Duke Daytime MBA Student Blog

I was ready to start my MBA when I received life-shattering news.

Spend less time optimizing the experience from the outside and more time preparing to participate in it. That’s when it starts to feel like Team Fuqua.

Champions of Team Fuqua who choose to invest a lot of energy into the community are the reason we really believe in our ability to thrive in the long term.

Before arriving at business school, many of us thought we knew what to expect: rigorous academics, ambitious classmates, and long days juggling competing priorities.

When I decided to hang up my Army uniform after eight years as an engineer officer, I knew I was stepping into unfamiliar territory.

Through the exhaustion, anxiety, and uncertainty, I found strength, growth, and community.

Things that used to feel natural suddenly become unfamiliar and uncomfortable. This was all to be expected, but when I arrived in Durham, I faced a challenge I never could’ve anticipated.

I believe that the American Dream, though bruised and debated, still exists, and I am living proof of that.

I’m so grateful for everything Fuqua has given me — new friends, new experiences, and a much bigger, more colorful world.

From day one, the Fuqua community was incredible in welcoming me and my husband.