Calling All Fall 2010 Dartmouth (Tuck) Applicants : The B-School Applications

GordonBombay

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21 Jan 2010, 14:57

Just joined gmat club, applied to Tuck Round 2

activearun

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21 Jan 2010, 16:51

Funny thing happened today... I was sitting at office... Some one called me on my VoIP and it happened to be a wrong number... later when i checked the caller id, it was a +1603 number...

If it were Feb 5 or that week, i can't imagine what my reaction would be :-D

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21 Jan 2010, 20:11

hey all..jus joined gmatclub...i am international applicant frm mumbai, india...submitted app in nov round on 11th Nov...rcd an i/v invite on 15th dec..completed telephonic i/v with 2nd yr student on 3rd jan..

my profile > 50 months work ex in banking (on matriculation), 720 (Q45, V42), 6 months intl work ex, avg undergrad gpa in commerce (not comparable on 4.0 scale), excellent extracurrics in undergrad - decent post undergrad

gl to all fellow applicants n hope to stay in touch throughout the process

Cheers!

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22 Jan 2010, 11:22

I just logged into my application account and I see a new line Item:

Application Status: Completed on (Date and Time from last week)

-- What does this mean? I am assuming that the admission committee has completed review of my application...

activearun

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22 Jan 2010, 11:51

agnok wrote:

I just logged into my application account and I see a new line Item:

Application Status: Completed on (Date and Time from last week)

-- What does this mean? I am assuming that the admission committee has completed review of my application...

I've been seeing that for a long time now.. ever since i submitted my application... i submitted my application for R1

@Agnok: are you an R2 applicant?

Thanks
ak

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22 Jan 2010, 12:04

activearun wrote:

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I've been seeing that for a long time now.. ever since i submitted my application... i submitted my application for R1

@Agnok: are you an R2 applicant?

Thanks
ak

I submitted on Jan 5 and that line item was not existent... When I logged in last monday Jan 11 nothing was there.. today Jan 22 I saw that line item.. Hence I assume they use it for status updates.. Any one has more information?

Oh there is already a line item that shows Application status: submitted (date and Time)

drzoidberg

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22 Jan 2010, 17:17

Applied to November round as well. I visited the campus and really loved it. Good luck to all of us!

retailgirl

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22 Jan 2010, 18:36

agnok wrote:

activearun wrote:

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I've been seeing that for a long time now.. ever since i submitted my application... i submitted my application for R1

@Agnok: are you an R2 applicant?

Thanks
ak

I submitted on Jan 5 and that line item was not existent... When I logged in last monday Jan 11 nothing was there.. today Jan 22 I saw that line item.. Hence I assume they use it for status updates.. Any one has more information?

Oh there is already a line item that shows Application status: submitted (date and Time)

Hi, I submitted mine on the 5th as well. My status changed to completed last week some time. I think it just means that your application has all of the necessary components to begin review. (I think this because below the "completed" status, the other components of the application are listed.)

I'm sure they haven't finished reviewing yet. I know Tuck and all other schools look very closely at every applicant. Good luck!

GordonBombay

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24 Jan 2010, 11:28

Was just poking around facebook and noticed the "Tuck Class of 2012" group has 110 members! Presumably those are all EA admits that will make up almost half the class, is that right? Or are there faculty and staff that are members of that group as well? Am I totally paranoid? Probably...

activearun

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Updated on: 24 Jan 2010, 19:33

GordonBombay wrote:

Was just poking around facebook and noticed the "Tuck Class of 2012" group has 110 members! Presumably those are all EA admits that will make up almost half the class, is that right? Or are there faculty and staff that are members of that group as well? Am I totally paranoid? Probably...

GordonBombay, you only need one admit. Let there be 110 folks from EA round. Tuck offers around 240 spots in its class which leaves another 130 spots for us. You seem to have a strong profile. You've done your job so far to your best and therefore no point in getting paranoid over certain facts unless you could control that ... let's "peacefully" wait till the week of Feb 5.

<PS: Action: Select all from the text above, replace you by I. Message is the same for me as well).

Thanks
ak

Originally posted by activearun on 24 Jan 2010, 15:43.
Last edited by activearun on 24 Jan 2010, 19:33, edited 1 time in total.

refurb

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24 Jan 2010, 19:25

GordonBombay wrote:

Was just poking around facebook and noticed the "Tuck Class of 2012" group has 110 members! Presumably those are all EA admits that will make up almost half the class, is that right? Or are there faculty and staff that are members of that group as well? Am I totally paranoid? Probably...

You are paranoid! The EA round is the smallest round of the four rounds. From what I've heard applications are down slightly this year.

Tuck has a yield of around 60%, so there will be around 400 people admitted this year. I would guess that maybe 75 or so people were admitted in EA. Still plenty of room for the second and third round. The fourth round is extremely difficult to get accepted in.

RF

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25 Jan 2010, 07:24

Fair points.

I'm actually a January round applicant, so I've got a little bit longer to wait and a little bit more of a challenge to get in, statistically speaking.

Is anyone a member of that group on fbook? Is at all students or are faculty and staff part of it as well?

As they say, "Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean I'm wrong."

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25 Jan 2010, 08:12

GordonBombay wrote:

Is anyone a member of that group on fbook? Is at all students or are faculty and staff part of it as well?

I'm in the group. There are a few faculty members, but it's largely admits. That said, just because someone is in the group doesn't necessarily mean they will end up accepting Tuck's offer. Some may have turned it down but not left the group, and some may withdraw to accept spots in other schools' classes. I wouldn't worry too much about it at this point.

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26 Jan 2010, 03:45

Received my interview invitation -R2!!!!! I am soooo happy!!!! :-D

Reality

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27 Jan 2010, 09:09

Quick question: Is it true that Tuck does not interview every applicant it admits (for applicants who did not self initiate an interview, that is)?

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27 Jan 2010, 09:50

Maca wrote:

Received my interview invitation -R2!!!!! I am soooo happy!!!! :-D

hehe, me 2

Just contact the fellow in the town, but no response yet. It looks like even you do not initiate interview, you still have chance. That is good.

agnok

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27 Jan 2010, 11:32

hohoo wrote:

Maca wrote:

Received my interview invitation -R2!!!!! I am soooo happy!!!! :-D

hehe, me 2

Just contact the fellow in the town, but no response yet. It looks like even you do not initiate interview, you still have chance. That is good.

I am petty sure not everyone can make it to a self initiated interview... so that should not be a major deciding factor...

But for those who do go for a self initiated interview miss out on ever finding out if their application would have got them a tuck initiated interview..

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27 Jan 2010, 11:40

agnok wrote:

But for those who do go for a self initiated interview miss out on ever finding out if their application would have got them a tuck initiated interview..

True, but if you don't go up for a self-initiated interview and you live within a reasonable range of the school, they may read your failure to interview on campus as a sign of lack of serious interest. Also, some people are better in person than on paper, so not taking the initiative could end up disadvantaging them.

agnok

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27 Jan 2010, 12:35

MeowKat wrote:

agnok wrote:

But for those who do go for a self initiated interview miss out on ever finding out if their application would have got them a tuck initiated interview..

True, but if you don't go up for a self-initiated interview and you live within a reasonable range of the school, they may read your failure to interview on campus as a sign of lack of serious interest. Also, some people are better in person than on paper, so not taking the initiative could end up disadvantaging them.

Could not agree more with your perspective... The reason you cited has motivated many I know to drive up to NH for that interview..

refurb

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27 Jan 2010, 17:08

hohoo wrote:

Maca wrote:

Received my interview invitation -R2!!!!! I am soooo happy!!!! :-D

hehe, me 2

Just contact the fellow in the town, but no response yet. It looks like even you do not initiate interview, you still have chance. That is good.

Interviews have REALLY been ramping up lately. In my one class today we had something like 14 visiting prospective students! I'm actually surprised, I would have assumed the majority of interviews would have been done by now, but apparently not.

RF

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