How does Tuck and Dartmouth support entrepreneurial students? Here are two Tuck alums showcasing the various support networks and enabling factors that help students pursue their entrepreneurial aspirations.
http://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/admissions/blog/entrepreneurship-in-action-at-tuck-dartmouth
The wait is finally over! In case you haven't heard already, Tuck has named a new dean for the school, and it's none other than Prof. Matt Slaughter, who has been the Associate Dean of Faculty at Tuck for as long as I've known him. It's great news! Dean Slaughter embodies the Tuck spirit, he's highly accomplished yet humble, as accessible to the US Senate and the US President as he is to Tuck students and alumni, and just a fantastic human being. Here's more from the formal announcement:
A number of applicants I've interacted with - at events, on the phone, and during interviews - have asked about the Tuck Student Consulting Services. TSCS provides Tuckies with the opportunity to contribute to local businesses and non-profit organizations. This helps the businesses tremendously while also providing excellent consulting experience for the students that are involved. The link below describes the enriching experience of a current student who was involved with TSCS.
For those who want to make things happen, the world is wide open at Tuck. The most important trait in a Tuckie is "initiative." That more than anything else defines how your time at Tuck is going to be and the quality of the outcomes. Here's a first year student's perspective on a pretty cool experience he made his own as he pursues a career in investment banking. For those of you following this thread, it brings the point home since he is an international student.
Exchange students that come to Tuck are not only from other countries, but there is an exchange within US as well. For instance, Tufts University sends exchange students to Tuck and vice versa. It says something about how special Tuck is, when a student who is affiliated to different school comes to Tuck and falls in love with the place, the experience, and raves about the leadership experience that Tuck offers. Here's case in point.
If you have never read a single post on this thread, do yourself a favor and read this one. Ten luminary Tuck alums discuss their perspective of leadership and share vignettes that throw light on what makes them so successful. Read on!
http://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/newsroom/articles/on-leadership
This is another question that's been posed to me by legions of applicants - career switching and doing something that's a little off the beaten track. Fear not, the CDO at Tuck is on top of its game to help you pursue your dream. For more, read on.
In case you missed the conversation with the Associate Director of Admissions, Kristin Roth, a couple of days back, here's where you can make up for it. How do you go about researching business schools and figuring out the fit bit? Here's how.
http://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/admissions/blog/4-must-ask-questions-when-researching-business-schools
What's the greatest testament to how a school is doing? When a student from a peer school comes for an exchange program and starts raving about the Tuck experience - not simply academics but recruiting, social activity, sports, clubs, etc. - and wonders why she/he didn't apply to Tuck to begin with. That reaction is what makes the Tuck experience so precious, so sought after, and so world-class. Here's some further insights from Tuck Admissions about what makes Tuck so distinct among its peer schools from around the world and right around the corner.
http://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/admissions/blog/what-makes-tuck-distinctive-why-tuck
Hands-on learning is not just a pedagogical term, but actually practiced at Tuck, and at an international level. Case in point, the OnSite Global Consulting projects that Tuck students take up. Here's one current student describing the impact on her, of an OnSite project that she recently completed in China.
http://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/admissions/blog/tuck-onsite-consulting-beijing-china
Hi Suds, around what time IST can we expect the results today?
Good luck to all the November round applicants!!
This is fairly representative of one day in the life of a Tuckie. Many things to juggle and many more to handle. That's what makes it all the more fun!
http://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/admissions/blog/day-in-the-life-of-a-first-year-tuckie
One of the most important - probably the most important - aspect of the MBA is the network that you become a part of. Not simply in terms of calling yourself a part of the network, but how the network supports you when you need someone to hear you out or give you a helping hand or simply to lean on. In short, you want to be a part of a network that is effective, a network that actually makes a difference to you in the quality of the outcomes than just something that's there in the background as simply a quantity, i.e., number of alumni.
It's no surprise that the Tuck network is ranked number one for effectiveness. My own experience is case in point. I depended heavily on alumni and spent most of my time making connections while I was at Tuck, and it's something I still call upon even if I'm sitting half-way around the world from the network's nerve center in Hanover, NH. And thus far, the network has never failed to respond, has never failed to live up to my expectations. That's the magic of the Tuck network. For more on what makes Tuck's alumni network the number one in the world, read on.
http://poetsandquants.com/2015/02/14/the-best-alumni-networks/
Tuck is Tech (and a whole bunch of other things career-wise). Here's the perspective of a first year student who never thought of technology as a potential career until he had a moment of epiphany. And now, he is all things tech. Read on to get a feel for the possibilities that Tuck opens up for its students.
http://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/admissions/blog/path-to-technology
Prof. Amit Bhattacharjee's research is path breaking. His research lies at the intersection of moral reasoning, economic judgment, and consumer well-being. About being happy. About consumer belief. He will be leading the Global Insight Experience (GIX) trip that's coming up in March. A group of ~20 Tuck students (first and second year) will be visiting India for 12 days to get a sense of the country through the lens of Prof. Bhattacharjee's research. Here's a glimpse into the kind of research he is known for.
http://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/newsroom/articles/identity-marketings-dangerous-game
Well, January round results are around the corner - technically, still a couple of weeks away, but for applicants who have been waiting since turning in their applications a couple of months back, the wait must have been excruciating. Actually, the same is true of any round I guess.
I've been asked this question a lot - which round is better to apply, and I've always said it's best to apply when you think you can't improve the application any more. Here's Dawna Clarke, the Director of Admissions at Tuck, giving essentially the same message.
http://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/admissions/blog/ask-dawna-apply-in-april-or-shoot-for-early-action
Tuck Talks is a new campus-wide initiative taken up by students. It's an avenue for members of Tuck staff and faculty to share their childhood stories and vignettes from their life with the rest of the Tuck community - students, colleagues, and members of the administration. It's an opportunity for students to get to know their teachers and the people that make Tuck such a unique place, in a more personal way. It's a way for the entire community to come together and celebrate each individual who makes Tuck, well.. Tuck!
The most recent Tuck Talks session was last week and here's one of the first year students, who is a member of the Tuck Talks team, sharing her thoughts on the initiative itself.
http://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/admissions/blog/the-stories-we-may-have-missed
Tuck Coffee chat at Bangalore on 14th March
More :
https://dartmba.askadmissions.net/Portal/EI/ViewDetails?gid=6235776c6120c7f1c0404ba52da14c378e97ab
I've met a handful of Indian admitted students who professed a love for music - not simply the listening kind, but the playing kind - drums, singing (Hindustani and Rock), dancing (classical Indian as well as Western), tabla, etc. Well, there's an opportunity for you to make your mark on the Tuck community with your talent. The Tuck Band. For generations, Tuckies have come together to showcase their musical talent to their fellow students during special occasions - such as the ASW and Tuck GIVES.
Here's the low down on the Tuck Band:
http://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/admissions/blog/leadership-love-camaraderie-the-tuck-band