Find out what sets Tuck apart. Hear from the people who make Tuck distinctive among the world’s top MBA programs—students, partners, Tuck admissions staff, and the Tuck administrators who will work with you throughout your two years at Tuck. The Tuck 360: MBA blog combines candid insight about life at Tuck from students and partners with helpful insider tips and advice from Tuck staff who want you to succeed at Tuck.
7 Traits of a Successful Applicant
Rebecca Waters, June 29, 2015
While each candidate has their own unique story and path, there are traits that successful applicants generally have in common. In our experience, the following seven have resonated strongest and most often. 1) They’re prepared. They can clearly and articulately communicate why they want an MBA, how it Continue Reading
New SafeRides App Helps Tuckies Get Home Safely
Rebecca Waters, June 25, 2015
By Neil Kulkarni T’16 Neil is a first-year student at Tuck who spent the past four years working in strategy consulting at Deloitte advising clients in the CPG and health care industries. Neil is currently the technology representative on the Student Board and is also actively involved in tripod Continue Reading
Considering b-school? Advice for Recent Grads
Rebecca Waters, June 23, 2015
It's already been a week since Dartmouth held a beautiful commencement ceremony honoring 1,093 undergraduates. First, congratulations to Dartmouth's Class of 2015 and all other recent graduates! You definitely deserve a moment to reflect, prepare, and celebrate. However, when the final pieces of confetti have been swept up and you Continue Reading
Halfway There: 4 Takeaways from My First Year at Tuck
Rebecca Waters, June 17, 2015
By Kiley Winsnes T'16 Kiley is a first-year student at Tuck. Before arriving in Hanover, she was living in stunning San Francisco and working for an integration software company. Originally from Chicago, Kiley spent her formative years in Seattle before chasing the California sunshine for her undergraduate degree in economics Continue ReadingAdvice from AdCom: Excellent Essays
Rebecca Waters, June 16, 2015
Last week on Tuck 360, we shared the essay questions required from those applying to Tuck during the 2015 - 2016 application cycle. Essays are often one of the most challenging aspects of any MBA application. Like many MBA candidates, you may find yourself with little time to spend on introspection. Continue Reading
‘A Dream Project’: Tuckies Evaluate Market for New Product
Rebecca Waters, June 11, 2015
By Nicole Daniele T’16 Nicole grew up in Edison, New Jersey and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with degrees in international relations and Italian. Prior to Tuck, she worked in wealth management in Philadelphia and New York. What brings together a former MLS soccer player, a Canadian consultant, Continue Reading
Embrace the Uncertainty: My Recruiting Experience at Tuck
Rebecca Waters, June 08, 2015
By Steve Harrington T'16 Steve was born and raised in Connecticut. After graduating from Lafayette College with a degree in electrical and computer engineering, he commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army. He spent four years in the Army, including a nine-month deployment in Afghanistan, before starting at Continue Reading
“Tuck is hands-down the most accepting community I’ve ever been a part of”
Rebecca Waters, June 04, 2015
By Justin Holzwarth T'16 Justin is a first-year student and co-chair of Tuck Pride, Tuck’s LGBT and ally resource and support group. He graduated from Wesleyan University in 2008, majoring in both English and economics. After college, Justin returned home to Atlanta, where he taught ninth-grade literature for two Continue ReadingBefore the GMAT, Look at the Big Picture
Rebecca Waters, June 02, 2015
By Kristin Roth Kristin is an Associate Director of Admissions at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and has been with Tuck since 2007. She serves on the admissions committee, reads applications, interviews candidates, leads recruitment of military veterans, and travels globally for Tuck. The class of 2017 isn’t Continue Reading
My Top 5 Favorite Professors
Rebecca Waters, June 01, 2015
By Isaac Ipson T'15 Isaac is a second-year student at Tuck who is loving his life in Hanover with his wife and two sons (one and three years old). As an undergrad, Isaac studied economics and took a two year break to serve a two-year mission for his church in Continue Reading
That’s A Wrap: 2015 Global Insight Expeditions
Rebecca Waters, May 27, 2015
By Lisa Miller, director of Global Insight Expeditions, On-Campus Global Programs The 2015 Global Insight Expeditions (GIXs) have come to a successful conclusion! You’ll find great blog posts by some of the student participants on this site. I thought I’d write a brief post myself providing Continue Reading
It’s feedback season in the Admissions Office! Some thoughts…
Rebecca Waters, May 26, 2015
Greetings from Tuck’s Admissions Office! As you can imagine, admissions is a very cyclical process. During the spring and into the summer one of the things that keeps us busy is offering feedback to candidates who were not admitted. These applicants hope to either strengthen their candidacy while Continue ReadingFollow Admissions
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