Summary of key points discussed in this webinar
IntroAt Tuck, our mission is to develop wise decisive leaders who better the world through business. And we achieved this by offering a uniquely personal, connected and transformative MBA experience. I'm happy to talk in more depth about the terminal management framework of the curriculum. Our scale for among the smallest of top MBA programmes are location in small town of Hanover, New Hampshire are focused on the MBA, we only have the two year full time MBA which means everyone at tuck is oriented around your experience from career services to the faculty to kind of the folks sitting in class right alongside with you. We can also talk in greater depth about the application process at the heart of which are four guiding criteria are aware, accomplished, and encouraging. We looked for these criteria across the different components of your application, and recognize that no two candidates are alike different people find for different reasons. And that's kind of what we look for here.
Waitlist Updates and AdviceI'm praying towards those that currently remain on the waitlist. As when the round 3 decision released on May 6, I know that anxiety can be high. My biggest tip for you all is to take a deep breath and trust the process. I know it's a bit of a waiting game. But a commitment to maintaining a small class size means we have to make difficult admissions decisions within a competitive pool of applicants, including having to wait with some compelling folks. An offer for a spot and tuck waitlist is a positive indicator of your alignment with our four admission criteria. That is a great sign and the overall competitiveness of your application for definitely some things you can do to set yourself up for success on the waitlist.
- First and foremost, respond promptly to any emails or communications from us that you get regarding your weightless status. We may ask you multiple times to continue to opt in as we consider candidates across rounds, and even into the summer months.
- Similarly, if you receive actual feedback from us to take that feedback under advisement and act on it's the best of your ability. Beyond our feedback, you can also do some reflection on your application and how you demonstrate it's nice across our four admissions criteria. check in with yourself and assess whether there is anything you've unsaid submitting your application that bolsters your strengths or addresses any of your self perceived areas for improvement. Though Don't be too hard on yourself some of those areas for improvement that you see. We might not even be looking at. It's because it's so have confidence in your own abilities there.
- If you have new information to share with us and when we keep us updated, whether it's new tests for a promotion, a new Work Opportunity contact information changes or other substantive updates. Let us know that's really helpful.
- In terms of timing, the admissions committee will review your candidacy in anticipation of round three, which may 6, our decision release date for round three, at the end of which you may be offered admission, your waitlist status, maybe funded, or you may be released and encouraged to reapply next year. offers of admission to waitlist the candidates may also be extended on a rolling basis as late as August. As we get into the summer months, consider what steps you would need to take to matriculate and leave your employer in good standing you're seeing offer of admission in late summer, especially given there's often the quick turnaround time with those waitlist offers later in the summer.
Advice to Denied CandidatesA word for those who ultimately were not admitted to the cycle but remain enthusiastic about improving their candidacy next cycle. First, we understand your disappointment and due to our small size, you must make difficult admissions decisions each round and cannot admit all the qualified candidates who applied. The good news is, please know that we review applications to talk very positively. One of my colleagues once said there are many paths to talk you just have to find yours. And I think that's exactly right. For the Tuch class include free applicants who did the hard work of additional introspection and strengthening their application to our ethos of clarity and accessibility. In the admissions process, we offer the opportunity to receive feedback on your application for a member of the admissions team. every applicant will have the opportunity to share new information and rewrite essays, provide new recommendations, and do some renewed introspection about your goals and career interests. Also ask you to specifically address in the fourth essay, your personal and professional growth is your last application and how you've strengthened your candidacy. wherever you're at in the application, know that myself and my colleagues on the admissions team are here to help. That's one of the reasons I joined the tuck admissions team.
Q&A
Q1: Got waitlisted in R2. Submitted my waitlist feedback but have not invited for an interview yet. Are you still sending interview invitations for waitlisted candidates? Tuck_Megan: Yeah, so we'll continue to expand, extend the interview invitations kind of throughout the summer as needed. Again, you know, we're considering folks for upcoming round three. But we'll also continue to do so on a rolling basis throughout the summer. So really, you could hear from us kind of at any point to schedule that interview. I remember last summer with many of our ta is are kind of second-year admissions associates heading off into the world. I know I was conducting a good number of interviews last summer for waitlisted folks and round 4 applicants. So that process very much continues. And interview is required to be admitted to talk, we think it's a really important part of kind of getting to know you and your story. So those invitations are ongoing. If you already had your interview with us, that's great. We have that information. And we'll kind of continue to use that as we're making informed admissions decisions. So, you know, you don't need to reach out to us to request an interview. Again, it's kind of at the invitation of the admissions committee here at Tuck. But that is very much an ongoing process into the summer months.
Q2: Currently with multiple Covid-19 cases across the globe (1) has Tuck given any relaxation on GMAT (2) how the school is looking at deferrals for the year 2021?Tuck_Megan: Yeah, so we still require the GMAT or the GRE here at tuck, and we've had no changes to that policy across the entirety of this cycle. It's important that our application criteria remains consistent across rounds. Of course, we empathize with kind of, you know, different situations around the world right now. So I always encourage you to reach out to tuck admissions to kind of chat with us about what's going on in your life and kind of where you're at in the application process. Reach out to me specifically or my colleagues were always really happy to kind of talk with you And help you assess when is the right time to apply to tuck and kind of what that looks like. Regarding deferral. So our deferral policy at tuck is kind of in line with any typical year here, we review those on a case by case basis, of course leading with empathy. But also acknowledging that we have a small class size here at tuck if we have a large number of deferrals, that has a really meaningful impact on the class that we enrolled this year and the class that we enroll next year. So even thinking back to, you know, last spring, this time, we did not offer kind of a blanket deferral policy. And again, that was really intentional, kind of guided by that small class size and, and wanting to really enroll great classes this year, this past year, or 20, twos and Brendan's class, the T 20. threes, so, of course, we continue to kind of, again, lead with empathy and consider those on a case by case basis. Typically, we offer deferrals for kind of exceptional circumstances. So of course, you know, joint degrees and kind of requirements for the for all their exceptional personal circumstances, military deployments, things of that nature. So you can always be in touch as an Admitted Student with your admissions officer. And we'll kind of be collaborating closely with and they're really happy to help work with you on a one on one basis to understand possibilities for deferral, again, no meaningful change or departure to our policies.
Q3: By when would you recommend we submit a waitlist update so that the update gets considered during Round 3 review?Tuck_Megan: I think as soon as you have an update to share with us, please do send on our way, as I mentioned, May 6 is one more release round three decisions. So certainly, if you want it to be considered ahead of round three in advance of that date would probably be helpful. But again, we'll continue to consider all folks on the waitlist up through the summer months. So at any point, if you have a substantive update, you can use kind of the application status tool that you have access to share that update with us. If you have new test scores to share, please send that via email to tuck admissions. But definitely let us know sooner rather than later if something in your application has changed. So we can be aware of that as we're kind of, you know, making those admission decisions day to day throughout the summer months.
Q4: I received feedback with the offer to provide an additional essay on my motivation. Should I also give you an update on what I have been doing since applying?Tuck_Megan: Yeah, so I think first and foremost, address specifically what was asked if you Right, so if you're asked to clarify your goals, it's great to update us on what you've been doing at work since we last heard from you. But specifically, get to the heart of what we asked right? share more with us about your short term and long term goals and kind of how the tuck MBA fits into that just as an example. So I think really important to address the feedback you're given. But to my earlier point, kind of doing your own personal introspection. If there are other places in your application that you think could be strengthened. Certainly Feel free to share additional context with us using that kind of waitlist update, kind of application of your application portal with Tuck. If you have substantive updates, especially you do want to let us know about those. So if you have a really kind of new or exciting work project, if you have a new test score, if you have kind of been brushing up your quantitative skills in different ways, what is no about those things, I think that's really key to the kind of keep us updated. At the same time, use good judgment and thinking about how often is kind of the right cadence to communicate with us, I think that's a great way to show your awareness. Important to kind of, you know, again, respond for updates asking you to kind of reaffirm your interest in remaining on the waitlist. And on that note to I'll say, if your plans change, and you're intending to go elsewhere, that's great. We're wishing you the best of luck with your MBA experience, but do let us know, because it will help us kind of admit folks who really want to be at top gun or kind of anxiously awaiting decisions from us. So I think, you know, great to keep us updated on those substantive things and kind of those reflections that you've done on your application. But don't feel like you need to send us a waitlist update every week, right? We kind of have all that information, and we'll kind of continue to revisit it. So you don't have to kind of surface the same information for us over and over again.
Q5: I got waitlist feedback to improve the test score. Is there any other way to strengthen the application if I'm unable to improve the score despite appearing for the test?Tuck_Megan: Yeah. So I think to the extent that you are able to kind of prepare yourself, again, to take the test and kind of provide a new score, please do take that opportunity, if that is available to you, you know, we kind of don't send these things out into the ether just for kind of our own benefit. We did this because we really want to help you improve your candidacy and, and kind of strengthen your application to talk, right. So if we're asking you to kind of work on on a GMAT score, or GMAT score, you know, take that feedback to heart, oftentimes, it's a great way to kind of demonstrate for us, your academic potential to kind of be successful academically in the programme quantitatively in the programme kind of you name it, there's a lot of different things that that can indicate to us. So take that feedback to heart. If you are not able to retake the test, let us know why. Right? If we don't hear from you, we might assume that you're just, you know, kind of not acknowledging or not responding to our feedback. So I think, even if you are not able to improve your score, per se, but we see that you're working at it, you're trying to respond to our feedback, that goes a long way. Right. I think also kind of great to think about maybe why he asked you to take that that Jerry or that g mat, right? Is it, we wanted to see kind of greater indications of your quantitative ability, are you also thinking about brushing up those skills or kind of taking on a stretch project at work that allows you to build that skill set? So I think kind of back to that introspective quality that we talked about before, respond to the specific feedback, if you can, but also think about kind of, you know, maybe why you're asked, you're being asked to provide that feedback, and kind of how else you can help us get to the heart of kind of what we're looking to assess there.
Q6: What are the key differences between an on-campus experience and a virtual experience? I've delayed my MBA plans as I believe that an in-classroom experience & physical interaction is important.Tuck_Megan: Yeah, so I think a couple of things here, I'm kind of looking towards the future, I think we also have to look back at this past year a little bit too, right. So you know, kind of virtual experience, I don't think truly kind of conveys what the experience was like for our T 20. twos this year. So at tuck this past year, we've kind of been in a hybrid model. So folks have been in the classroom kind of learning alongside peers, like many things that talk it was kind of a student co-created experience. So, um, students built this great kind of methodology for assigning class seats for in camp on campus classes. So folks were opting into those and kind of increasingly more so in the spring, which is really exciting. We've also been able to kind of keep some of those personal connections alive and well at talk, you know, certainly through virtual events, but also through creative work from students in the MBA programme office about how we safely convene, and kind of be together during these times. You know, I think about some of my favourite Tuck events like tuck talks, even admitted students weekend, which Brendan, I think you were there with us, you know, we were able to offer those and kind of new and exciting ways that I think did get to kind of some of those things that make tuck really special. But of course, looking to the future, we're kind of feeling like I think much of the rest of the world that I know, you know, there's there's still kind of a lot going on around the world related to the pandemic and folks are really in different places right now. And New Hampshire, we're feeling kind of a general sense of optimism as we think about kind of upcoming term. So with some of the good vaccination news here in New Hampshire, you know, really looking forward to kind of a more robust in person experience for our incoming students, your class, Brendan, so classes, you know, anticipated to be resuming kind of in person, folks coming to campus will need to be vaccinated, of course, there are kind of exemptions for folks who for whom most apply, but our Dean is going to share the community message with us recently, just kind of expressing the optimism for the term ahead. And the ability to resume some of the things that are kind of hallmarks of the experience, we've been thinking about things like tuck go, which is our global requirement in the curriculum here at tuck, that is, you know, are one of a handful of schools that have a global requirement in our curriculum. And it's a pretty important thing, we think, in kind of creating those wise decisive leaders who better the world through business, that global kind of lens they bring. So thinking about taco for the year ahead, we are kind of cautiously optimistic that we'll be able to resume some of that travel and the taco offices is right now in the midst of thinking about how we offer winter trips, gx Global Insight expeditions, which are kind of short topical trips led by our faculty members for our T 20. twos, our second year students. And then as we move into the spring, thinking about how we can extend that to your class, Brendan. So I think, you know, we're thinking in really optimistic ways at Tuck right now about what's going to be possible for the fall term ahead, acknowledging that there's still a lot of logistics to be worked out, right. And public health guidance, as we know, can change day to day. So I think there is kind of a real sense that we'll be able to resume some of those Hallmark tuck experiences. But I also think, you know, we had a really robust learning environment, we had a really robust kind of CO curricular life, even with the global circumstances that were dealt this year. So I think that's really encouraging and, and kind of really showing of the Tuck experience, how they rose to the challenge of supporting one another, keeping our community alive, and even supporting the broader Upper Valley Community through kind of this I'll say of cliche words, unprecedented times.
Q7: Are round 1 applicants guaranteed an interview similar to previous years?Tuck_Megan: Yeah, so this is currently kind of under review by the admissions committee, especially as kind of public health guidelines continue to evolve and change. Again, I think it's kind of day to day in some ways at this point, right. So you can certainly that we will have a guaranteed interview process of some kind, what exactly that looks like for the cycle ahead. I cannot tell you at this exact moment. But we will certainly be communicating that kind of broadly, as we move into the summer months, and the new application is launched. I think so much to think about there. Right? You know, certainly we love for folks to be able to see our campus currently, Durban campus remains close to visitors. So you kind of need the tech ID and, and kind of testing requirements and all those good things to get into a tuck building. So as of this moment, that's that's not possible for us to have folks on campus. But again, kind of things are evolving. But also thinking about kind of equity and access and making sure folks all over the world will continue to have access in some way to a guaranteed interview with tuck. So that is my long way of saying, I'm not sure Brendon exactly what that looks like for the year ahead. But we will certainly be sharing a lot more details as we move into the summer for those planning to apply next year.
Q8: How does the adcom committee evaluate candidates with less work experience (2-3 years)/age? Are they expected to create similar magnitude of impact that someone having more experience has created?Tuck_Megan: Yeah, sure thing. So first of all, say average, right, that that is an average. So it's kind of in the middle of where applicants fall. So folks fall on kind of different sides of that number. I think no matter kind of how much work experience you have, the important questions to answer are kind of why MBA, why tuck? And why right now? Why is right now kind of the right inflection point in your career to kind of be pursuing this next step? And kind of how does it help you get to that next stage? And how does talk specifically, kind of serve you in that purpose? I think if you can make a compelling case, again, no matter where you're at, in your career, if you're kind of on the lower end, or kind of, you know, have more work experience that you're bringing into the programme. And that makes a really compelling application. I also think too, you know, again, we're looking for accomplishments, we're looking for you to kind of show your impact to quantify your impact to show how you've made kind of meaningful change or kind of lasting impact on your teams in your organisation. I often get questions, you know, I don't manage people yet. In my added disadvantage. No, you probably manage projects, you manage work streams, you have a lot of things that you do in your role. So give yourself some credit. Think about how you really kind of quantify and show us all that you do in your day to day. Again, we acknowledge that people are kind of coming into the programme at different points in their career, and that's the right time for them. And that looks different for kind of every person. So you can kind of answer those guiding questions and really help to quantify your impact. I think that is a great place to start. Again, kind of going back to real people on the other side of the admissions table. We do a lot of calibrating for your industry for your years of experience for the types of teams or the work you perform. We have a great admissions committee here at tuck who have a lot of different experiences come some company What kind of higher ed backgrounds we have folks who worked in corporate strategy we have folks with previous consulting experience, we have former investment managers. So you know, it's a really well rounded group who brings a lot of kind of expertise to kind of that calibration process as we assess across industries across kind of different career tracks and paths are.
Q9: How do Joint/Concurrent Degree students integrate with multiple cohorts (i.e a 3 year program)? Is there a cohort of folks who progress together in those programs?Tuck_Megan: Yeah, sure. So it's a smaller number of folks who pursue joint degrees at Tuck each years so it's not kind of a huge portion of the class. For any of our joint or concurrent programmes, though, we do require you to complete your full kind of core curriculum year with kind of the same class, right. So you're not kind of spreading that across multiple years. For many of our programmes that are kind of three year, you're spending kind of your core year with us attack, maybe a core year in the kind of partner programme, and then you're kind of splitting your time to kind of round out your degree. But we think it's really important for you to ground yourself in the tech community, kind of by spending a full year in the core curriculum with us, that's important from a learning standpoint, but also for kind of understanding the resources available to you kind of integrating with the chuck culture. So I think that's really important. The other thing that I'll say, too, you know, in a small place like tuck, you get to be pretty close with a class both ahead of you, and behind you anyhow, right. So we have a lot of community events, where folks are kind of mingling across classes, we have a lot of mentorship that happens between classes, those kind of connections form really organically. So I think, you know, even if you're kind of splitting across class years, you really get the opportunity to kind of be close not only with your cohort, right in that cohort year, but also kind of the, the cohorts ahead of him behind you. So lots of kind of individualised support from the MBA programme office from different offices at takeno. Career Services, especially worked closely with those folks as they think about kind of where the internship kind of fits in with their experience. But kind of, I think, again, at a place like tuck you, you really kind of get to know people, kind of even beyond your class here, I'll send that to faculty and staff too. I always love going to a Tuck talks or something like that, and seeing a professor in the front row cheering folks on, I think that's the type of community we are, and you really kind of get the chance to know people from those bonds. And I happen to organically because we're kind of in this unique sense of place, or folks have to create community for one another.
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