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E-mail Address:
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Anonymous
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Age:
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25-29
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Gender:
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Female
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Ethnic Background:
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Other
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Intended Area of Study:
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Finance
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Name of School:
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Duke Fuqua
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Interview Date:
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2/2009
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Type of Program:
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MBA
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Part Time Program Type:
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Full Time
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Were you given options as to the date of the interview?:
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Yes - The interviewer and I set up the interview date and time
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Could you choose the interview's location?:
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Yes - As the interviewer was visiting the city where I lived, the location part was easy to schedule.
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How many interviews were scheduled?:
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1 - The interview was at a business meeting place in a hotel.
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How many interviewed you?:
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1 - As I am an international student, it was an alumni who was interviewing me.
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How long were the interviews?:
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40 minutes
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Who were the interviewers?:
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Alumni
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What was the most difficult question?:
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Tell me about a time when you faced a conflict and how you reacted to it.
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What was the most interesting question?:
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If you had a free day to do anything you want, what would you do.
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Any other questions you remember?:
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The questions were fairly typical;
-started off with Why MBA,
-Why working in the industry i was in,
-how was the work environment and culture at the place,
-how did you manage internal conflicts at work,
-what kind of role do you play in teams ,
-what were your favorite subjects at college,
-how will you contribute to Fuqua,
-how would your friends describe you in 3 sentences,
- A bit more detailed on the resume, why work at so and so place, how was your work experience
- Outlook for financial industry in the next 12 months
- What do you consider your weaknesses.
- Do you have any questions for me?
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Did you feel prepared?:
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Yes - The interviewer was an easy going person, and the questions were what I was expecting. Nothing out of the blue.
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How did you prepare?:
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I read up on Fuqua, visited their website, read student blogs, and other people's interview experiences on Accepted.com
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Did you receive any feedback at the end?:
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Yes - Well... i was told about how the process would work.. i.e they send up a report to the admissions committee. I didn't really receive any other feedback.
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What was your opinion of the Faculty?:
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What was your opinion of the Alumni?:
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Risk-taker, warm about Fuqua, and interesting personality.
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What was your opinion of the Students?:
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What was your opinion of the Office Personnel?:
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Did you receive a tour?:
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No
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What was most impressive?:
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What was least impressive?:
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Did anything change your opinion of the school? :
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Yes - By hearing the alumni speak of their MBA experience, it made me want to be at Fuqua even more :)
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Was there something you wish you had known ahead of time?:
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No
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Suggestions for travel to the school?:
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What other advice can you offer future interviewees?:
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Be prepared - read through your resume and application very carefully. know which areas you want to emphasise. be natural, be yourself. and ask intelligent questions at the end regarding the school / experience.
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