Extracurricular Activities

Cast a Wide Net and Ultimately Focus on What’s Best for You

The term ‘Fear of Missing Out’ never rang so true as in business school. Kate Sternstein, Fuqua ’15, looks back at how she weighed her options and prioritized which extra curricular clubs and activities would most benefit her time in business school and her career path afterwards. After learning about the plethora of Fuqua’s club […]

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How business school helps you become a better leader

From the beginning of her time at Duke, Margaret “Munny” Munford (Fuqua, ‘16) was warned that it would be easy to get swamped with extracurricular activities. Armed with a game plan and a desire to make positive contributions, Munny not only succeeded in securing a management consulting internship, but also made significant contributions to the

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Selecting and Securing the Right Extracurricular Activities

Name: Eli Nofzinger School: NYU Stern Year: 2015 Post-Graduation Plans: McKinsey & Co. Here’s what you need to know Business school, particularly at the outset, can be overwhelming. Many students feel pressure (both internally and externally) to fully immerse themselves and succeed in all aspects of MBA life: academic, career, and social. Adding extracurriculars on

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