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Anyone started filling out their financial aid forms.
Seems we can not borrow the full cost of attendance

Indeed, my understanding is that 165,000 is the maximum amount.

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urgent help needed. Can any current student spare 5 minutes of his/her time for me?
Interview on the 18th.

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Anyone started filling out their financial aid forms.
Seems we can not borrow the full cost of attendance

Indeed, my understanding is that 165,000 is the maximum amount.

Hey How did you come about his calculation
Any links.
I have some scholarship and intend to take out a loan on the rest of the tuition.

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Anyone started filling out their financial aid forms.
Seems we can not borrow the full cost of attendance

Indeed, my understanding is that 165,000 is the maximum amount.

Hey How did you come about his calculation
Any links.
I have some scholarship and intend to take out a loan on the rest of the tuition.

It is what I have been told by some students and I have actually seen that figure somewhere but I can´t find it know. I might be mistaken though...

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I haven't gone through filling anything out yet, and have some savings so I don't plan on hitting the limits, but from the gov websites I see the aggregate loan limits for graduate students is 138,500. So I'm not sure how you take out more than that, private loans?

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I understand, from the website, that is just the case for federal loans.

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I understand, from the website, that is just the case for federal loans.

Right, that's why I was saying to go above that number, I was guessing you need to go private. Looking at those it seems the limit depends on the company. On Discover's website it says:
•Each year, you can borrow up to 100% of your cost of attendance minus other financial aid.

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Anyone applied / is going to apply for the international student loan?.. any idea on what the maximum borrowing amount is?

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Anyone applied / is going to apply for the international student loan?.. any idea on what the maximum borrowing amount is?

This changes year on year. Your best bet would be to address any concerns with the financial aid department directly at Tuck.
https://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/admissions/finance-your-degree

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Folks, Does someone know an admit who made it through the waitlist last year?

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Based on R1 experience, does anyone know if there is a last date (approximate) for interviews by invitation for international applicants? Or is it a rolling process and someone can get an interview invite even as late as March second week?

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I'm sorry I can't shed some light on your question, but I just wanted to mention that I'm pretty sure the final decision date is 3/13. I say that because it seems unlikely that they'll be extending invitations, say, Wednesday, March 11.

EDIT: Got a date wrong.

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My interview invitation says I have to complete it before 18th of Feb, so I think that might be the last date for the interview

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Those figuring out how to pay for school check out commonbond

https://commonbond.co/mba-student-loan

They only lend to top tier schools which allows them to lower risk keeping interest rates down.

I have no affiliation with them, just got an email from stacy blackman consulting a few months ago with info about it.

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My interview invitation says I have to complete it before 18th of Feb, so I think that might be the last date for the interview

FWIW I got the invite last night and was emailed without a choice of time. I was told when I was interviewing and it is tonight. Fewer than 24 hours later. To me it seems the deadline is nearing for that to happen. Thankfully it worked perfectly into my schedule and I am prepared for it already.

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My interview invitation says I have to complete it before 18th of Feb, so I think that might be the last date for the interview

Whoa, god bless you, man - 24 hours notice before an interview is rough!

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Whoa, god bless you, man - 24 hours notice before an interview is rough![/quote]

Better than getting a ding by far. I don't mind. To be honest it is probably better this way sitting and harping on it for weeks would probably just make me nervous. What else can I do to prepare? Essay writing was introspective enough. I know what I am trying to accomplish and I know precisely why I applied to Tuck. It might not come off as very unique but it is definitely genuine. Might as well just get 'er done.

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FROM Tuck Admissions Blog: Path to Technology

By Neil Kulkarni T’16

Neil is a first-year student at Tuck who spent the past four years working in strategy consulting at Deloitte advising clients in the CPG and health care industries. Neil is currently the Technology Representative on the Student Board and is also actively involved in tripod hockey and the Business and Society Conference. Neil grew up in Atlanta and graduated from Emory University.

I built my first computer when I was eight years old. Ever since then, I’ve always loved playing with new gadgets and finding ways to make them do things that manufacturers didn’t want them to do. Most of my friends and family call me for advice before buying any new piece of technology—whether it’s a camera, laptop/tablet, smartphone, TV, or something completely new and different.

During my first week at Tuck, I sat in Cook Auditorium with all 279 of the other T'16s and listened to Russell Wolff T’94, EVP ESPN International, talk about his amazing career at ESPN. At the end, he made one comment that stuck with me and truly made me re-evaluate my career path and change my internship search. Russell asked us to think about our hobbies and interests—what we spent our spare time on when we were still in the working world. He then asked us to figure out if there was a way to incorporate those interests into our career. Thinking back to that moment, technology was the first thing that popped into my head.

Before coming to Tuck, I had never really considered a career working in tech. Although tech firms operate pretty much everywhere—I grew up, went to college, and worked in Atlanta—the tech sector (and my network in the sector) is still somewhat limited in the South. I realized that I was starting from scratch and already "behind" many of my classmates and friends at other schools that had written essays about working in tech and had begun networking before even arriving on campus. Tuck’s Career Development Office (CDO) had already hosted a Tech Trek to Silicon Valley over the summer; unfortunately, the event wasn’t on my radar at the time.

Luckily, I wasn’t the only one of my classmates in the same situation. As we began discussing our career goals and dreams during orientation and throughout Fall A, we realized that there was a large group of students interested in the tech sector and we might have enough interest to plan another trip out to the West. Over the next month and a half, we coordinated with the CDO to plan another trek after our final exams in early December. The CDO encouraged us to take ownership and craft a trek that was student-driven and tailored to each of our needs. Lizzie Napier and Mathias Machado from the CDO provided guidance throughout the process and Lizzie even accompanied us out to the West coast. They encouraged us to use this as personal leadership opportunity as well. We distributed surveys to the class to figure out which companies people were interested in visiting, and worked with Lizzie and Mathias to contact alums and recruiters at each company to coordinate the visits. Other T'16s eagerly volunteered to serve as liaisons for the various companies, plan a happy hour event (TuckTails) with alumni, and before we knew it, nearly 20 percent of our class was headed to San Francisco and Seattle in early December.

Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.

—Henry David Thoreau

The trek included some of the usual suspects in the sector (eBay, Facebook, Google, IDEO, Intel, and Microsoft), other established firms (Amazon and Electronic Arts), and some of the up-and-comers in the industry as well (OpenTable, Square, and Tesla). Many of the companies had been at Tuck in the fall for networking events and company presentations and the trek was a great opportunity to reconnect with the alums we had met and actually get a feel for the environment at the firms. Most visits involved a quick tour of the office or campus, a presentation of some projects by recent MBAs or of MBA roles, and networking with execs and Tuck alums. One of the most memorable discussions was with Gary Briggs, Facebook’s chief marketing officer, who discussed the company’s need to finally hire a CMO after nine years as well as his vision for the company. Spending three to four days with other T'16s interested in technology also helped us work together and help each other prepare for upcoming internship interviews in January.

As someone who was late to the game persay, I know that the support of my classmates, the availability and friendliness of Tuck alums, the continued guidance from Tuck's CDO, and amazing experiences like the Tuck Tech Trek, have prepared me to embark on an exciting career and journey into a new field that I have always loved.

(Photo above: Tuck students pay a visit to Google.)

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No ding or invite until now! Applied on december 30th from Brazil. Anyone on the same boat?

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No ding or invite until now! Applied on december 30th from Brazil. Anyone on the same boat?

My last contact with the school was on 12th January. They informed me that my file was complete and forwarded to ad-com for review. Ever since the mail, there is a radio silence!!