Calling all Tuck (Dartmouth) Applicants: (2017 Intake) Class of 2019!!

mr7183 when will you be there? I'm going up for a long weekend and have my interview next Tuesday!

Ya but i was hoping they would have something in early march. Oh well ill go in may then.

I'm headed up with the GF next weekend. I will get there on either Saturday or Sunday and stay through Monday afternoon.

Hi everyone!

I am scheduled to do the self-initiated interview this month. Unfortunately, my agenda has changed and I may have to cancel my slot. The problem is that all slots are already taken so I cannot reschedule. Does this mean that my application is doomed? Do you think new interview slots will be added?

Did you try contacting admissions ?

Any clues on when the January round interview invites are going out?

Before submitting my application, I scheduled an on campus interview and visit to Tuck, and it was far more than I expected. Tuck is at the top of my list, and the visit just reaffirmed everything I already heard from current Tuckies, reading reviews online, etc.

Here's an overview of my day:

There were about 20 of us interviewing, all Round 2 applicants, and our interviews were spread throughout the day. Our interview time determined our class visit. I visited the Marketing course (core course in winter term) and there were 50-60 T'18s in the class. It is also interview week on campus, so the school was busy with lots of companies and organizations there to interview for summer internships. After class, everyone had lunch together and a Q&A session with 3 first year students. We then did a quick campus tour, followed by a Q&A with admissions. Finally, I had my interview.

I interviewed with an Admissions Associate (second year student) and it was extremely conversational and relaxed. We had a casual conversation to start, interviewer asked me a few questions, then I asked them some questions. It lasted about 45 minutes total, but only 25 minutes of it was me answering questions. The interview had the standard questions you've probably read everywhere else: Resume walkthrough. Why an MBA and why now? Why Tuck? Short term/long term goals? Two "Tell me about a time when" questions.

If you interview at Tuck, do not stress about it. After my experience today, I can confidently say you absolutely should not stress. Stay calm and treat it like a conversation with a friend. You'll feel far more relaxed that way and my interviewer did an excellent job of making sure things stayed comfortable and casual.


Interviewed on: 2017/01/17
Location: United States, NY
GMAT: 720, Q47, V41
GPA: 3.76
WE: 50 months
Industry: Non-Profit and Government
Submitted on: 2017/01/04
Interviewed on: 2017/01/17

During my visit yesterday, Kristin Roth told us all decisions will be released at the same time on March 10th at 5PM EST. We should only hear from admissions if they have specific questions about our application... so I guess we just sit tight and hope for the best!

FROM Tuck Admissions Blog: Straight Outta Q&A: Centers & Initiatives

This afternoon, I hosted our daily “Q&A with an Admissions Officer” session. Like many other days (most, really), the prospective student visitors had questions about Tuck’s Research Centers and Initiatives—today it happened to be the Revers Energy Initiative and the Center for Business, Government, & Society. Generally speaking, Centers and Initiatives connect the classroom to the real world. Here, the website explains it a little better:   [Centers and Initiatives] support faculty research, enrich the curriculum and learning environment for students, and connect the school more directly with practitioners and thought leaders in each field. Each sponsors its own programs and qualified MBA students are invited to serve as fellows, research associates, roundtable members, or participants in independent study projects. Our current Centers and Initiatives revolve around industries such as technology, government and society, private equity and entrepreneurship, energy, and healthcare. How involved you get with each is up to you, but this is one of the best, most influential ways to dive deeply into a particular sector outside of the classroom.   As an MBA student, there are opportunities to participate in programing with visiting executives, collaborate with faculty on related research, receive advice and mentorship from staff and alumni, participate in case competitions, and more. Centers and Initiatives also partner closely with each other, with student led clubs, and with the Career Development Office in various ways (for example, on Career Insight Expeditions which allow students to visit relevant companies in various areas of the United States and world). Finally, the directors and faculty affiliated with each Center or Initiative are phenomenal, and have significant experience to draw from and share. All Centers and Initiatives operate a little bit differently and have somewhat different offerings—please (!) take some time to explore the ones that interest you. Their websites are full of more detail, profiles of current students, and faculty bios. Many offer contact information as well. Utilize these resources! My hope in the Q&A (and here) is to give you a brief overview, but it’s up to you to dig deeper! The resources are there—take advantage of them. If you do, you’ll inevitably be a stronger candidate, better equipped to decide whether Tuck is right for you, and as a student, ready to jump into everything Tuck has to offer.

I applied on Jan-3 and received an interview invitation yesterday by mail. I don´t know how to treat this because from what I´ve heard they interview a great number of applicants. What are your thoughts on this?

By snailmail?

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I meant by email, sorry about that! I'm excited about the invitation but dont know if they offer it to most applicants that couldn't initiate the interview themselves before


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I wasn't able to secure an on campus interview and am now worried that that will affect my candidacy. Does anyone know how Tuck goes about granting off campus interviews or interviews by invitation?

You application will be read by one person and they will make a recommendation if you should be invited to interview. They'll also make a recommendation of "admit" or "deny." If invited to interview, you'll receive a notification from Tuck.

Your app will also be reviewed by a second person who makes an admit/deny recommendation. If you were invited to interview, the second reader will see the interview summary.

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Anybody doing their interview and campus visit on Tuesday? Im from SE asia and would love to connect!

Received an email today confirming my application status is complete and it has been passed along to an adcom member for review. Let the waiting game continue... *fingers crossed*

Huh. I have not received such an email. So basically I should wait to start getting antsy about getting an interview invite until I get such an email. Good to know!

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