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Published: April 10, 2014

Clear Admit Experts Weigh in on Helicopter Parents of MBA Applicants

A recent article highlighting the increasing phenomenon of helicopter parents hovering over their adult children as part of the MBA application process shared insight from two of Clear Admit’s own. The article, which appeared in Poets&Quants and Fortune, provided a trove of anecdotal evidence to support the fact that some parents are now playing as involved a role in the MBA admissions process for their children, many of whom are in their mid- to late-20s, as parents of high schoolers applying to college. Stacey Oyler, who came to work as an admissions consultant for Clear Admit after serving on the admissions team at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business, shared several of her experiences with overly involved parents as part of the article. In one instance, Oyler received a late-night call from an accusatory mother who questioned Oyler’s advice regarding her son’s application. Read more

Published: April 2, 2014

Choosy MBA Students at Top Schools Reject Job Offers, Hold Out for Dream Jobs

Some students at top MBA programs are rejecting employment offers and choosing to graduate without a job in hand, holding out for positions at technology firms and startups, which hire later than more traditional finance and consulting companies, according to a Wall Street Journal report yesterday. “I'm not nervous,” Ellen Cory, a second-year student at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business who has turned down several job offers, told the Journal. "I'm not behind for the type of position I'm trying to get. I've seen classmates get a lot of great jobs. And I have confidence that I will be able to find a job that satisfies me," she said. Read more

Published: March 26, 2014

Columbia Business School to Host Annual Odyssey Global MBA Competition

Columbia Business School (CBS) is preparing to welcome top MBA students from around the world beginning tomorrow as part of the sixth annual Odyssey Global MBA Competition and Symposium. The two-day, student-organized event will feature a three-part management competition in which students from leading global business schools will compete in pitching, case presentation and negotiation skills before a panel of industry leaders. This year’s event will also include a symposium in which industry leaders will address the theme “Disrupt or Be Disrupted,” speaking to the need for companies to remain agile in the face of disruptive forces and manage innovation to stay ahead of any accompanying challenges. Keynote speakers include Frank Eliason, director of global social media at Citi; Neal Goldman, founder and CEO of Relationship Science; David Kidder, co-founder and CEO of Bionic; Bruce Greenwald, CBS Robert Heilbrunn Professor of Finance and Asset Management; and Craig Hatkoff, founder of Victor Capital Group and co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival and the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards. Read more

Published: March 25, 2014

Long-Standing Tuck School of Business Dean to Step Down Next Year

Paul Danos, who has led Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business for the past 19 years, will not seek reappointment for a sixth term and will instead step down in June 2015 when his current term ends, the school announced this week. Danos, Tuck’s ninth dean, has served for longer than any other in the school’s history and is one of the longest-serving deans in management education. When he steps down, almost half of Tuck’s 10,000-plus living alumni will have graduated under his deanship, the school notes. Read more

Published: March 10, 2014

Harvard, Stanford, Wharton Tie for First in U.S. News Business School Rankings

U.S. News & World Report released its annual rankings of the best graduate schools, and a familiar cast of characters topped the list of top business schools, though with a few minor shifts. The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania sashayed up from third place up to tie for first with Harvard Business School and Stanford Graduate School of Business. The University of Chicago Booth School of Business gained some ground as well, moving up from the No. 6 spot last year to No. 4 this year. Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, meanwhile, dipped – sliding into the No. 6 spot vacated by Chicago Booth. MIT’s Sloan School of Management, which tied with Kellogg for fourth last year, also slipped, falling to fifth place. Read more

Published: February 13, 2014

Tuck School of Business Students Wait Longer to Accept Jobs, Employment Data Shows

Tuck School of Business Class of 2013 graduates waited longer to accept job offers than graduates in recent years, a trend that suggests the economy’s gradual improvement has allowed them to be more discerning in their job searches, according to Jonathan Masland, director of Tuck’s Career Development Office. This came as part of a recent report by campus newspaper The Dartmouth on employment data released by the school earlier this month. According to the report, compensation rates and employment levels for the Class of 2013 were generally in line with figures from recent years. Read more

Published: February 10, 2014

Tuck MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Early Action / Second-year student / On-Campus

I interviewed on campus after completing a campus visit. My interview was with a second-year student. It was a blind interview–she only had my resume. It was a very conversational interview. Here are the questions I was asked: -Walk me through your resume. -Why an MBA now? -What are your short-term and long-term goals? -How will an MBA at Tuck help you reach those goals? -What will you bring to the community at Tuck? -Tell me about a conflict you have had in the workplace. -What would you do if you had a member Read more

Published: February 2, 2014

Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business Establishes Alumni Advisory Boards to Increase School’s Global Reach

The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College thus year established its new Asian Advisory Board, one of three new alumni boards established in recent years to help expand the school’s global reach. The new boards, which are not charged with any governance responsibilities, are more nimble than traditional boards, allowing them to impact students’ and graduates’ lives immediately, the school says. In addition to the recently launched Asian Advisory Board, Tuck also now launched a Latin American Advisory Board in 2012 and a European Advisory Board in 2011. The boards are made up of alumni living or working in each region. Read more

Published: January 27, 2014

Tuck School of Business Students Team Up to Help Local Businesses

A student-run group at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business is putting what it’s learning in the classroom straight to work by providing volunteer consulting services to local businesses and nonprofit initiatives. Student-run Tuck Student Consulting Services (TSCS) brings current MBA students together with local organizations in need for volunteer consulting projects. So far this year, teams of T’15 MBAs have taken part in 66 projects for 15 organizations, according to a recent article on the Tuck MBA Admissions Blog. Read more

Published: January 14, 2014

Tuck School of Business Annual Conference Highlights Diversity for Prospective Applicants

Each November, students at Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business host a conference designed to showcase the school’s diversity to prospective applicants. Called Divco for short, the student-run Diversity Conference has been bringing together prospective students from around the United States and the world for the past 20 years. Tuck first-year student Ryan Golden attended Divco last year as a prospective applicant, learning enough about the school to feel like it was the right place for her. “It just showed me this is a good place to be and that if I came I’d be really well supported and have a good experience,” she said in an article about the conference on Tuck’s website. Read more

Published: January 6, 2014

Tuck MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Second Year Student / Coffee Shop – Delhi

I submitted my application for the November Round and got an interview call about a month later. I’m an Indian applicant and one of Tuck’s second year students was in my city for his Global Consultancy Project. So he scheduled a face to face interview and emailed me a week in advance. We met in the lobby of the hotel he was staying at. The interview lived up to my expectations in terms of being very relaxed and conversational. The interviewer introduced himself in detail – where he is from, what he did before Tuck, and what he’s doing at Read more

Published: December 16, 2013

Tuck School of Business Professor Ranks Year’s Best and Worst CEOs

For the fourth year running, a professor of strategy and leadership at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business has released his picks for worst CEOs – adding a new twist this year by also sharing the five CEOs he deems the best of 2013. Tuck Professor Sydney Finkelstein has become an expert on CEO failures. Since 2010, he has provided an annual roundup of the world’s five worst top executives, and he has also published a book on the same topic, Why Smart Executives Fail: And What You Can Learn from Their Mistakes. Read more

Published: December 3, 2013

Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business Sends Student Delegation to Climate Change Conference

Four of the past five years, Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business has been the only business school to send a delegation of students to an annual summit focused on climate change. Three second-year Tuck MBA students traveled last month to Warsaw, Poland, for the 19th Annual Conference of the Parties (COP19), sponsored by the United Nations. “Climate change is not only one of the central issues of our time, but it’s one in which businesses are front and center, both as the cause and the solution,” finance professor Anant Sundaram, who teaches the Business and Climate Change elective at Tuck, said in an article on the school’s website. Recognizing this, Tuck believes it is crucial to bring MBAs into the conversation and expects other business schools will follow its lead, Sundaram added. Read more

Published: November 26, 2013

Tuck MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Second year student / On campus

The interview was held on campus, by a second year student and lasted about 45 minutes. The interviewer created a very friendly atmosphere and started by talking about her background and experiences. She basically listened and made a few remarks about life at Tuck. 1. Tell me about you (I added “why MBA” and “why now” at the end of my answer) 2. Why Tuck? 3. Tell me about your teamwork experience. 4. Tell me about a difficult situation you have been through and how you handled it. 5. What legacy would you like to Read more

Published: November 10, 2013

Tuck School of Business May Add New Master’s in Management Program

The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College is exploring adding a new master’s in management program for undergraduates with liberal arts degrees, Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports. The proposed program, which could launch by September 2016, was announced by Dartmouth President Phil Hanlon in a speech to faculty last week. The one-year master’s program would be open to anyone with an undergraduate degree and would provide a “high-level introduction to business,” Tuck Dean Paul Danos told Bloomberg BW. Dartmouth is currently examining a range of factors that will determine whether or not the school moves forward with the plan, including market data, student interest and logistical considerations, Danos added. Read more

Published: November 6, 2013

Tuck MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Early Action / Second-year student / Skype

Received interview invite for my early action application as I was not able to visit the campus (I’m international). The interview lasted for 36 minutes, very relaxed conversational interview. We had 20-25 minutes for his questions and the last 10-15 minutes were for my questions for him. Interview questions: 1) Walk me through your resume 2) Why MBA ( I covered long term, prior exp, MBA, short term) 3) Went in more details of Long term and how i am planning to achieve it 4) Why tuck 5) Example of a successful team you have Read more

Published: October 29, 2013

New Tuck School of Business Associate Dean Shares Plans for a “Transformative” MBA

Tuck School of Business accounting professor Philip C. Stocken stepped into a new role as the associate dean of the MBA program on July 1st, replacing M. Eric Johnson, who left to become dean of Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Business. In a recent interview published on the Tuck website, Stocken provides a glimpse of some of the initiatives he plans to focus on in his first year as associate dean, including changes to the core curriculum, a new mentorship program for international students and more. “Tuck has wonderful resources, and as an associate dean I want to help channel them towards creating a transformative experience for students,” he said. Stocken has coined this student experience the “Fabric of Tuck” – and he wants it to include better interaction both in class and between classes as well as stronger lines of communication between staff, faculty and students. He also has plans for an international mentorship program, in which faculty and staff mentor international students during their time at Tuck, as well as expanded international and small-group dinners, giving all Tuck students greater opportunity to share aspects of their personality and culture, he says. Read more

Published: September 27, 2013

Tuck MBA Admissions Interview Questions: EA / Second-year student / On-Campus

The following questions were asked: Walk me through your resume? Why Tuck? Why you for Tuck? Why do you want to pursue an MBA now? Challenging team experience and how did you overcome it? What are 3 strengths that your teammates would say you have? What are a couple of weaknesses that your teammates would say you have? Talk about a passion that might not be on your resume? And then she gave me about 5-10 minutes to ask her questions…. Read more

Published: September 24, 2013

Tuck MBA Admissions Interview Questions: EA / Second-year student / On-Campus

Approximately 30 minutes — 20 minutes questions for me, 10 minutes questions for her. Walk me through your resume. Did you choose your grad. school thinking you would join [unrelated industry that I’m currently in], or did you intend to go into [related profession]? What were your experiences at a rapidly growing firm? Why MBA now, given your good position in your firm? Long-term & short-term goals? Why Tuck? What can you contribute to Tuck? Questions for her. Overall, quite relaxed and friendly atmosphere–very much like the overall atmosphere of Tuck. Read more

Published: September 23, 2013

Tuck MBA Admissions Interview Questions: EA / Second-year Student / On-campus

Pretty similar to everything described on here. 25 minutes of questions, 5+ minutes of questions for her. Very relaxed and conversational, which was to be expected. The following were my questions, as far as I can remember: 1. Walk me through your resume 2. Why an MBA? 3. Why Tuck? –> This lead to a question of whether I picked my small, liberal arts undergrad because of its size 4. Extracurricular Activities at Tuck? 5. Time where you dealt with a difficult situation at work and what you did to respond 6. Long-term goals (had Read more

Published: September 5, 2013

Wharton Start-Up Expands to Lend to MBA Students at 20 Top Schools

A company launched last fall by students at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School experienced success in its pilot phase, during which it served as a lender to Wharton MBA students and recent graduates, and so this fall will launch nationally to lend to MBA students at 20 top MBA programs in the United States, the Financial Times reports. Wharton student David Klien is chief executive and co-founder of CommonBond, which last year lent $2.5 million to 40 MBA students and recent graduates from Wharton using funds raised primarily through crowdsourcing. Now, the start-up has raised more than $100 million through debt financing and selling equity. It will expand to offer low-interest loans to MBA students at business schools throughout the country, including Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business, Columbia Business School and others. Read more

Published: August 14, 2013

Career Services Director Q&A: Jonathan Masland of Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business

~ A CLEAR ADMIT EXCLUSIVE ~ In our continuing series of interviews with career services directors at top MBA programs, we recently spoke with Jonathan Masland, director of the Career Development Office at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business. Masland, who worked as an entrepreneur and investment banker before joining Tuck, explains that most of his team also comes from business backgrounds. For him, the role offers a perfect combination of things he enjoys. “I like counseling, working with students, business – this allows me to do a little of all those things,” he says. In the interview that follows, he shares more about some of the other members of his team and how they all pull together to help Tuck students in their career searches. In fact, even Tuck Dean Paul Danos plays a hands-on role in helping students find the jobs they want, Masland tells us. Read on to learn more, including why Masland thinks that Tuck students benefit from interacting with companies and alumni starting almost as soon as they arrive on campus as first-years. Read more

Published: July 22, 2013

U.S. News Ranks 10 Full-Time MBA Programs That Lead to Highest Student Debt

As part of its Short List series, U.S. News & World Report today took a closer look at the student debt load incurred by full-time MBA students graduating from top business school programs. According to data provided by schools as part of its annual ranking, U.S. News found that full-time MBA graduates in 2012 emerged with an average of $49,619 in debt. At the 10 schools where graduates incurred the most student debt, the average per student was $97,154. Graduates of New York University’s Stern School of Business top the list in terms of average debt. There, the average graduate has a debt load of $105,782. Six figure debt is also the norm for graduates from the University of Virginia's Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management, U.S. News reports. Read more

Published: July 17, 2013

Tuck Alumni Give Record-Setting $6.3 Million in 2013

For the third year in a row, more than 70 percent of alumni contributed to the Tuck Annual Giving campaign at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business, raising a record $6.3 million in the last fiscal year. The participation rate is nearly triple the average participation rate of nine peer business schools, Tuck reports. Achieving the 70 percent rate also triggered a $50,000 gift from an anonymous donor last month. “The generosity of our alumni is unrivaled and enables us to provide a truly transformational experience to each and every one of our students,” Tuck Dean Paul Danos said in a statement. The funds raised provide about 8 percent of the school’s annual operating revenues and direct support for innovation, Tuck reports. Read more

Published: July 10, 2013

Tuck School of Business Welcomes BlackRock Executive as Senior Fellow

Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business this month welcomed a top BlackRock Investment Institute executive as a senior fellow at its Center for Global Business and Government, the school announced last week. Peter Fisher, BlackRock senior director and a former top Treasury Department official, joined Tuck on July 1st. He will hold the position while continuing his work with BlackRock. At Tuck, Fisher will work with the center to build on Tuck’s connections to experts in the private and public sectors. He will also oversee research and analysis projects conducted by MBA students on topics at the intersection of business and government, and he will expand opportunities for Tuck MBA students and alumni who are interested in areas such as financial markets, public finance and monetary policy. Read more

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CLASS SIZE: 296

FEMALE: 44%

MEAN GMAT: 727

MEAN GPA: 3.6

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December 18, 2024 2:57am ET

Applying: IESE, INSEAD, MIT Sloan, U. Chicago Booth

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Engineering

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology, Undecided Companies: Amazon

GMAT: 690

GPA: 3.26

Years of Work Experience: 4

Location: Chile

December 17, 2024 6:19am ET

Applying: Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Georgetown / McDonough, Harvard Business School, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, UT Austin / McCombs

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Registered Nurse

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: Bain , BCG , McKinsey

GRE: 326

GPA: 3.5

Years of Work Experience: 3

Location: Colorado

Post MBA Location: Chicago/NYC

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Education: Bachelor's degree in Nursing (GPA: 3.5) from a top 2 nursing school
Work Experience: 3 years as a high-risk OB Registered Nurse at a major hospital, with leadership roles in various healthcare initiatives and patient care management.
Additional Experience: Currently working as a GP
Operations Specialist at an early-stage healthcare/tech-focused venture capital firm, where I optimize operational processes and support investment decisions in the healthcare sector.
I understand my background is somewhat non-traditional for an MBA program and that my stats are about average for these schools, but I believe my experience in healthcare and VC provides a unique perspective and skill set. Which M7 or T15 schools do you think I should realistically target, especially those known for strong consulting programs? With my stats and experience do I realistically have a shot at admission to a top program? I have a particular interest in Kellogg and Booth, as I'm planning on pursuing a career in healthcare consulting.
Additionally, I would love any guidance on how to present myself as a competitive candidate and effectively showcase my strengths and experiences in healthcart and venture capital. Thank you for your help!

December 17, 2024 12:03am ET

Applying: Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, NYU Stern, UCLA Anderson, UVA / Darden, Yale SOM

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Worked in Tech vertical at Barclays

Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking Companies: Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan , Merrill Lynch , Morgan Stanley

GRE: 335

GPA: 3.2

Years of Work Experience: 2.5

Location: India

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With an experience of 2.5 years and a promotion to mid-managerial level as a data analyst, I look forward to MBA for a broader global exposure and be in the decision making position to see how my work brings a real time impact for the organisation.

December 16, 2024 6:24am ET

Applying: Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, Georgetown / McDonough, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, Yale SOM

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Risk management security services/operations

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting

GRE: 320

GPA: 3.75

Years of Work Experience: 4

December 15, 2024 6:03pm ET

Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson, Yale SOM

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Finance

Post-MBA Target Industry: Venture Capital

GRE: 325

GPA: 3.2

Years of Work Experience: 4

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December 18, 2024 7:13am ET

Accepted to UVA / Darden

Round: Round 1

Received via email on December 09, 2024

GPA: 3.7

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Entrepreneurship

Application Location: Pakistan

December 18, 2024 7:12am ET

Accepted to Dartmouth / Tuck

Round: Round 1

Received via phone on December 11, 2024

GPA: 3.7

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Entrepreneurship

Application Location: Pakistan

December 18, 2024 6:09am ET

Accepted to UT Austin / McCombs

Round: Round 1

Received via phone on December 16, 2024

GRE: 332

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: India

December 18, 2024 1:57am ET

Accepted to UPenn / Wharton

Round: Round 1

Received via portal

GMAT: 705

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Technology

Application Location: Taiwan

December 18, 2024 1:51am ET

Waitlisted at Carnegie Mellon / Tepper

Round: Round 1

Received via email on December 04, 2024

GPA: 2.6

GRE: 337

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Technology

Application Location: Asia

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