Duke MQM Student Blog

Already being familiar with the Fuqua building, Duke’s campus, and downtown Durham was a very comforting feeling that helped get rid of those first-day nerves.

With only 10 months in the MQM program, you quickly learn to make every moment count.

Business school can get stressful at times, especially when it’s an extremely fast-paced 10-month program like MQM.

Whether you recently moved to the Triangle, are a tourist, or a local, we have some places that we are sure you would love!

Having lived in two of the most populated cities in India, Durham could be considered an unusual choice for the location of my graduate school. However, I had heard great things about it.

Before coming to Fuqua, I trained with a triathlon team in my home country of Mexico, and I wanted to continue being active in the sport while living in Durham.

The India and Pakistan Independence Day celebration event enabled me to meet the individuals who are presently my closest friends in the MQM program.

I have always been passionate about engaging in extracurricular activities and serving in whatever community I find myself.

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

Signing a lease for an apartment without seeing it, in a city you have never lived might sound like a daunting task and let me be honest with you, it is. So, here is the brief version of how I ended up staying where I did.