Tuck Admissions is gearing up to connect with applicants from all over the world in the coming weeks and months. Look up the schedule of events on the Tuck events page and register if you haven't already. Look forward to meeting you in various cities in India. In the meantime, the essay questions are ready for the applications to the Class of 2019. It's never too early to get started with introspection, so put your thinking hat on. All the best and see you soon!
Questions are coming from all corners regarding the application season coming up. As candidates start evaluating what their application strategy needs to be to make a mark on the Admissions Committee and come out successful, here is some advice coming straight from Tuck Admissions on this very topic.
Tuck Admissions is giving a bit of context around the essay questions for this year's upcoming application season, so applicants are served better. Here it is for your consumption.
Tuck Admissions events are coming up around India starting in August. Look forward to meeting a number of prospective applicants in the coming weeks and sharing with them, my enthusiasm for Tuck and answering the many questions they have about the school and the application process. For the event schedule and registration, check out the link below:
Here's some helpful tips from the Admissions Committee regarding what they would like to see in the essays written by applicants. Make sure you use these insights to craft the most compelling essays yet!
With so many applicants talking about how they're interested in pursuing a consulting career after the MBA, it seems appropriate to share with them (and everyone else), how the Tuck Consulting Club takes up activities and helps students prepare for interviews. For more, read on.
The great outdoors beckon Tuckies all the time. Nestled between the White Mountains and the Green Mountains, on the banks of the Connecticut River, and bang on the Appalchian Trail, Hanover is a picturesque setting - indeed, one of the most beautiful locations for a top business schools in the world kntown for its camaraderie, inclusiveness, and tight-knit community. Tuck Outdoor Club personifies the school's unrivaled location and participative culture. For more on what the Tuck Outdoor Club, read on.
Tuck Admissions is on the road in India and South East Asia - just finished up a couple of coffee chats (in Bangkok and Phnom Penh) and the first admissions reception of the season in Bangalore over the weekend. More are to come in the coming weeks and months. To get the scoop on where and when, here's where you should look.
Winter is one of the most beautiful times of the year in Hanover. It's tranquil, ethereal, wonderland. Needless to say, it's also cold. Here's some practical advise from a Tuck partner on how one should prepare for the winter that seems so far away with the warm summer that Hanover is currently basking in.
If you haven't heard of the Forte Foundation, look it up. Tuck is a founding member of the foundation whose mission is advancement of women in business. In the words of a T'18 Forte Fellow, here's all about the powerful network that Forte Foundation represents.
Leadership opportunities abound at Tuck - in fact, everything at Tuck is student organized and run. All conferences, clubs, etc. are run by students. The annual Women in Business conference is no exception. Here's a ringside view of the planning process through the eyes of one of WIBC co-chairs.
The last of the admissions receptions in India is coming up this weekend in Mumbai, followed by a couple of coffee chats in Dubai and Kolkata in September. Register on Tuck events page. Hope to meet with many applicants over the coming days and weeks.
Over the past many weeks of traveling around India, I've been asked questions about the letters of recommendations too many times - how, who, what, etc. Here's the scoop on the LoRs from the horse's mouth - Tuck Admissions' take on what the applicant should do when seeking letters of recommendation from people who know them well.
Over the last few weeks of hosting events around the country, I've been consistently asked by applicants regarding dual degree application and about how the process works. Here's all you need to know about the dual degree application, what it entails, and the many options that are available, Read on for a scoop on this from the Admissions Committee.
If you have a dream, the Tuck community will work with you to help you get to that dream sooner than later. This may seem too impractical for someone looking at MBAs from well-known schools that have large class sizes where there's intense competition for whatever job postings are available. Not so at Tuck. The CDO works with you to understand your motivations and helps you throughout the recruiting process so you know exactly where you're going and how you're going to accomplish the goals you've set for yourself. Sounds too Utopian? Click on this link to see how Tuck puts students and their learning and career outcomes front and center.
In keeping with the prior post, here's the internship experience of a T'17 in her own words. Suffice it to say that if you have a specific goal in mind, school will put all of its resources at your disposal to get you as close as possible to that goal you have set for yourself. In this case, Tuck GIVES is an amazing way the entire community rallies around students that are looking for non-traditional internships.
I have created a group for post-GMAT preparations for Kolkata-ites. Join the group to discuss all your GMAT related queries as well as Essay and PI based discussions.
Continuing the theme of social enterprise/entrepreneurship and how the Tuck community enables students to pursue opportunities that are dear to their heart, here's the story of another T'17 who did precisely that, and took up an internship in an ecosystem dedicated to social entrepreneurship.
Two more events to go in India before the EA round deadline rolls around. These two are MBA Tour business school fairs as against the Tuck-only events that have been the norm over the past six weeks. One of the events is this weekend in Mumbai, followed by a second one the following weekend. If you haven't yet had the opportunity to connnect with the school up until now, here's your last (two) chance(s) this season. Be sure to look up Tuck events page for details and register. Hope to see you there!
As the admissions season heats up and Early Action round deadline approaches, here are some highly pertinent tips from Tuck Admissions about the interview process and how you should present yourself in this important ingredient that contributes to your overall candidacy. Read on for more!