Duke Fuqua Symposium for Military Applicants

The following was submitted by a client of MilitaryToBusiness...

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As a separated service member who's now attended four prospective military applicant days at three different universities and researched several more, I can assure vets that all top business schools want you to apply to their school.

However, Fuqua's Military Symposium stands above all other recruiting programs I've encountered.  Most other schools put on single day affairs, but the Fuqua Symposium includes three days of quality events.  Fuqua paid for hotel rooms (with roommates) for 57 veterans at a nearby Hilton for two nights and provided six meals along with two open bars.  Throw in unique Fuqua Military t-shirts for everyone and an event-specific military style coin, and you can consider me convinced that Fuqua is interested in increasing their veteran population. 

As far as programming goes, Fuqua provided multiple hours of free access to six to seven members of their admissions committee.  A single committee member didn't just present, answer questions and then leave.  The admissions committee members spread out and sat at tables to engage as much as possible for several hours during the day.  

It's easy for business schools to host student panels, but Fuqua also gathered a panel of six veteran industry alumni that included an entrepreneur, a manufacturing VP, a Deloitte partner, and a Goldman banker.  The fact that so many alumni were willing to return to Durham to help Fuqua's recruiting effort spoke volumes.  

Unfortunately, there's no spring event, but for any veterans considering an MBA, I heartily recommend including Fuqua in your fall search.  Fuqua might not become your ultimate destination, but the quality of the programming throughout the three days will make the cost of the airline ticket or drive worth your while.  If you are already considering Fuqua, you can actually do your interview for any Round during the weekend, even if you haven't submitted your online application.  

To all veterans, I hope you end up in an MBA program that you enjoy and feels like the right fit!