Peking University
Finance, 2021
Ninth Street is my favorite area in Durham. This is a unique, walkable district with a rich history and a friendly neighborhood feel. Living on Ninth Street, I reap the rewards of this joyful experience daily. I have access to a vast array of incredible dining and shopping hotspots. On a Saturday afternoon, I can take my clothes to the dry cleaners, send a package, get a haircut, buy some groceries, relax with friends over coffee in the shade of an awning, and finally choose one of the diverse flavors of food for dinner. Referred to by the Herald-Sun as “Durham’s Greenwich Village,” Ninth Street is a cure for your shopping-mall blues.
After talking with several alums as I researched Fuqua, I learned that Team Fuqua is a community culture, while the teamwork emphasized by other business schools may be just a method of learning. The Team Fuqua spirit is a community culture. Support comes from the current students and the Fuqua staff, alums, and classmates. Students at Fuqua feel unconditional support for whatever paths they eventually decide to go down. I felt this Team Fuqua spirit would support me as I stepped out of my comfort zone to try new things.