The following Dartmouth / Tuck MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by an Early Action Round Applicant. Good luck to them!
My visit to Tuck was phenomenal, and exceeded my expectations. For the purposes of this post I’ll stick to the interview. Before I talk about my specific experience, I should mention that in my discussion with other interviewees, we discovered that each of our experiences were very different, and it truly depended on the interviewer.
We waited in a small room for our interviewers to arrive and call our names. [A second-year student], T18 came and got me, and we went to a conference room. The interview was blind, but [the interviewer] did already have a copy of my résumé. We exchanged pleasantries, after which she dove right in. She commented on my GPA, but did not ask a single question regarding my résumé (I was very surprised at that).
The below is an incomplete list of the questions I was asked:
- When did you decide you wanted to pursue an MBA?
- What brings you here (to Tuck)?
- What are your three biggest weaknesses, and how will attending Tuck help you address them?
- You’ll be in a very diverse group, and work against tight deadlines. It’s the night before a deadline, and you’re all in a room together. How do you work within the group?
- Tell me about a time you had to work with people across various departments/disciplines.
- How will you take advantage of everything Tuck has to offer outside the classroom?
It was a very straightforward interview, but low stress. As long as you know yourself and the school, and why you belong there, you’ll be fine. Research as much as possible beforehand. I was able to mention specific classes by specific professors, clubs, activities, recent Tuck news, and how each of those fit into my plans.
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