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Welcome to your Duke University – Fuqua School of Business MBA application course.
This is a step-by-step walkthrough for the Duke Fuqua School of Business’s MBA application. It will take you through every core stage of the application process using detailed instructions, example essays, and insider tips.
Course Objectives
- Share your goals in Duke’s short career goals essay
- Show your true self in the unique “25 Random Things” essay
- Show-off your thorough research and convince Duke that you’ll contribute in their Impact essay
- Submit an application to get admitted to the Duke Fuqua MBA
Pre-Requisites
Before starting this school course, you should complete the following courses:
School Strategy
Duke Fuqua is famous for asking applicants one of the most non-traditional MBA essay questions out there: the “25 Random Things About You” essay. This essay uses a fresh, creative approach to getting to know students while also letting them demonstrate their individuality.
While their first essay aims to go beyond the resume and transcript to understand if you will fit the school culture, Fuqua’s essay 2 is more on the nose: what are 3 ways you’ll contribute at Duke? This essay is all about “Team Fuqua” – the school’s moniker for its collaborative, community-first culture. We’ll discuss that in “School Culture” next.
If you are a reapplicant, the school offers you the option to replicate or clone your application and recommendation letter from a previous year (2019 and later). You may want to start with your previous application as a foundation, but we strongly recommend refreshing as much of the content as possible. Comb through the application to add any updates and use more impactful, recent stories for your essays. You will also be required to answer an additional reapplicant essay question.