Duke Info this year

sanlingjie

Duke's students do have diverse background. One of my teammates has been nurse for over 10 years. One is a math teacher. and one worked in a NGO consulting firm.
I feel that applying for Duke shouldn't worry about your background. Just polish your story. If it is brilliant enough, you will get a chance to join.

Hi Tiler,

Let me try to answer your questions:

1. According to the admission director, the number of Chinese admits was normal last year, while the year before last was "abnormal" simply because every candidates who got the offer decided to "Go Duke".

2. I would say we have average five years of working experience. The age range for the admitted students is large (24-37) and industry background is very diverse, ranging from banking, manufacturing, telecommunications, government, aviation to name just a few.

3. I think you can find this info in  Fuqua website.

-- by 会员 toprunning (2011/9/29 11:34:54)

-- by 会员 erica100 (2011/9/29 23:32:51)

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zhang__yimei

发过了，Russell同学直接cc给 application processing team. 等那个team的回信。话说，我在网上没找到Duke admission office小秘的电话呢...

-- by 会员 tq00624 (2011/9/29 23:51:57)

哪位同学能够帮忙给一个AO的邮箱，特别是这个application processing team. 我要attach essay了没有发现附reapplicant essay的地方！
在其他essay的那页没有，也没有单独的一页......急死

asimov1

Hi Tiler,

Let me try to answer your questions:

1. According to the admission director, the number of Chinese admits was normal last year, while the year before last was "abnormal" simply because every candidates who got the offer decided to "Go Duke".

2. I would say we have average five years of working experience. The age range for the admitted students is large (24-37) and industry background is very diverse, ranging from banking, manufacturing, telecommunications, government, aviation to name just a few.

3. I think you can find this info in  Fuqua website.

-- by 会员 toprunning (2011/9/29 11:34:54)

This is the BS that the school is feeding people. Not only are there fewer Chinese, but fewer Asians (Thai, Korean, Indian) in general. I find it hard to believe that all of sudden the yield dropped that significantly. If it did, and I was on the AdCom, I would be very concerned about the development. In contrast, the admit from Latin America and Europe have gone up. This is a clear policy change. I know the former dean, Blair Sheppard, faced a lot of criticism for the Kunshan campus. The pressure was the unofficial reason for his resignation.