soccer player

has anybody on here heard of this graduate school program?

SirGecko

Sure I've heard of it.

d4r7h3v1l

I was thinking of pursuing it after Duke undergrad. I called to ask about it, and the woman I spoke to said that in admissions, they "look happily on" (or similar wording) Duke students for the 5-year program.

soccer player

is it a standard 2 year program if you come out of an undergrad program other than duke? is it well respected in the business world?

biomed6

No, it's 1 year no matter what. It's not an MBA, although you'll take several classes at Fuqua (Duke's B-School). It's rather unique so it's hard to say how it's viewed in the "real world" but people do tend to enjoy it. There's a lot of group projects/collaborative work, similar to MBA programs.

bluedog

@soccer player. Honestly, I don't think it's that well respected, but serves a purpose if it's right for you. It certainly doesn't hurt. A HUGE portion of the students are international students who are trying to get Visas (look at the GRE Verbal score range: 480-600, not so great http://memp.pratt.duke.edu/files/mem...02007-2008.pdf), while others are students who did just okay in undergrad so want to show companies they can do better and get a slight leg up on other undergrads. I can't find the acceptance rate anywhere, but I'd image it's at least 50% (since 35% of applicants end up matriculating), so it's not particularly competitive to get into. Employers typically pay you ~$10k or so more a year than somebody with a Bachelors degree, but don't view them even in close to the same light as those with MBA's or master's in engineering...If you want to really get real high in the business world, a degree in MEM won't cut it; an MBA is necessary.