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A Day in the Life of an MQM Student
Here is a glimpse into the bits and pieces of my everyday life as a Master of Quantitative Management (MQM) student.

My Favorite MQM Classes
The Business Communication and Data Visualization classes helped me to spend more time thinking and practicing how to present data analytics results.

Lessons from My Capstone Project with the Duke University Baseball Team
My Capstone Project was consulting for the Duke University Baseball team.

A Year Full of Leadership Opportunities
I have always been passionate about engaging in extracurricular activities and serving in whatever community I find myself.

The Tradition of Fuqua Friday Explained
I knew the words Fuqua and Friday, but separately, not as a term “Fuqua Friday.”

How an MQM Competition Helped Me Explore Voting and Social Issues in the U.S.
The Spring Term 1 Master of Quantitative Management (MQM) Competition is a data visualization competition where students use data to communicate and analyze problems. Alongside my teammates, Yiqi He and Selina Zhou, I participated in the competition to explore racial disparity in the United States.

Our Corporate Project: “The Icing on a Challenging Cake”
We were the first set of students to ever complete the degree online. COVID and its by-products were threatening to define our final experiences at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business.

MQM Career Data Shows Students in Demand
The 2020 MQM program career report showed success, similar to past years. This was a victory given pandemic-related declines in hiring.

Reflections on Graduating During the Pandemic
Graduating during the pandemic after completing my master’s degree from my bedroom was certainly not how I pictured my final moments in the MQM program. However, those last few months brought forth a unique learning experience.

Examples of How to Approach the 25 Random Things Essay
The MQM application can appear to be a very challenging task at first. But with a little help from this blog, hopefully you'll be off to a great start.