Duke MQM Student Blog

Whether it was a teammate patiently explaining Python syntax for the fourth time or a professor turning complex math into something funny and digestible, I always felt supported.

Fuqua was the ideal choice because I developed both business knowledge and analytics expertise in the program.

None of us imagined being invited to our client’s headquarters after our capstone project. Yet there we were, marveling at the array of MasterCraft boats.

The Business, Communication, and Culture (BCC) program was designed to take the guesswork out of the adjustment period and equip our students with the confidence they need for a strong start.

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.

Looking back, I gained a lot, not only from the program but from the entire experience of studying in a business school in a different country.

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.

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.

Now that we've graduated and most of my MQM classmates and I have entered our permanent vacations from academia, I can honestly say—I miss online classes.

One popular opportunity is to serve as a student leader of the class in the MQM Association which is an integral part of the program experience