Duke Daytime MBA Student Blog

Growing up in a small town with limited resources, I never had many opportunities to explore leadership roles or discover my full potential. But that changed when I came to Fuqua.

For anyone, getting your MBA means becoming a master in multitasking and prioritizing, but taking on the program with three kids and your partner as your classmate—those skills jump to a new level.

Attending an admitted students’ weekend was critical to helping finalize my decision to attend Fuqua.

I worked with teammates from diverse backgrounds, ranging from management consulting to private equity, to help position a surgical robot against a competitor.

Being on the Kirby Selection Committee gave me a new perspective of scaling social enterprises and funding decisions.

The opportunity to get my hands dirty working on a real-life business problem, and see the impact we were making in real-time, went far beyond classroom learning for me.

I quickly found that everyone at COP27 was interested in problem-solving to create more sustainable practices.

As a queer woman in the process of coming out and earning an MBA in a new country, I was worried about being accepted and being able to live my life to the fullest, both professionally and personally.

I always wanted to launch my own media relations and marketing business. Fuqua gave me the tools and the community I needed.

I have always been very curious about the skills I would need for a career in private equity, but I came to Fuqua with very little knowledge of the field.