Duke Fuqua Student Blogs
Duke Fuqua Masters Programs Class of 2024Welcome to Team Fuqua
Congratulations on being admitted to the Class of 2024. We know you will love being part of Fuqua as much as we do!
We recognize you have a lot to do and experience in the coming months. Below, our students describe in their own words what you can expect on the journey ahead. We hope this collection of blogs can inform, inspire, and help prepare you for the incredible experience you will have in our community. After all, you are part of Team Fuqua now, and we are in this together.
Featured Posts
Finding Another Home and Family at Fuqua by Rohma Zubair (MQM)
Finding Another Home and Family at Fuqua
My time abroad and at graduate school at Duke has been a journey of self-discovery, self-love, making family out of strangers, and finding home in new places.read more ❯
The Tradition of Fuqua Friday Explained by Aritra Shome (MQM)
The Tradition of Fuqua Friday Explained
I knew the words Fuqua and Friday, but separately, not as a term “Fuqua Friday.”read more ❯
What’s Next?
What is Durham Like? by Vani Gupta (MQM)
What is Durham Like?
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.read more ❯
4 Questions You Should Ask Before Deciding to Enroll at Fuqua by Michelle Sullivan (MMS)
4 Questions You Should Ask Before Deciding to Enroll at Fuqua
This decision to enroll at Fuqua is not an easy one to make and lots of factors should be weighed when doing so. I’ve put together the exact questions and factors that I took into consideration when I made the decision to attend Fuqua.read more ❯
Get Off to a Fast Start
Taking Advantage of Every Moment in MQM by Alexis Kochanski (MQM)
Taking Advantage of Every Moment in MQM
With only 10 months in the MQM program, you quickly learn to make every moment count. read more ❯
A Year Full of Leadership Opportunities by Aminat Aloba (MQM)
A Year Full of Leadership Opportunities
I have always been passionate about engaging in extracurricular activities and serving in whatever community I find myself. read more ❯
Choose Your Own Path
Life on the Fast Track: My Transition from Fuqua to Deloitte by Caty Stanko (MMS)
Life on the Fast Track: My Transition from Fuqua to Deloitte
I knew MMS would help bridge the gaps in my college experience caused by the pandemic. What I did not know, however, was that every day I would get the chance to look back and see firsthand how much of a life-changing opportunity attending Duke and Fuqua was for me.read more ❯
How I Secured My First Job in Tech by Thomás Alberto Peña
How I Secured My First Job in Tech
Now four terms into MQM, I’m excited to share that I secured my first job in tech, and I wanted to share my experience and some tips on how I got to this point!read more ❯
How One Year at Duke Prepared Me for My Career by Sebastian Schickhoff (MMS)
How One Year at Duke Prepared Me for My Career
It’s been just over three years since I graduated from the MMS program and I wanted to reflect on how Fuqua prepared me for the challenges ahead.read more ❯