Tuck (Dartmouth): Class of 2016- Calling all applicants!

Hello everyone,

First post here, so go kind on me. I am planning to apply to Tuck this year and was wondering if you wise heads can give an opinion of my chances.

Short Summary:

Indian
Undergrad from IIT Kharagpur 2010 (GPA on the lower side)
6 mnths in PSU as Management Trainee
Business Analyst at Analytics/Consulting firm
Promoted to Asst. Manager after 14 months
Fair few accomplishments at work

Good extra acads in college, leadership roles/sports etc
Tutoring/Mentoring, CSR all present

GMAT at the end of August - confident of 720+

Appreciate any advice!

Hi vjcfc - welcome to GMAT Club! Unfortunately, as you know, your profile is fairly standard - but that's OK, lots of guys from 'standard' profiles get in every year. The challenge is if your GPA is actually low, and you hit below 720 on the GMAT, then you're not distinguishing yourself, and even more important, your work experience is a little light for Tuck. You'll need to articulate to them why they're the right school for you, and why you're ready for the MBA right now. And you didn't mention anything about career goals so we can't even begin to say whether this program might be a match for you.

We've seen schools like Tuck reject people simply due to too little work experience. You have enough, possibly, but nothing here jumps out at us to say that this is the right time or not. That's only for you to decide, it's not like we can dictate that strategy, and if you feel ready then you need to go for it. But those essays need to be sparkling. You must emphasize your leadership experience and show how you're ahead of your peers. And the goals matter A LOT at Tuck.

The good news is that Tuck gives plenty of chances to apply - don't rush for their Early Action round unless you're really prepared for it. The November round is also plenty advantageous. They mean it when they say "apply when you're ready." Focus on the GMAT first and nail it; knowing your score will help a little in terms of seeing how the adcom might respond. The GMAT isn't everything but a higher score certainly helps.

Good luck with it - EssaySnark loves Tuck - great school and anyone who gets in there is totally set up for an amazing journey. Hope that's you someday soon!

EssaySnark

Thanks for the detailed response!

As far as goals are concerned, short term, I would like to stay in consulting and of course aim for an organization which will give me much more exposure.

GPA on scale of 10 is 6.8, yet to get into converison ratios in terms of US schools. Will be trying to maximize the GMAT score.

Growth in the organizaiton has been pretty good and well ahead of others, in fact, gearing up for another promotion the coming year. Though, I do agree that the experience is definitely less than the average. Again, appreciate your insight and if you have any more suggestions regarding the schools which I could apply (with a good chance), do drop a word! Thanks.

Don't worry about trying to convert to U.S. 4.0 system, you'll report as the 6.8 / 10 on your apps. That is unfortunately rather low but it's not impossible to get in from that range. We don't want to clog up this Tuck thread any further with personal profile discussions however you're welcome to post follow-ups and questions about other schools in the Ask EssaySnark forum instead (others invited to do the same!).

EssaySnark

I am a Kuwaiti citizen currently living in the USA. I attended Appalachian State University in North Carolina thanks to a fully paid scholarship I received from the Kuwaiti Cultural Office due to graduating with honors from Bibi Alsalem Al-Sabah High School. I majored in Healthcare Management and graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration.

Post graduating, I became a summer intern at Carolinas Healthcare System and was offered a full time job there. After my work permit expired, I went back to Kuwait and interned at The Ouriel Group which is a healthcare consultant company based in NYC and worked with them on a business proposal project for the Ministry of Health in Kuwait. After completing the project, I got the opportunity to move to NYC and worked at Sports Medicine at Chelsea for Dr. Clifford Stark. New York was an AMAZING experience for me and I loved every “New York Minute” of it. But soon enough I realized that my heart belonged in the south in North Carolina so I moved back here and eventually ended up with my current employer Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates working as a Medical Accounts Receivable Specialist.

I enjoy working in the healthcare industry and I closely follow its progression. However, with the new Healthcare reform soon to be implemented, I feel like the US healthcare system will face tremendous challenges in the forthcoming years and I believe that I need to prepare myself for that by enhancing my skills and knowledge by obtaining my MBA. My goal is to apply for the Kuwait Investment Authority MBA Scholarship Program. I studied their List of accredited Universities for 2013 and absolutely fell in love with Tuck.

I wanna be a tuckie so baaaad! I am still in the early stages of doing EVERYTHING! I am currently studying for the GMAT and my first GMAT course starts tomorrow at Queen’s University in Charlotte, North Carolina.

WISH ME LUCK Y’ALL!

great intro and welcome to the community.

Good luck with the GMAT. First of many advice you will get here: one thing at a time

Just booked my vacation for 1st week of October. Going to TUCKKKKK!!!!!! I am already having butterflies!

Nice, you going to be doing your interview at that time?! I am starting to think about logistics for that too.

Thanks for the warm Welcome!!! funny you mentioned that, because my GMAT instructor said the SAME THING! take one thing at a time!

Oh man! you're so lucky! I am going to Hawaii for vacation that same week they're having their diversity conference! Please share your experience with us after you come back!

Thanks for the offer, vanishing nerd. I am a reapp and have visited Tuck before, but feel that you can never visit this place enough. Hopefully this time I will visit in October, not December, and not drive through the green mountains on a rainy/foggy night - i barely made it alive.

The 2013-2014 Admissions Application is LIVE! Early Action deadline: October 9, 2013.

https://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/admissions/apply

Again, if you have any queries regarding the application let us know. We are here to help.
Good luck!

Tuck class of 2015's profile is up. Nothing significant to point out other than the fact that someone got in with a 530. Call me naive but how can you have such a low GMAT and still get in?

Posted from my mobile device

Here is the link for those looking for it: https://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/admissio ... ss-profile

You get in with a 530 because you have an outstanding profile beyond the GMAT and/or make a huge donation to the school.

Profiles I'm thinking of: World class athlete
Royalty in your country
Top Secret Military/intelligence person

Just some examples - it really could be a lot of things, though.

Probably the son or daughter of a fortune 500 CEO.

Has anyone tried to schedule an on-campus interview. It doesn't look like interviews are up yet.

That's correct. They aren't up yet. Tuck is starting campus visits and interviews on 9th Sept. though. That's the only info available.