The Fuqua admissions office released the 2011-2012 deadlines and essay topics before the holiday weekend. The three prompts for first time applicants are as follows:
Essay 1: Describe your vision for your career and your inspiration for pursuing this career path.
Essay 2: How will your background, values, and non-work activities enhance the experience of other Duke MBA students and add value to Fuqua’s diverse culture?
Essay 3: Why Duke? (If you are interested in a specific concentration, joint degree, clubs or activities, please discuss how you would contribute to these in this essay.)
The Duke admissions committee states that applicants should respond to each question in no more than 2 pages using 1.5 line spacing and font size that is at least 10 point.
The school also released this year’s optional essay question and re-applicant essay topic:
Optional Essay: If you feel there are extenuating circumstances of which the Admissions Committee should be aware, please explain them here (e.g., unexplained gaps in work, choice of recommenders, inconsistent or questionable academic performance, significant weakness in your application).
Re-applicant Essay: All re-applicants are required to complete the Re-applicant Essay. Please limit your response to two pages. Write an essay describing how you are now a stronger candidate for admission compared to the application you submitted the previous year.
For more information about how to apply to the Duke MBA class of 2014, visit the Fuqua admissions website.
