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02 Sep 2011, 11:28
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This is a fairly generic que, but thought I would ask it nevertheless... Any idea how does Tuck views reapplicants?
I had applied last year. It was the crappiest of all apps since it was the very first one and in hindsight, one that was done quite thoughtlessly..I know for sure that this year's app will be far better, cohesive and impressive than last year's, but I wanted to have a feel regarding how Tuck really evaluates reapplicants...Will they be looking at anything in particular in a reapplicant or will a reapplicant be treated almost on par with an applicant..In particular, I was dinged w/o an interview, so obviously they didn't consider me good enough even for an interview / waitlist and hence the concern...
Any suggestions will be helpful!
I had applied last year. It was the crappiest of all apps since it was the very first one and in hindsight, one that was done quite thoughtlessly..I know for sure that this year's app will be far better, cohesive and impressive than last year's, but I wanted to have a feel regarding how Tuck really evaluates reapplicants...Will they be looking at anything in particular in a reapplicant or will a reapplicant be treated almost on par with an applicant..In particular, I was dinged w/o an interview, so obviously they didn't consider me good enough even for an interview / waitlist and hence the concern...
Any suggestions will be helpful!
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02 Sep 2011, 12:13
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I have some thoughts on this. Firstly I think that Tuck is pretty open and receptive to re-applicants, what better way to show love for a school than to apply twice. Having said that, did you receive any feedback from Tuck with your initial rejection? Try to find out if your overall application was poor or if you were rejected for some specific reason. Clarification on this would help you to figure out how best to position this years' app. Secondly, what round did you apply in last year. If you applied in April it will be hard to show how in four months you have grown and become someone who they will admit this year, if you applied in the earlier rounds you should be ok.
I think that re applicants have some advantages that you should play on, as I mentioned before it's easy to show how serious you are about attending, but also you should have had (and taken) many more opportunities to interact with the school and it's students, that should help you to craft a really targeted essay as to why you want Tuck and how you will fit in here. You've also had more experience of the application process than most of your co applicants so your whole app should be more polished.
I think I'm right in saying that Tuck has a mandatory essay question for re applicants, and it really is here where you'll want to focus most of your energy, how you've grown into someone that the Tuck community will benefit from including is key. You'll have to show new achievements, personal and professional growth and be able to back these up and articulate them in both the essay and the interview.
Finally, be yourself. I know that's corny but honestly if you don't fit in at the school you attend you could have a really poor experience. But, if you fit in at Tuck and get onto the program you'll be able to flourish and have a wonderful time.
Hope this helps,
RHB
02 Sep 2011, 13:00
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Thanks for your thoughts...a lot of pertinent points in there...
I actually went lazy on Tuck after getting dinged. I didn't think that I would reapply to Tuck but since the past couple of months, I have again started gravitating back towards Tuck...I'm in the process of reaching out to the school for feedback on last year's app and also getting in touch with some students..Hopefully something good materializes from the feedback aspect..
Last year I applied in the October round (R1) but this year, I'm planning to apply only in R2 so that gives me a bit over a year to show growth...There has been a lot of personal & professional growth within this calendar year itself, but as you rightly pointed out, the key is going to be to articulate it properly..
Thanks again! Will keep reaching out to you for help!!
