Tuck 2012 - Calling All Applicants

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