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昨天去参加了Duke MBA Info Session，
下面是宣讲的总结。hope this helps 没参加的同志们。
没有记录个人提问部分，仅仅是AO宣讲和alumni tips。
若有错误遗漏希望有人补充呀，我不想误导别人啊。
Application tips from AO
WE：
- Show now is the time 、MBA is a logical next step
- Lead project（outside work leadership OK）
Resume
- 1 page only
- Show career promotion and impact
- Look professional
- Internship experience OK but not essential
Academics
- GPA
- GMAT（to normal questions like whether to retake the exam,the answer is if you think you can do better，just take it）
- GRE accepted
Recommendation
- Choose wisely（someone can give us highlights about you AND have time to do so）
- Don’t copy。。。（I miss this part, did he mention that if you write it for them and they copy into the system, AO will definitely know that？）
- Explain if you cannot choose recommender in current setting（where to？optional essay OK？I missed this too somebody pls help）
Essay
- 25 random：
- lshow you are fun people
- la chance to know about you
- loutside work ok
- lsee others’s list on the blog
- why duke
- lShow your homework about duke
- lShow why duke is best fit
- lShow your passion and energy
- lBetter to mention TEAM FUQUA
- optional
- Explain about recommender choice, low GPA, gap， never show something like why you chose current industry or career
Interview
- A chance to know you
- Dress professionally
- Ask smart questions
- Follow the question asked
- Do not practice answers
- Be yourself
- Do homework
- Show fit
- Relaxed
Tips about life in duke from alumni
The hardest thing to do as Chinese & regrets & soft skills
- Be humbly aggressive, present yourself, speak up, gain confidence,
- Know about social context such as sports（football and baseball）
- Step our your comfort zone and network
- Smartly use your advantages and contribute to the team
- Network with someone with similar context first（jp, south Korean）
- Push yourself to improve language skills
- Try something new, always challenges, out of comfort zone
- Know yourself, what you want, where to develop your skills , think it through , listen to yourself and pick one and then network from day one
- Get to know people and stay focused
- Know your strength and weakness, do not compete others s strength with your weakness; you will be fine
- Work hard, play hard
- Do not worry about your face, just speak up
- Try to find something you are good at, be well prepared and contribute, then you will be popular as team member
- Network with non-Chinese
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