Calling All Duke Fuqua MBA Applicants: 2024 Intake Class of 2026 : Fuqua - Page 23

DrS.Sood wrote:How strict is Duke on essay word limit?

Hi DrS.Sood,

One should still stick to the word limit. -10 words is fine; however, it should not be lesser than that and definitely not more.

All the best!
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Any one done with the interview?
Plz share the experience

I have mine tomorrow, will share

All the best

jj0623 wrote:I have mine tomorrow, will share

Best of luck

I did mine with a 2nd year student yesterday. Just make sure you have concrete examples for usual behavioral questions and you guys will be good to go.

I received questions similar to the ones on the interview debrief for Fuqua (TMAT when you gave concrete feedback, worked in a diverse team, etc.)

Pretty straightforward interview, but it put me off a bit because the interviewer was taking a lot of notes and I started feeling like I was messing the interview session (which I am). Just be prepared mentally.

Messing up my answers*

Hey,
Same thing happened with me. The interviewer was taking a lot of notes and there were awkward pauses after every answer.

However she told me that she does not want to miss anything in the interview report and that’s why is writing everything in detail

Yeah I was a bit surprised. Messed up answering a particular question. Always better to be extra prepared for interviews.

Early action

How long did the interview go?

a bit under an hour

Any un expected questions or stress related/grilled kind off questions?

I think that depends on the interviewer, mine were mostly behavioral but I read that someone was asked about the "Fuqua paired principles" couple weeks ago.

I had a weird question about how important listening is to me
Slightly difficult to answer when you’re not prepared for this with an example
Made a weird example on the spot

Ok Tq

I had an offbeat question too. Choosing between a hard right and an easy wrong. How I’ve faced this, what was my choice and resulting impact.