Duke MQM Student Blog

At times when I believed I was failing, I was actually growing, learning, and understanding.

As the summer term at Fuqua started and the halls started buzzing with faces old and new, my classmates and I were treated to a captivating guest speaker: Namita Thapar.

I can say that this master's degree has made a profound impact on my career aspirations.

It feels like only yesterday that I stepped into the world of Duke's MQM program, yet it’s astounding how much I have grown since then.

DISI is an organization, open to all graduate students across the professional schools at Duke, that provides pro bono consulting services to non-profits in Durham and nearby communities.

As a student at Fuqua, I wanted to do something more for my classmates, something that would help bring us closer together and create long-lasting memories for everyone.

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

From working in commercial finance at one of America’s leading multinational energy companies to getting first-hand experiential and immersive learning from the Strategy track of the MQM program, my decision to join Fuqua has undoubtedly been one of the best decisions I have made.

I was faced with the dilemma of choosing which track would be the best fit for me. As I read about the Forensics track, I was immediately drawn to it, as a good way to apply my interest in data analytics in a growing career field.

Strategy, finance, forensics, or marketing? This was the same question that troubled me as I went through the application process at Fuqua.