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In this episode, Laura talks with Shriya Boppana, a second-year MBA student at Duke Fuqua. A Carnegie Mellon grad and former Accenture consultant, Shriya leveraged her pre-MBA experience to explore new career paths across the spectrum.

In this wide-ranging conversation, Shriya discusses why she chose Fuqua, what surprised her once she arrived, and how she threw herself into the program – from serving as an Admissions Fellow and Marketing Fellow to earning the CASE Scholar designation.

Shriya also recently returned from studying abroad at the India School of Business and NUS Singapore. Plus, she gets candid about recruiting: what first year actually looks like, what she'd do differently, and why casting the widest net possible is the move.

This is a must-listen if you're considering applying to Fuqua this fall… or if you're getting ready to enroll.

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction – Meet Shriya Bopanna, Fuqua MBA
0:27 Pre-MBA Background: Carnegie Mellon and Accenture
1:28 Why Shriya Chose Fuqua
3:18 Expectations vs. Reality at Fuqua
5:37 Admissions Fellow, Marketing Fellow and CASE Scholar
14:31 Recruiting at Fuqua: What First-Year Looks Like
21:19 Post-MBA Plans and Job Search
22:23 Study Abroad: India School of Business and NUS Singapore
30:23 What She'd Do Differently
32:27 Advice: Cast the Widest Net Possible
32:45 Commencement Speaker: The Power of Building Your Village

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In the coming weeks and months, we’ll be sharing more of these stories to help applicants, admits, and new MBA students get the most out of their experiences. If you’d like to share your story, we’d love to hear it! Send a note to [email protected].