For MBA grads who thought their schooling was over, the unraveling economy is providing a harsh new lesson in frustration. Read their first-person accounts.
—Michael Janger
—Geoff Gloeckler, Getting In
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Associate Dean Liz Riley Hargrove and 2009 graduate Steve Misuraca field questions about the application process at Duke's elite MBA program
"As a 2002 Kellogg grad I had to quickly lower my expectations. I also had all those student loans to pay back and a family to support so I couldn't take a voyage of discovery."
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