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Duke Fuqua MBA Essay Questions and Tips


Essay 1: Career Goals (100 words)

What are your post-MBA career goals? Share with us your first-choice career plan and your alternate plan.


Essay 2: 25 random things about yourself (2 pages, 750 words maximum)

The 'Team Fuqua' spirit and community is one of the things that sets the MBA experience apart, and it is a concept that extends beyond the student body to include faculty, staff, and administration. Please share with us “25 Random Things” about you. The Admissions Committee wants to get to know YOU - beyond the professional and academic achievements listed in your resume and transcript. Share with us important life experiences, your hobbies, achievements, fun facts, or anything that helps us understand what makes you who you are. Please present your response in list form, numbered 1 to 25. Some points may be brief, while others may be longer.


Essay 3: The Fuqua community and you (1 page, 500 words maximum)

Fuqua prides itself on cultivating a culture of engagement. Our students enjoy a wide range of student-led organizations that provide opportunities for leadership development and personal fulfillment, as well as an outlet for contributing to society. Our student-led government, clubs, centers, and events are an integral part of the student culture and to the development of leaders. Based on your understanding of the Fuqua culture, what are 3 ways you expect to contribute at Fuqua?