Duke Daytime MBA Student Blog

I knew that when I embarked on the journey to pursue an MBA, evaluating the energy balance would be a critical part of my decision.

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.

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.

After talking with Fuqua faculty, I knew the dual MEM/MBA degree at Duke University was the perfect place for me to dive deep into the blue economy.

As an international student living in the U.S. for the first time, it was really challenging to recruit for a job as the process was new to me.

It happened every time. Almost intuitively, as I walked into a packed room of investment banking prospects, I immediately knew exactly how many other women were present. You could usually count us on one hand.