Duke Daytime MBA Student Blog

When our Admissions team reviews the application each year, our goal is to ensure the process is as straightforward and stress-free for applicants as possible.

Round 3 is inherently a smaller round and we know it’s also one that people are often warned away from. We want to dispel some of its associated myths and misconceptions.

After being away from the university environment for five years, I missed that feeling of being a part of something greater than myself.

I always dreamed of studying in the U.S., so I wanted an MBA program that had a community spirit.

For those of you that are planning to submit an application this year, here are some things that have changed and some advice on how to approach the application and the overall school research and admissions process.

School fit was an essential criterion when evaluating which school would be the best choice for me. Thus, attending the Workshop was a crucial step in my search process. Throughout the weekend, I was able to get a real sense of Fuqua’s overall community.

The 2019–2020 application year was truly the most tumultuous in my nearly 15 years of working in MBA Admissions. Like you, we had to adjust to a lot of the challenges that COVID-19 presented.

European applicants have a lot to consider when applying to business school. We’ve put together a few pieces of advice for prospective students, and we hope this information will be helpful as you consider this next step in your life and career.

The journey to business school starts in many places—for me, it was in the back seat of my dad’s car. But for all MBAs, at some point, it converges on one location: an admissions interview room.

If you're a prospective student reading this blog, chances are you're already aware of the "25 Random Things" essay that is part of the application. But how should you approach writing it? Here are some examples from our essays that might help spark some of your own ideas