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Calling All Fall 2011 Dartmouth (Tuck) Applicants 23 Dec 2010, 20:15
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One jacket? One or two suits?
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Really?? Then when you'll enter the walk-in closets of two-third of your classmates, you'll feel like you entered a clothing store.

I would advise admitted students to set up a fund and ask family, friends and relatives to donate. Perhaps have some bake-sale, taco bars, raffles, etc.
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Calling All Fall 2011 Dartmouth (Tuck) Applicants 23 Dec 2010, 20:25
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Taco bar? Ha ha thats funny.

Cheap suit = no job

Im selling girl scout cookies if anyone wants to buy.

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Can anyone respond please,
Do we need to complete a self initiated interview for applying to Tuck?
Interestingly, the application asks did you complete an Interview?

Dosen't the school decide whether to grant an interview or not?

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Calling All Fall 2011 Dartmouth (Tuck) Applicants 24 Dec 2010, 10:16
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Can anyone respond please,
Do we need to complete a self initiated interview for applying to Tuck?
Interestingly, the application asks did you complete an Interview?

Dosen't the school decide whether to grant an interview or not?

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Really? Have you read any of this thread or their site?

You don't NEED to complete a self-initiated interview, but the school takes fit seriously, and if you're in the continental US and don't go there to interview, an applicant with similar creds who did self-initiate would be chosen over you, all else being equal - that's how important it is to them.

if you're international, it's OK and they will invite you, but lots of internationals are also traveling there and getting a leg up in the process.
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Calling All Fall 2011 Dartmouth (Tuck) Applicants 24 Dec 2010, 13:49
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Thanks 150,

Thank you. I was worried that as an international I have to go and get a interview scheduled even before I apply.
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Just a word about clothing from my own experience. I attended Tuck Diversity Conference in late November (30 degree weather). Students went to class looking very casual (jeans, tshirt, hoodie sweater), so don't think it's necessary to show up wearing a blazer everyday. Of course you'll need a warn winter coat, and a suit or two, but don't blow a bunch of your hard earned money for no reason.

Nobody would care if you went to classes in pajamas!! We're talking about suits for recruiting events, company presentations, networking, etc.
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I understand. One or two suits is fine. If you need more, then by all means go and buy more when you get to campus. I'm in grad school (that has a top bschool), and my friends in the MBA program don't have tons of formal attire for presentations and recruiting. Just an observation of mine :lol: Speaking as a grad student who lives on a grad student budget, I cringe at the thought of spending more money than I need to hahaha :-D
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Just a word about clothing from my own experience. I attended Tuck Diversity Conference in late November (30 degree weather). Students went to class looking very casual (jeans, tshirt, hoodie sweater), so don't think it's necessary to show up wearing a blazer everyday. Of course you'll need a warn winter coat, and a suit or two, but don't blow a bunch of your hard earned money for no reason.

Nobody would care if you went to classes in pajamas!! We're talking about suits for recruiting events, company presentations, networking, etc.

I understand. One or two suits is fine. If you need more, then by all means go and buy more when you get to campus. I'm in grad school (that has a top bschool), and my friends in the MBA program don't have tons of formal attire for presentations and recruiting. Just an observation of mine :lol: Speaking as a grad student who lives on a grad student budget, I cringe at the thought of spending more money than I need to hahaha :-D
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First off, I'd suggest worrying about having enough suits AFTER you get admitted to an MBA program. Of course, regardless of which program you attend, you'll still need proper attire to interview in and to wear when attending recruiting events. If you don't have to wear suits for your current position, I would suggest:

a) Considering what you'd like to do post-MBA. If you plan to go into consulting, finance, etc., you will need to have several suits for work. If you're interested in going into another sector, you may rarely need to don a suit...so why waste the money buying a half dozen or more suits that you'll never need to wear.

b) If money is an issue, consider buying a nice suit and then doing different shirt & tie combos to make the same suit look different. For example, buy a nice solid navy blue suit and then buy a blue dress shirt with a red tie and white dress shirt with a blue tie. I wouldn't suggest wearing the same suit to back-to-back recruiting events with the same recruiter, but you'll be able to get more mileage out of that navy blue suit if you approach it this way. Obviously, the more distinct the suit (i.e. a brown suit or a suit with pinstripes), the more obvious it'll be that you're wearing the same suit. Personally, I'd rather have two nice suits than five serviceable suits, but that's a matter of preference. If you don't already have them, stick with the staples first and then branch out from there.

c) If you need a new suit(s), consider buying one now if you live in the U.S. A lot of big department stores (i.e. Saks, etc.) deeply discount their suits in after Christmas sales. You'll need to be very selective in what you purchase (a lot of what goes on sale is garbage), but you may be able to find a very nice suit for half off. Finally, don't get hung up on having a designer suit. Buy quality over a name. The reality is, several major designers (i.e. Boss, Zegna, etc.) make lower end suits. Since your suit won't (shouldn't!) have a label anywhere other than inside the jacket or inside the suit pants, don't worry about who made the suit, worry about how it was made (i.e. fabric, fit and cut).

d) Don't mortgage your house to buy a bunch of expensive Brioni suits. Get the best suit(s) you can afford, but don't break the bank to do so.
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Have those of you who were admitted EA decided whether you will attend Tuck? I know the deposit deadline is about two weeks away.

Good luck with your decisions and Happy New Years to all. Best of luck to the January applicants.
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Have those of you who were admitted EA decided whether you will attend Tuck? I know the deposit deadline is about two weeks away.

Good luck with your decisions and Happy New Years to all. Best of luck to the January applicants.
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I'm 95% attending - I have some pending issues that I need to clear up.

Btw, I love your posts - good luck to you and hopefully, I will see you at Hanover next year or during ASW.

Good luck, my friend.
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Have those of you who were admitted EA decided whether you will attend Tuck? I know the deposit deadline is about two weeks away.

Good luck with your decisions and Happy New Years to all. Best of luck to the January applicants.

I'm 95% attending - I have some pending issues that I need to clear up.

Btw, I love your posts - good luck to you and hopefully, I will see you at Hanover next year or during ASW.

Good luck, my friend.
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Thanks. I appreciate the kind words. Tuck is, and has been my first choice, so if I'm admitted I'd almost certainly attend. Hopefully I'll know, one way or the other, in a little more than five weeks.
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Have those of you who were admitted EA decided whether you will attend Tuck? I know the deposit deadline is about two weeks away.

Good luck with your decisions and Happy New Years to all. Best of luck to the January applicants.
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I'm almost 100% attending. The only dependency now is financing. I'm trying to find sufficient funds without relying on international loans from Tuck, due to the current uncertainty around international loans without U.S. co-signer.

Good luck to all applicants, and congrats to all EA admits! Can't wait to see all of you in Hanover soon!
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Hey
R1 Nov deadline international applicant here without Self-initiated interview. No word on admission portal or any email/call.
Are others in similar situation?
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Have round1 applicant from India received interview invites? Are people to be interviewed when tuck visits India in January?
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Hey guys... a few comments on some of the topics being batted around here...

Suits - you will definitely be fine with 2 suits. You won't need more than that. If you have more already, fine, but if you don't and you're planning to purchase suits specifically for recruiting you don't need more than two.

Tuck laptops - the school makes everyone buy a standard laptop. There are 3 choices (as someone else said) but they are all lenovo. its basically standard lenovo, smaller more compact lenovo, or bigger, clunkier more powerful lenovo.

As far as the dean supposedly telling congress to make things more difficult on internationals. I can guarantee you that's not true. You must have misunderstood. In fact, here is an article written by Dean Danos (as well as 2 other Tuck professors) entitled "It's a terrible time to reject skilled workers"

https://online.wsj.com/article/SB123672811446488841.html.

The article argues for the US to welcome skilled foreign labor and speaks out against the anti immigration policies in the US congress.

The international loan issues are unfortunate, I hadn't heard about that. They had a similar issue a year or two ago and were able to work something out. I'm sure they are trying hard again to fix the problem, but there's no way of knowing if they'll succeed. Is this happening at other schools to? I saw someone mention that Columbia is now requiring US cosigners. Is this happening at other schools?
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Yes, education is a multi-billion dollar industry in US and to stay profitable they need internationals so that a rich learning environment can be created for US-born students. Otherwise they'll move to UK and European schools, which by the way, already has much more diverse student body. This will cause US education industry to burst. So yes, attracting international students is a must but how many companies on campus are open for international students?
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Have Round 1 applicants from India heard from Adcom? I think that Tuck has a reception in India on Jan 10, 2011. Would they be conducting the interviews then?
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Have Round 1 applicants from India heard from Adcom? I think that Tuck has a reception in India on Jan 10, 2011. Would they be conducting the interviews then?
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I have the same question. But people are more keen discussing suits :P

Just for fun no offense :P
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Have Round 1 applicants from India heard from Adcom? I think that Tuck has a reception in India on Jan 10, 2011. Would they be conducting the interviews then?


I have the same question. But people are more keen discussing suits :P

Just for fun no offense :P
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I know. I was under the impression that i was the only one stuck waiting for Tuck. :) Share ur profile pls.
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Have Round 1 applicants from India heard from Adcom? I think that Tuck has a reception in India on Jan 10, 2011. Would they be conducting the interviews then?


I have the same question. But people are more keen discussing suits :P

Just for fun no offense :P

I know. I was under the impression that i was the only one stuck waiting for Tuck. :) Share ur profile pls.
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Hi guys, getting ready to apply in 4 days (whew!) for R2. Quick question on the word limit - are you all strictly following the very clever hint of "on average 500 words" for the essays? I'm having hard time getting out of my Kellogg hangover and still have just under 600 words in all the essays. But I'm worried now ...

EA applicants ... are all your essays under 550 words (500 + 10%)?
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