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FROM Tuck Admissions Blog: Application Advice: Becoming a T’16


Jacob Crandall, a future T'16, grew up in Buffalo, NY and attended Case Western Reserve University, graduating with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.  Upon graduation he worked at Newry Corp., a small consulting firm in Cleveland focusing on helping industrial and CPG clients develop growth strategies for new and existing products.  He currently leads a strategic planning and analytics group in the Global Procurement organization at Deutsche Bank in New York City.  At Tuck, he plans to participate in the Tuck Student Consulting Services, Tuck Wine Society, and of course, Tripod Hockey amongst many other things.

 

As I reflect on the past year and my journey to becoming a T’16 (Class of 2016, in Tuckie vernacular), there are a few pieces of advice I would give to prospective students who are in the same place that I was at about this time last year.

Start Early.  I know this may seem pretty obvious, but it is a point that shouldn’t be taken lightly.  Whether it be studying for the GMAT (if you haven’t taken it already), starting to identify potential recommenders, or researching programs where you think you might apply, the earlier you start, the less stressed you will be when you are submitting your applications.  One of the activities I found most helpful was to visit each program that I was considering applying to – before I actually submitted an application – which I would not have been able to do without quite a bit of time before applying…which brings me to my next piece of advice…

Do Your Research.  Through the application process, it may seem like each school is reviewing your entire life, but remember that it is just as important that you “interview” each program as well.  This is going to be 2 years (or 1 year in some cases) of your life that you are putting into an MBA, and it will also greatly impact the path you take for many years to come.  Although I spent a good amount of time talking with alumni and students at each program I applied to, I wish I had done more.  That being said, one of the key differentiators for Tuck in my mind was that I was able to experience the Tuck network when I was just a prospective student.  I always had responses from Tuckies I emailed within 24-48 hours who were more than happy to spend an hour telling me about their time at Tuck, and show interest in my background as well.  These conversations are also helpful to help determine if you would “fit” with the people that will become your network, which brings me to my final point…

Pick The Program Where You Feel Comfortable.  When I originally started talking to people in my network who had gone to business school about selecting a program, they would always say “pick the program that is a good fit.”  I always thought this sounded a bit cliché, but as I learned more about each program, and spoke with students and alumni I realized that it’s actually a very good piece of advice.  Each program has its own unique culture that is made up of a wide variety of factors such as its location, size, teaching methods, etc.  I found that for myself (and my fiancé who is coming to Tuck as a TP’16 or Tuck Partner), we came to love Tuck very quickly, and found its close-knit, collaborative culture (which includes partners of Tuck students in many cases) to be the one where we felt the most comfortable.  I would compare the feeling to one where when meeting someone for the first time (or maybe a few times), and you just feel like you’re going to be great friends – that’s the way I felt about Tuck.

I hope some of these suggestions are helpful as you approach your path to attending a Top MBA program like Tuck.  I am very much looking forward to this summer as I will continue to get to know many of my future classmates through informal get-togethers in NYC and the pre-term trips like Outward Bound and trips to Nicaragua and Peru.  I know that Tuck was the right choice for me, and I hope that as you take your journey toward selecting an MBA program, you find the right fit for you as well.
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FROM Tuck Admissions Blog: Tuck’s Essay Questions for 2014 - 2015
A bonus for our blog readers: an advanced look at this year’s essay questions! The Tuck application will go live later this summer, but you can get a head start in preparing to tell us your story. I’ll point out the obvious: we have two required essays instead of three. Otherwise, the changes are limited.

Remember, the essays are your opportunity to share with us who you are beyond the numbers and the resume, so reflect, take your time, and be genuine. You want to think carefully about your content as well as delivery; you need to communicate clearly and in your voice, not who you think we want you to be; and most importantly, answer the question you are asked.

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Please respond fully but concisely to the following essay questions. There are no right or wrong answers. We encourage applicants to limit the length of their responses to 500 words for each essay. Please double-space your responses.

1. Why is an MBA a critical next step toward your short- and long-term career goals? Why is Tuck the best MBA fit for you and your goals and why are you the best fit for Tuck?

2. Tell us about your most meaningful leadership experience and what role you played. What did you learn about your own individual strengths and weaknesses through this experience?

3. (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.

4. (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.
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Nice work. I will hopefully be applying EA and couldn't be more excited.

Can I ask what you used to create the plot chart with GPA/GMAT and admit color? It does an excellent job visualizing the trending.

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Nice work. I will hopefully be applying EA and couldn't be more excited.

Can I ask what you used to create the plot chart with GPA/GMAT and admit color? It does an excellent job visualizing the trending.

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I actually don't know... it's part of the gmatclub framework... I will work to find out! Good luck this year!
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Thanks! Looks like the wheelhouse for admission is in that 740 range or so. I certainly have my work cut out for me.

Best of luck in your reapplication; your work on these forums is really appreciated - the 2016 version of this thread has been a great resource for me.
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Thanks! Looks like the wheelhouse for admission is in that 740 range or so. I certainly have my work cut out for me.

Best of luck in your reapplication; your work on these forums is really appreciated - the 2016 version of this thread has been a great resource for me.

Great to hear! Have you taken the GMAT? Also keep checking my blog; I'm hoping to build up a great resource for myself and others.
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Hey all, just wanted to shamelessly ask for your help. I have been nominated for a ClearAdmit Best of Blogging award! If you found my blog interesting or useful or even frankly ridiculous, I would really appreciate your support.

Voting can be done by following this link, or by tweeting your top three favorites – along with the hashtag #ClearAdmitBoB – to @clearadmit. Voting will conclude on Wednesday, May 28th.
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I'll definitely be in for R1. Possibly EA.
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Great write up on the visit by erahn:

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Sure - it'll be a novel but I'll give it my best shot.

Although I scheduled my visit well in advance and live in Boston, I decided the day before that I would drive up that night and stay at a local hotel, rather than make the trek in the morning. I arrived at the Harwich Inn, which is in Vermont and across the Connecticut River from Tuck, around 8pm. I spent most of the evening looking through their various course offerings and studying from the Advanced Quant MGMAT book. I was so excited that I could hardly sleep and was suddenly really happy that I had decided to get the room for the night.

That morning, I woke up at about 5am and decided that I would study at the local Starbucks for a few hours prior to my visit, which started at 10:30. Most all of the people that I encountered seemed to either be students or teachers; certainly a great small college town vibe. Around 9, I decided that I would take a drive around the town and campus and get a feel for the area. The campus seems to be built directly ontop of the large grass square in Hanover center. There's an enormous white colonial Dartmouth building with black shutters that sits up on a grass hill over-looking the square. It is seared in my mind: . The rest of the center is lined with impressive brick buildings. I was very surprised with the size of the campus, it was much larger and more grand than I had expected. The parking is terrible; don't be fooled by the map, you basically have to park illegally or park in a large lot about a half mile from Tuck and take a bus.

After the cruise around campus, I decided to take a drive down some side streets as I was bored and didn't want to arrive too early. The road towards the country club is lined with very nice houses with rolling front lawns and nice porches. The course itself seemed a little shoddy, but the actual layout and location of it were really awesome. Seemed very beginner friendly, although it's hard to say without getting out of my car. I felt for some of the other Tuck visitors because they didn't have cars, my drive around campus and the surrounding area was as much of a selling point to me as the experience at Tuck itself.

The visitation itself started with me trying to find the Admissions office, which is on an upper floor an older wing which seems reserved for administrative offices. There were two girls manning desks in the admissions office, both of which were very friendly and one of which was drinking coffee out of a goofy owl mug. I was escorted to a waiting room across the hall which soon began to fill with people. My group ended up being two more folks from the Boston area, two folks from India with their wives, one from Toronto, one from NYC and one from Japan. Their careers spanned Investment Banking, Corporate Finance, Consulting, Investment Management, and one who worked for a media company in New York. All were various degrees of pleasant. We also had a few folks from the undergraduate program who were fairly quiet. I received the impression that our group was quite large, so I think in general the visits were probably normally closer to 5 rather than the 10 that we had. Once it was time to head out, they had a first year that escorted each of us separately to the class and afterwards back towards the room where we ate.

My student escort spoke with me about whatever I liked, it was very casual and informal as mentioned earlier. The visitors all sat in the back of the class and each had to give a brief description of where we worked and what we did. We were told that the visit was observational only, and that we were not to ask questions. The classroom was a decent sized lecture hall with pretty nice chairs and a large window that looked out to a forest of thin evergreen trees swaying in the distance. After class, we were taken to a private room where a small lunch was available to us.

During lunch, we said goodbye to our escorts and had a first year and second year sit with us at a small table and answer any questions we had. Very easy going and relaxing lunch. I think our group may have been a little large for what it was meant to be, but it was still really cool. I could see through a window behind one of the speakers a courtyard with nice tables where there were some students doing work. Everything in Tuck's MBA complex is expertly interwoven.

One thing I noticed was that everyone really did seem very friendly and engaged with one another. There was definitely a feeling that nobody was left out, even as part of the visitation group, you sort of felt sucked in. During our tour following the lunch, we actually had some second years pretending to inconspicuously follow the guide as a joke. Seemed very much par for the course. I was really struck by how nice the actual building was. Unlike the heartless monolith that was MIT MBA building, Tuck felt like it was constructed by artists rather than engineers. The corridors were wood paneled and each section of the interconnected building had its own slightly different but very cozy and friendly style. There must have been 30 or 40 different private study rooms for the MBA's to work in, and there were also several different distinct areas that one could relax in with some peace and quiet. A large main room with a wide stone and slate fireplace sits right ontop of the forest. The below picture is a bit of a mess, but gives you a good idea of the layout:


After the tour, we were escorted back to the admissions office where Amy Mitson answered our questions for as long as we pleased. She confirmed that the MIM program is on hold due to the Dean stepping down and not wanting the replacement to walk into a program in flux. She was very encouraging of all visitors to try to put forward their best applications and gave us tips and advice as to how to do so. They really seemed to be pulling for each of us.

Overall, Tuck lived up to my extremely high expectations. Although it is probably too late to do any more class visits prior to next fall, I hope my post can impart some of the vibe that I got from the visit.

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Domotron was nice enough to do a write up on his experience becoming a T '16!
Check it out above or click this link: tuck-dartmouth-class-of-2017-calling-all-applicants-171360.html#p1365152
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Domotron was nice enough to do a write up on his experience becoming a T '16!
Check it out above or click this link: tuck-dartmouth-class-of-2017-calling-all-applicants-171360.html#p1365152

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FROM Tuck Admissions Blog: Reflections on two great years!
It’s hard to believe that my Tuck experience is coming to an end: in less than two weeks, I will have my diploma and my status will change from “student” to “employment pending”, giving me the summer to rest and recharge before starting work full time in Philadelphia.  While Commencement is where I will receive my degree, Investiture is the Tuck-specific “graduation,” where we will receive our academic hoods, hear from a member of our class (Cassandra Cummings T’14!), and from an alum (Sherri Oberg, aunt of classmate Jason Oberg T’14).  My classmates know that I am a longstanding advocate for the use of puns in academic settings, so it seems appropriate to observe that the final event of our MBA career, Investiture, coincidentally starts with a business word: Invest.  And how fitting that is, for a lot has been invested in us.  In these two years, we have taken classes; researched companies, industries, and markets; traveled, for pleasure and class (and often both simultaneously); expanded our networks; learned new skills; and attended talks by a range of executives, government officials, authors, academics, and researchers.  So, it’s fair to say that we’ve been invested in quite a bit.

If you ask around, though, you’re likely to find that the more accurate descriptor for our MBA experience beginning with “in” is, of course, “in debt.”  I find myself indebted in a variety of ways.  First, and perhaps most obviously, I am in financial debt.  I believe the price of Tuck’s MBA is well worth it, but two years of tuition, board, housing, and incidental expenses sure does add up.  Second, I am in debt to Tuck’s faculty of both academics and practitioners.  They have freely given of their time outside of the classroom, devoted hours to planning and delivering courses that are truly distinctive, and made a serious and sustained effort to get to know us as people.  Third, I am in debt to Tuck’s caring and dedicated staff, who go out of their way to help us and make incredible opportunities available to us.  Fourth, I am in debt to Tuck’s alumni, who have given of themselves so generously in many ways.  I have taken classes where alumni have visited to provide insight and advice based on their professional experience; in the process of finding a full-time job, I spoke with dozens of alums, all of whom were helpful and happy to share their perspectives.  Fifth, I am in debt to my fellow students, be they in the class of 2013, 2014, or 2015.  I am privileged to have spent one to two years with this amazing group of people; insightful in class, helpful in study groups, energetic in planning and leading extracurriculars, good-spirited on the playing field (or rink), supportive in recruiting and interview prep, genuine and friendly throughout, and enthusiastic about Tuck.  Sixth, I am in debt to my classmates’ partners (Tuck Partners, or TPs, as we call them).  Some live and work here, others work elsewhere and visit when they can, and all provide a deeper sense of community.  Many of the amazing social events we have—from small group dinners to the Mexican Fiesta, Brazilian Carnival, and JKC (Japan, Korea, China) parties—are the result of their time and efforts.  They also make it possible for pets to be part of our community, and I cannot tell you how nice it is, during the crush of exams and final papers, to have a puppy break (so perhaps I am also in debt to the Tuck pets).  Seventh, I am in debt to this institution for so many reasons: its outstanding facilities, extensive network of exchange schools, numerous centers for research and learning, and convenient proximity to ski slopes and golf courses.  Eighth, and perhaps most importantly, I am in debt to my family for their unwavering love and support.

All told, I am in a lot of debt!  Like those of Game of Throne’s House Lannister, Tuckies pay their debts, at least the financial ones—most of the debt that I have accumulated is intangible (I think the accounting phrase might be “goodwill”), and there is more of it than I can count.  Some of this intangible debt will be repaid through continued engagement with Tuck, some of it will be repaid by being a good friend.  I am hopeful that most of the debt will be repaid by using the skills and abilities that I have gained at Tuck to make a positive difference in the world.  That, at least, is my hope, aspiration, and goal.  It has been an amazing two years and I am excited to see what the future holds!
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So, the show is about to begin. Anyone else thinking about applying in EA?
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Having visited and applied to Tuck last year, I can vouch that Tuck is an amazing school, with a great community. So, good luck everyone.

@GrantMeAdmission - I'm sure you'll go one step further this time. Have a good season!
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FROM Tuck Admissions Blog: Post-Script: Tuck Military Visit Day


Tuck’s first Military Visit Day was, by all accounts, a rousing success. Twenty-six veterans and partners visited Tuck on May 12th and were treated to a great introduction to what an MBA and two years at Tuck could be like.

Even the weather got into the act, with beautiful blue skies and moderate temperatures as participants began to arrive Sunday night. The group started the visit at Murphy’s, a local pub, with current Tuckies who served in the Armed Forces prior to starting their MBA, and some who continue to serve in the Reserves.  The group was treated to a warm welcome and speech from Nigel, Murphy’s owner and father of a military veteran.

On Monday morning, attendees gathered for breakfast early (at 7:30, which was probably a late start compared to their normal routine).   The veterans then sat in on an Operations Management course, part of the first-year core curriculum, while their partners enjoyed a coffee chat with current Tuck partners.  Post-class/coffee, everyone got back together for some advice and Q&A with current Tuckies and Tuck Partners.  With the morning passing in a flash, like all Tuck mornings seem to, it was time for lunch with a variety of current students, faculty, and staff, many of who were veterans themselves.  The afternoon brought multiple panels aimed at helping the veterans understand how to approach, attack and conquer not only the b-school application process, but also financial aid, student life and summer internship recruiting.

It’s impossible to distill all the information and counsel from the day down to a few paragraphs, but if we had to pick out some main themes, it would be these:

  • Military veterans have great skills and business leadership potential that MBA programs and recruiters are looking for.
  • MBA programs offer a business foundation that can open doors in your career, in both the short-term and the long-term.
  • It’s important to do your research on what you want and what programs fit your needs.
  • Two of the best ways to research: talk to students and alumni from schools and visit your top choice schools.
  • Assess the support you’ll get from the school and the alumni network. These are critical to a successful experience during the program and career growth after you graduate.

This was a huge team effort, with students from the Armed Forces Alumni Association, staff, and faculty volunteering their time to help veterans understand the myriad issues facing them in the transition from service to school. Thanks to everyone for making the day so successful!

The 2014 Military Visit Day Planning Committee:

Adam Ranson T’14 (USMC)

Dan Bleicher T’15 (US Navy)

Dan Kleberg T’15 (USMC)

Jen Tietz T’15 (US Navy)

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