My Reflections 6 Months into the Weekend Executive MBA Programby Monish Punjabi-Now that my admissions experience is in the rearview and my transition back to school is complete, I wanted to write about my experience in the Weekend Executive MBA Program at The Fuqua School of Business. Here are my reflections on the most relevant parts of the experience so far
Life as an Executive MBA with a Young Familyby Jenny Hoang-The primary reason holding me back from plunging into an executive MBA program earlier than I did was my son. Alex is seven years old and I am a physician with a full-time...
Overcoming My Fear of Accountingby Christine Witte-I was born on March 2, and so was Dr. Seuss. Naturally, I was destined for creative writing! It made sense to my undergrad college advisor, Dr. Burke. He was thrilled to have...
Why I Chose Duke’s Executive MBA Over Full-Time Programsby Favio Osorio-At some of the world’s top business schools, the average age of incoming full-time students is approximately 27. Many decide to go back to school after realizing that in order to grow their...
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