Networking with Tuck applicants

Question

Hello everyone, I hope all of your applications are going well. There was an interesting idea in the chatroom about some of the applicants wanting to hop onto a conference call to discuss the application. I am happy to set this call. Please take the poll and let me know what date and time work best for you? Based on the responses, this session is happening on August 16th, 7 AM Pacific. Please use the following link to join the call. https://meet.google.com/qws-rrcw-tho

texas101 · Answer

Thanks Workout

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kelzo123 · Answer

Thanks for getting this set up workout. I selected the 15th at 7am PDT but I'm really open anytime that works for others.

Looking forward to chatting

Nikhil · Answer

Sure  kelzo123

Thanks for letting me know. I will give it some more time and make a decision based on the poll results. I will update everyone here.

Nikhil · Answer

Hi Everyone,

From the poll, it looks like August 16th, 7 AM Pacific works for most of us. Please use the following link to join the call.

https://meet.google.com/qws-rrcw-tho

Can you confirm your participation by replying here in this topic?

kelzo123 texas101 reddy10d AmitPandey025 andresgmat1987 W4lkden

I am happy to send you the Calendar invite as well, so please PM me your best email address and I will send you an invite.

W4lkden · Answer

I will be there

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texas101 · Answer

I’ll be there. Will also pm you something  workout

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kelzo123 · Answer

I'll also be there

10d · Answer

I ll be there as well!

AmitPandey025 · Answer

Of course!

Nikhil · Answer

Hi Everyone,

We had  texas101   kelzo123   AmitPandey025   NiftyNiffler   reddy10d   andresgmat1987  on the call.  andresgmat1987  already got admitted to Tuck and is deferring to the class of 2023. So there were some useful insights about the Tuck application from him.

Here are some of the things we have discussed on the call

Introductions and Why Tuck?
How to approach each of the essay questions?
Purpose of optional essays and how one can use them
Taking some quant courses before MBA
GPA Conversion
Interview preparation
Post-MBA goals

kelzo123 · Answer

workout  Thanks for setting up the call and props to  texas101  for guiding the discussion. Additional thanks to  andresgmat1987  for providing some additional insight during the essay discussion.

Overall a great time getting to speak with some Tuck candidates, looking forward to speaking with everyone again!

mbainterviews2020 · Answer

Hi everyone,

I used to interview for Tuck until recently. If anyone is interested in a mock interview, please contact me at mbainterviews2020 at gmail . I can provide below information:

1) explanation of the criteria used to evaluate a candidate and how you can differentiate yourself through your answers if you are from typical background ie Indian male, Chinese etc
2) conduct 2 mock interviews and provide feedback

Ofcourse, there will be a small fee for above. Fairly busy these days so will only be able to accommodate limited requests. Pre-work will also be needed on your part as I will send you certain links to read and certain questions to prepare.

Let me know

Nikhil · Answer

mbainterviews2020 Don't you think it is illegal to reveal the criteria used to evaluate a candidate? I think doing mock interviews and giving feedback is fine but I have a problem with you saying that you will tell the participants about the criteria used to evaluate a candidate. I would suggest others NOT to sign up as this is something fishy

I may even remove the above post based on what others think of it.

MBBDorBust · Answer

I don't think there's anything illegal about sharing that information, or unethical about candidates looking for that information. Whether or not that user signed some sort of NDA he could be breaking is a different story.

That being said, lol this is fishy. mbainterviews2020 needs to verify his identity and prove that he was on Tuck's admission team imo

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mbainterviews2020 · Answer

You raise a good point; To clarify, the criteria is already on Tuck's website - I was offering to explain how to interpret that criteria and present your story with that criteria in mind. Anyways, I have received multiple requests since my post so I have very limited spots left now. I can only accomodate max 10 candidates so not looking for too many responses. Take care.

bb · Answer

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