Life as an Executive MBA with a Young Family
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 job at... Read More
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Navigating a Category 4 Hurricane the Fuqua Way
After what seemed like a furiously paced Term 1 during the summer and an even quicker term break, I was looking forward to... Read More
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Meeting Warren Buffett
Looking back, it’s been almost a year since I, along with a 19 of my fellow students from across Fuqua's graduate programs, traveled to Nebraska to attend the 2017 Q&A session hosted by the Oracle of... Read More
Chasing My MBA Dream Across Time Zones
Studying in a top-flight MBA program has been a lifelong dream of mine. After putting my plans on hold for several years due to personal reasons, I saw an opportunity to get started in 2018.... Read More
What is Team Fuqua?
Team Fuqua. It’s a term you constantly hear in our community. Ask for a definition and a hundred people will tell you a hundred stories to illustrate what it means to them. Synthesizing these stories,... Read More
Engaging the Network at Fuqua Around the World
I first attended Fuqua Around the World, the annual global networking and social event, back in 2016 when I was an admitted student. Although I had already made my decision to attend Fuqua, I was... Read More
Overcoming My Fear of Accounting
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 another English... Read More
Peer-to-Peer Learning in the Program
Have you ever been in a crisis? How did you respond? Our Weekend Executive MBA '18 cohort has self-organized a few speaker panels throughout the program to afford fellow classmates an opportunity to share their... Read More
What are the Program Benefits for a Veteran and How Will I Fit In?
Why Fuqua and Why the Weekend Executive MBA? As I was poised to leave active duty, I wanted to stack the deck in my favor. The goal was to ensure that the civilian career path... Read More
You Have Questions, Admissions Has Answers
In my initial conversation with prospective students, often the last question they ask me is, “What have I not asked that I should be asking?” The truth is, there are probably endless things to consider when... Read More