if not the best) decision I have made. I had no clue about the MMS program until after I scored well on the GMAT and researched one-year master’s programs in the … Continue reading
Posted in About MMS, Academics, Alumni, Around Campus, Around Durham, Around NC, Careers, Financial Services, Miscellaneous, Sports, Student Life, Why MMS
Tagged Alumni, Applicable Knowledge, Basketball, Career Resource, Case Studies, Classes, Community, Dining, Diversity, Duke, Faculty, Family, Fuqua Culture, Fuqua Friday, Interviews, Learning, MBA, Networking, North Carolina, Personal Insight, Team Fuqua, VACF, Weather, Why MMS
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Winterning
To help entertain myself during our 5-week break, I decided to pursue a “Winternship” opportunity. Like the name implies, these internships are conveniently offered during winter break. Winternships are highly sought after, and are a great way for students to … Continue reading
Looking Forward to Next Semester
Winter break has provided some wonderful downtime for me so far. I have been able to relax and enjoy the fact that I don’t have to think about anything really quantitative. Christmas was great because I got a chance to … Continue reading
Posted in About MMS, Academics, Around NC, Careers, Student Life
Tagged Business Skills, Classes, Family, Holidays, Job Search, Travel, Winter Break
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The Best Way to Spend a Duke Break
Having 15 courses during 10 short months makes the MMS program intense, and the breaks in between particularly precious. There are competing priorities during these breaks including job searches, internships, visiting family, and catching up on assignments. What’s the best … Continue reading
Posted in About MMS, Careers, International, Miscellaneous, Student Life
Tagged Family, Fuqua Values, Job Search, Personal Insight, Program Insight, Winter Break, Winternship
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On Break & Graduation is Already in Sight
With exams leading up to the break, I spent a full few days studying. One of the advantages of having such well prepared professors, though, is that the PowerPoint slide decks from all of the classes are available online. I … Continue reading
Posted in About MMS, Academics, Student Life
Tagged Duke, Exams, Family, Graduation, Winter Break
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My Holiday Wish List
Since the holidays are here, I decided to put together a brief wish list for the season, from a student’s perspective. Here goes: Job – Number one on the list. This is one of my main reasons for doing the … Continue reading
Posted in About MMS, Academics, Careers, Miscellaneous, Student Life
Tagged Basketball, Classes, Community, Family, Job Opportunities, Teamwork
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The End of Five Long Months
Can’t Believe We’ve Come So Far Already I cannot believe how quickly the time has passed. Somehow it is December. I feel like it was only weeks ago that we were sitting in orientation learning about the adventure all of … Continue reading
International Exposure
Learning About Other Cultures is an Enriching Experience My undergraduate university, NC State, was a hub of international activity, due in part to the scientific and engineering resources available for research and development. Also, the school is large and is … Continue reading
A Durham Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a time for the celebration of family and experiences. This is no different for the Team Fuqua family. For international and domestic students who were unable to make it home during the holiday weekend, MMSers got together for … Continue reading
Posted in About MMS, Around Durham, Events, Miscellaneous, Student Clubs, Student Life
Tagged Community, Family, Fun, Holidays, Team Fuqua, Traditions
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Thankful for a Break
During my undergraduate work, Thanksgiving break was like the home stretch of the semester-long race. Classes were winding down, and when I went back to school I only had one week of class, then finals, and then the month off … Continue reading
Posted in About MMS, Around Campus, Events, Student Life
Tagged Classes, Community, Family, School/Work/Life Balance, Team Fuqua
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