Short Answer Essays
Short essay questions are required, and you'll post your response in the application form. All responses should be on 1 page (do not submit multiple pages).
Short Answer Questions (click to expand)
AI for Product Innovation
- What are some of the ways that AI / Machine Learning are creating new opportunities within your organization and/or industry?
- Please tell us about your motivation for applying to the AI for Product Innovation graduate program – what do you hope to get out of the experience?
- If you could apply AI to build anything to solve a significant problem in the world, what problem would you choose to solve and what might you build?
Biomedical Engineering
- Why are you applying for the MEng program in biomedical engineering at Duke University?
- How will the MEng program help you to achieve the next goal?
- Which specific areas do you plan to focus on in the MEng program?
Civil Engineering
- What is your definition of personal success?
- How do you think the Master’s program at Duke University will help you on the path to success as you define it?
Computational Mechanics & Scientific Computing
- What is your definition of personal success?
- How do you think the Master’s program at Duke University will help you on the path to success as you define it?
Cybersecurity
- What academic or non-academic activity, not in your resume/CV, sets you apart from other Cybersecurity applicants?
- Collaboration is very important, tell us about a time that a group project failed and what you learned?
- What do you feel is the most pressing Cybersecurity opportunity? How do you see yourself addressing this?
Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Why do you want to study engineering at Duke?
- Why is the program right for you, and why are you right for the program?
- How will Duke help you meet your future goals?
Environmental Engineering
- What is your definition of personal success?
- How do you think the Master’s program at Duke University will help you on the path to success as you define it?
Financial Technology
- What academic or non-academic activity, not in your resume/CV, sets you apart from other FinTech applicants?
- What was the most complicated thing you’ve ever designed/built, either physical or virtual? Please include details.
- What do you feel is the most pressing FinTech need or opportunity? How do you see yourself addressing this?
Materials Science & Engineering
- What was the most complicated thing you’ve ever designed/built, either physical or virtual? Please include describe it here and include a link to an online portfolio of your work or a well-labeled graphic as part of the response.
- What do you feel are important engineering problems for you to solve? Why?
- What is your definition of personal success? How do you think Duke’s program can help you on the path to success as you define it?
Mechanical Engineering
- What was the most complicated thing you’ve ever designed/built, either physical or virtual? Please include describe it here and include a link to an online portfolio of your work or a well-labeled graphic as part of the response.
- What do you feel are important engineering problems for you to solve? Why?
- What is your definition of personal success? How do you think Duke’s program can help you on the path to success as you define it?
Photonics & Optical Sciences
- Why do you want to study engineering at Duke?
- Why is the program right for you, and why are you right for the program?
- How will Duke help you meet your future goals?
Risk Engineering
- What is your definition of personal success?
- How do you think the Master’s program at Duke University will help you on the path to success as you define it?