Fuqua School of Business at Duke 中国学生答疑专帖(首页新增校园图片展)

gloriasy

Dear Duke students,

       Thanks for your attendance. I want to make sure that Duke is the one that I will feel comfortable if admitted and the one that likes me.  My quick questions is as follows:

1. I have been working in an environment with intense compitition in a investment bank, that's why I choose to change to some teamwork school like duke. How's the collaboration carried out in Duke, through some kind of learning team like that in Wharton, or  just because that people admitted here is more nice and warm hearted than average applicants?

2. It is well known that Duke is good towards Chinese applicants. How much of Chinese students were admitted with Scholarships? Any other aspects that show the goodwill Duke have for Chinese students?

3. I would like to work in big cities in the north US or west coasts. Duke may not be advantages compared to other school. So I would like to know except for the job fairs on compus, is there any regular events organized by the school that can introduce the students to big name employer in NY,,Boston or L.A? Or students will have to make the way all by their personal efforts?

Thanks a lot in advance for you guys who take time to  reply to my questions. I have not known any admitted students in Duke, but It is the admission officer at the MBA tour fair in Shanghai that left me good impression. Wish to talk to you guys later if it is convenient for you.

Regards,

琥珀川白龙

以下是引用delphine18在2004-10-21 17:38:00的发言：

One of my recommenders has already submitted the recommendations online. I don't know what she elaborates but she insists teamwork is one of my weaknesses in personal talk to me although I am not 100% convinced on that. I can raise some opposite examples to prove my teamwork, but that would be in conflict with her words and lead to negative impact (such as dishonesty). What should I do?

Now I think the only thing you can do is to show your temwork skills in your essays.

马后炮：if your recommender is not a "generous" one, I mean if he is not going to say a lot of "good words" about you in the reference letter, you should REJECT him and choose somebod else.

Anyway, the weakness in teamwork does NOT mean that you are unqualified. You are weak, so you wish to come to Fuqua to become strong in teamwork. This is also reasonable.

琥珀川白龙

以下是引用gloriasy在2004-10-21 17:47:00的发言：

Dear Duke students,

       Thanks for your attendance. I want to make sure that Duke is the one that I will feel comfortable if admitted and the one that likes me.  My quick questions is as follows:

1. I have been working in an environment with intense compitition in a investment bank, that's why I choose to change to some teamwork school like duke. How's the collaboration carried out in Duke, through some kind of learning team like that in Wharton, or  just because that people admitted here is more nice and warm hearted than average applicants?

You will be assigned to a study group consisting 4-5 students. For each course, many team assigments and in-class practice will be finished by your study group. Each team member will receive the same score for the team assignments. But not everything is done in team.

You are right, just like companies, culture has the function of "selection". So, the students applied to and admitted by Fuqua are more of a "team" style. That's why I feel every fellow students here are very nice and open. So are the Chinese students.  

2. It is well known that Duke is good towards Chinese applicants. How much of Chinese students were admitted with Scholarships? Any other aspects that show the goodwill Duke have for Chinese students?

Among 410 students in class of 2006, there are about 30 Chinese students. About 20 directly come from mainland China.

No reliable statistics about scholarship among Chinese students. As you know, this is kind of privacy. But I think at least 5 Chinese students received merit-based scholarship up to more than $20000.

Fuqua does offer full-tuition waiver to internationals. A Korean student got it this year. Wish Chinese students can get it next year.

3. I would like to work in big cities in the north US or west coasts. Duke may not be advantages compared to other school. So I would like to know except for the job fairs on compus, is there any regular events organized by the school that can introduce the students to big name employer in NY,,Boston or L.A? Or students will have to make the way all by their personal efforts?

Of course Fuqua will not rely on the students themselves to find jobs. It's a small world, you study in North Carolina does not mean that you cannot work in NYC or Boston.

But if working in NY or Boston is really important for you, don't forget to apply NYU, Columbia, HBS, MIT or Boston College.

Thanks a lot in advance for you guys who take time to  reply to my questions. I have not known any admitted students in Duke, but It is the admission officer at the MBA tour fair in Shanghai that left me good impression. Wish to talk to you guys later if it is convenient for you.

That's part of the Fuqua culture. Everybody is nice and kind. No arrogance.

Regards,

WONDERLAND2004

琥珀川白龙

你好.我想问一个关于工作背景的问题,我们知道学校一般会对申请者的工作背景进行调查,我以前在国外,是同国外的老板争吵得很厉害才回来的,那么接到调查电话是老板说我根本没有在他们公司工作过或虽然工作过但仍然加一堆不好的评价,DUKE是怎样处理这样的问题呢?我有以前的工作签证和部分工作EMAIL记录, 问题是DUKE会不会仅仅因为老板的话而根本不给我申辩的机会并REJECT我的申请呢?谢谢.

delphine18

Thanks, 琥珀川白龙!

深海的小美人鱼

请问, 我看很多被名校录取的人都有很长的工作经验, 并且有好几个工作. 现在申请的人很多也是资深人士.

我的工作经验只有3年, 是不是在这方面很没有优势?

DUKE是否也是非常看重工作经验和工作领域. 比如我不是学金融或者保险的. 我的领域是MARKETING.DUKE在招收

MARKETIGN和ENTREPRENEURSHIP的方面有无偏好呢?

谢谢.

琥珀川白龙

以下是引用WONDERLAND2004在2004-10-22 10:29:00的发言：

琥珀川白龙

你好.我想问一个关于工作背景的问题,我们知道学校一般会对申请者的工作背景进行调查,我以前在国外,是同国外的老板争吵得很厉害才回来的,那么接到调查电话是老板说我根本没有在他们公司工作过或虽然工作过但仍然加一堆不好的评价,DUKE是怎样处理这样的问题呢?我有以前的工作签证和部分工作EMAIL记录, 问题是DUKE会不会仅仅因为老板的话而根本不给我申辩的机会并REJECT我的申请呢?谢谢.

我觉得你没什么好担心的，因为你在那个公司工作过是事实。那个老板绝对不敢不承认的，如果是在美国，那你起诉他的话，他就死定了！

最坏不过就是他给你一些不好的评价而已，这业没什么大不了的！且听如下分析：

首先，学校并不是对所有申请者的背景都进行确认，估计是抽样。你被抽到的可能性估计不大，只要你实话实说就没什么好担心的 （声明：学校核实工作经验的方式纯属本人猜测，不对后果负责）

其次，就算你被学校调查，老板也不敢否认你的工作经验

再次，就算老板黑者良心说了你的坏话，学校看不看重还不一定呢

综上，我觉得你只要实话实说就好！大可不必为次而担忧！不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门嘛！

琥珀川白龙

以下是引用深海的小美人鱼在2004-10-22 20:18:00的发言：

请问, 我看很多被名校录取的人都有很长的工作经验, 并且有好几个工作. 现在申请的人很多也是资深人士.

谁说的？一流商学院的平均工作年龄只有4-5年而已，大多数人都只为1-2家公司工作过

我的工作经验只有3年, 是不是在这方面很没有优势?

到明年你入学，工作经验不就四年了吗？跟我一样。However,如果你觉得你还没做好读商学院的准备，最好三思而行，申请过程费时费力费钱。

DUKE是否也是非常看重工作经验和工作领域. 比如我不是学金融或者保险的. 我的领域是MARKETING.DUKE在招收MARKETIGN和ENTREPRENEURSHIP的方面有无偏好呢?

这个问题前面的帖子回答过，商学院都希望录取的学生的背景尽量多样化！没有什么明显的偏好。关键在于你的这三年共作经验的质量如何，在麦肯锡做三年出纳还不如在民企做两年经理

谢谢.

delphine18

说得好！

不过，真有麦肯锡的出纳或者行政去申请MBA吗？（好奇问一句而已）

gloriasy

HI, 白龙，

Thanks for your quick reply. Wish to talk to you and or other 千寻s in Duke in the future.

Regards,

Gloria