The first of the essays

It has been highly packed weekend. I wrote my essays for Fuqua. I was a little surprised they didnt mention their Leader of Consequences and havent asked how you wish to be one. But I guess they gave enough hints that they want you to emphasize on this point. The first question about inspiration for the carrer path was a little tricky one as there was a fine line between the career path and the job you want. I am glad that my friends helped me identfiy it. I was writing saying I want to become a consultant at McKinsey / bain / booz / Deloitte but later realized that the question asks for something much more higher. Why would you want to be a consultant and what is the impact that you are going to have on the community in that role. By the time I finished it off (12 in the night yesterday) I felt I brought out the best that I could.

The second question was straight forward asking you to tell them how your background , values and nonwork activities would enhance the learning of the duke community. This was the easiest of the lot and luckily I had quite a few things to speak about. Though I have been an IT consultant for the last four years , I have had a chance to work for clients across various industries and help them solve problems related to their supply chains. This business knowledge I have from an IT perspective would certainly enhance the learning of my peers. I have taken initiatives at work and out of it , shishu mandir where I run the english teaching program was a good example to have along with my work for i2 share for the past 4 years.

The third one was the straight forward why duke and I stressed on how Dr.Sheppard's session and the alumni over there impressed me. How collaborative environment appeals to me and how Duke's course strength in Operaions and strategy would help me. The template I followed was that of pleasing the beautiful chic. Say I want this / I see myself as XYZ and hence Duke as you have ABC that would help me becom XYZ. I shall keep you happy by doing CDF and ERT.....

On the whole I spent the entire weekend writing , rewriting and re re rewriting three essays.