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I am from Los Angeles, CA and did not have time to fly to Tuck for the student initiated interview or attend any events. I really am keen on applying, does this really hurt my chance? Would anybody advice me to still pursue applying? It is very hard to go to Hanover if you are from the westcoast, especially where I am from. If you look at the map, I am exactly on the opposite side of the country

If you really want to attend Tuck, it's in your best interest to visit. When I was there last week there were many people visiting from California, including myself. The admissions consultants made a major point that they expect people to visit the campus and schedule an interview (even for international students!). The reason being, Tuck is one of the few "fit" schools where you really need to mesh with the culture to succeed. The school is not for everyone. If you have the means, take it as an opportunity to do an east coast school tour. There are lots of schools in the general vicinity that would likely be worth your while to visit and sit in on a class.

Ok I understand. But if I don't go visit the campus are they really going to take it against me in my application?

Ok I understand. But if I don't go visit the campus are they really going to take it against me in my application? When I attended Tuck information session, one admission director said this. "We understand that not every applicant can make the trip to Hanover.For example, international applicants or applicants in the west area are not easy to visit the campus. However, we expect applicants in eastern coast to arrange the on-campus interview...blah blah blah" Hope this helps.

Guys, whoever attends the Hyd event, do provide information on how it went etc. thanks

I do not think it "hurts" your application if you are from the west coast and cannot make it to campus in that regards. But you need to consider the fact that when they compare you to others that are similar. They already have interview details, face for a name, and know the applicant has visited campus and somewhat knows what Tuck is about. There is a disadvantage in that regard. I would do what you can to show that you did your best to get to know Tuck. Register for the tuck connections, go to every event in the area you live in that is hosted by Tuck, and sign up for any and all online sessions. They probably note down names of people how attend so the more times they see your name, the less they worry about you fitting in. Just my thoughts on it. BTW I am from Cali and made the trip out. I do agree with the post above about making it a trip. Its super easy to visit the Boston Area schools and Tuck in one swoop with little effort and then even possible heading over to NY to visit those schools.

The info session was pretty good. 2 members of the AdCom (No Dawna Clarke), and a Tuck '09 alum were present. The session started with a 10-15 min video, was followed by the AdCom member asking a specific set of queries from the alum, and ended with a general Q&A session. Was pretty insightful.

All those who interviewed in Mumbai and Hyd. Please share your experience. Any new questions beside the -goals, resume' , leadership ,and why Tuck questions? Thanks, in advance.

So I was going through the last year thread ( I don't know why??). It looks like all admits in EA round had GMAT>700?? Is there any pattern?? Ot may be I am reading too much....Do you guys think??? ANy current Tuckies??

I know of some students that were admitted with a GMAT below 700 - and by applying in the early action round you are in fact more likely to be admitted with a lower GMAT score (assuming your other credentials are solid) than are those who apply in later rounds with a sub 700 GMAT score. I don't think your score will be a deterring factor if the rest of your profile is good. If you had a 650, I think it would be an issue. But, I wouldn't fret with your 690.