Tuck 2013 (Dartmouth) - Calling All Applicants

Fall 2013 Application Instructions
https://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/uploads/ ... ctions.pdf

Application Deadline
Early Action round 10/10/12
November round 11/7/12
January round 1/3/13
April round 4/2/13
November Consortium 11/15/12
January Consortium 1/5/13

Interview Deadline
Early Action round 10/31/12
November round 11/7/12
January round 1/31/13
April round 4/2/13

Admissions Decision
Early Action round 12/14/12
November round 2/8/13
January round 3/15/13
April round 5/24/13
November Consortium 2/8/13
January Consortium 3/16/13

Essay Instructions
Please respond fully but concisely to the following essay questions. Compose each of your answers offline in separate document files and upload them individually in the appropriate spaces below. We encourage applicants to limit the length of their responses to 500 words for each essay. There are no right or wrong answers. Please double-space your response.

Essays
1. Why is an MBA a critical next step toward your short- and long-term career goals? Why is Tuck the best MBA program for you, and what will you uniquely contribute to the community? (If you are applying for a joint or dual degree, please explain how the additional degree will contribute to those goals.)

2. Discuss your most meaningful leadership experience. What did you learn about your own individual strengths and weaknesses through this experience?

3. Describe a circumstance in your life in which you faced adversity, failure, or setback. What actions did you take as a result and what did you learn from this experience?

4. (Optional) Please provide any additional insight or information that you have not addressed elsewhere that may be helpful in reviewing your application (e.g., unusual choice of evaluators, weaknesses in academic performance, unexplained job gaps or changes, etc.). Complete this question only if you feel your candidacy is not fully represented by this application.

5. (To be completed by all reapplicants) How have you strengthened your candidacy since you last applied? Please reflect on how you have grown personally and professionally.

Mini Essay in Online Form
Briefly describe all experiences you have working, studying, living, or traveling outside your home country. Include the location, purpose, and length of stay. If relevant, reflect on how these experiences have shaped your world view. (Limit 250 words)

Recommendation (known as Confidential Statements of Qualifications at Tuck) Questions
https://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/uploads/ ... q_form.pdf

Please compare the applicant on the scale below with others in his/her peer group whom you have known during your professional career. [Scale: Top 5%, Top 10%, Top 20%, Top 50%, Bottom 50%, Bottom 20%, N/A]

Effectiveness of leadership
Effectiveness of teamwork
Effectiveness of communication skills
Positive attitude
Ethics and integrity
Ability to handle conflict
Ability to cope with pressure
Ability to inspire and motivate others
Ability to see opportunity and take initiative
Organization and time-management skills
Overall intelligence
Analytical ability
Intellectual curiosity
Ability to think creatively
Self-confidence
Resilience and ability to cope with setbacks
Overall drive, motivation, and energy level
Professional impression, poise, and presence
Cultural sensitivity
Comfort with risk-taking

How would you categorize your support for this candidate?

Champion
Strongly Support
Support
Moderately Support
Oppose

If you would like to provide any additional insights into this individual’s candidacy, please feel free to attach additional pages.

In one document, please answer the following questions. To be sure to address all of the questions, you may wish to number your responses (i.e. 1,2,3, and so on). Please give examples to support any Top 5% or Bottom 20% ratings in the peer comparison.

1. How long have you known the applicant and in what context? Have you served as the applicant’s supervisor? If so, please provide approximate dates. Please comment upon the frequency and nature of your interactions with the applicant.

2. What are the applicant’s three principal strengths? Please provide an example of each.

3. In which three areas can the applicant improve? Please provide an example of each. How has the applicant worked to address these areas?

4. How does the applicant respond to constructive criticism?

5. Describe the impressions this candidate makes in meetings, presentations, interviews or other important interactions.


Class Profile - Entering 2012
Enrollment
•Four sections of 60 to 70 students each

Demographics
•Average age at matriculation: 28
•Age range: 24-36
•Students with partners: 42%
•Students with children: 6%
•Women: 32%
•U.S. minorities: 15%
•International students: 35%
•Nationalities represented: 35

Undergraduate Experience
• Top undergraduate majors: ?Economics: 23%
?Business and finance: 23%
?Engineering/computer science: 22%
?Humanities: 20%
?Math/science: 6%
?Other: 6%

•Undergraduate institutions represented: 159
•Average GPA for U.S. students: 3.5
•Students with advanced degrees: 16%

Professional Work Experience
•Average years of work experience: 5
•Full-time work experience: 100% ?Consulting: 21%
?Investment banking or private equity: 17%
?Other financial services, real estate: 11%
?Manufacturing: 11%
?Marketing, retail, consumer goods: 11%
?Technology: 9%
?Government, military, nonprofit: 9%
?Health care, pharmaceuticals, biotech: 3%
?Other: 8%

Citizenship
•U.S.A. and U.S. permanent residents: 65%
•Asia and Oceania: 20%
•Western Europe: 7%
•Latin America: 6%
•Canada: 1%
•Other: 1%

GMAT
• Average score: 718
•Admitted-student range: 570-790

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