Calling all Tuck Fall 2009 applicants!

hey guys, this question might have been answered already, but does Tuck release decisions before the deadline (on a rolling basis)?

No. Usually a day advance

I'm really struggling with question #2. Anyone care to provide pointers?

that's the leadership one right? I basically identified a key leadership example I had from work, then went into what skills I used, what skills I still need to develop....I remember from a chat that someone on the forum was using a couple of examples and then tying them together...

hope that helps!

ac.

i hope this isnt a stupid question.....when Tuck asks about EC, must it be directly thru the school?

lets say i LOVE snowboarding (one of the activities in Hanover, not necessarily thru Tuck), and i did it on my own time...is that an EC or a hobby?

I would say that is a hobby, unless you do something like teach snowboarding, or are a member of a snowboarding club with officers and the like...

Certainly mention it. I mentioned the Upper Valley as a part of my decision process because of my love of hiking/running.

~Sam

Essay 3 is really troubling me. I've been sitting on my laptop since the morning, but I have not been able to write even oe relevant line so far.

How have you guys approached this essay?

For mine I used an experience from an internship I did a few years back. The place where I was working (as a carpenter) had an extremely demanding schedule and the other carpenters weren't willing to help me so I had to use their negative comments (I took a lot of crap as the intern, basically) to make myself stronger at what I was doing.

I transistioned from describing the criticism to how I used it at that moment in time to how it applies to who I am today because of the experience.

If I recall I went through a ton of rewrites for that one so good luck.

Can someone provide me with the recommendation questions asked by Tuck?

Great. Thanks, terp.

On my way to Hanover for the interview tomorrow. The fall colors outside look amazing.

I can't wait to get to campus and check it out. While I've never lived in a small town, I kinda like the idea of living there for 2 years. Since I'm spending a night there, I think I'll get a fair idea whether it is really for me.

Hey yellowjacket..all the best

Guys n gals, any clue whether Tuck has started adcom initiated interviews?

I believe a few posts back someone reported having an adcom initiated interview... but that's the only one I've heard of so far.

Hey wooster..you in US or India?

Just trying to understand whether the adcom initiated interviews have started for non-US based applicants..

Interview was pretty standard. Very conversational as everyone over here has said. It was with a second year.

Questions included:
1. Walk me through your resume
2. Why MBA? I spoke about me ST/LT goals here
3. Why Tuck?
4. Teamwork example
5. What would you change about the place where you work?
6. Biggest achievement outside of work (I think I had spoken too much about work and they wanted a different aspect)
7. Questions for me

If I think of anything else, I'll post it over here. Overall, I really liked the school. I had a class visit this morning and I definitely found the class very interesting. I'm gonna have to run now or I'll hit some major traffic on the way back.

If anyone has any specific questions, please post and I'll try to answer them

Hi Madz

I am an Indian but settled in US for the last 5 years. I received an adcom initiated interview.

Yellowjacket

These were pretty much the questions asked to me by my interviewer. I had a phone interview. So I guess these questions are standard. BTW, my interview went around 50 minutes.