My interview was at 3.00 p.m, the last one for the day. I reached Dartmouth in the morning and met with other candidates (around 10 of them). We were met by the first year students who took us to their “Leading Organizations” class which was lot of fun. Lunch with first years, where we asked them lots of questions, on admissions, life at Tuck, Tuck’s rigorous Fall quarter. One thing that I noticed, from every one I met there, was that they love the life at Tuck, whether they came from a city or a town or a village. Lunch was followed by Tour of the campus with a stop at Career development office where we met one of the officers. It was amazing to know to what level the career development office tries to accommodate requests from students in terms of job or internship placements. Then we had a Adcom Q&A, which was again a Tuck style, very friendly and casual.
Then came the Interview. The interviewer was a second year who had amazing combination of work experiences in so many fields. At the same time he was very informed about the other areas which I was familiar with. The session was very casual. The interviewer had a copy of my resume and he seemed to have really read it thoroughly. These are the questions, almost in the same order he asked me,
He said he did not want to waste time asking about what I did in my companies, rather why I did and the flow of my choices of companies along the line.
- He asked my why I would like to leave a job like I have( in a great organization) and do an MBA ? ( why MBA question) and why I cant do that doing what I currently do.
- He asked me questions on what I answered and he really kept me engaged the whole time. But he did it in a very casual manner.
- Then he asked me about my long term vision and had questions on its feasibility since he was involved in similar pursuits but in a different area. I did defend my vision but we agreed midpoint. Then he asked me a question on how exactly I have planned my short term goal in a way it will help my long term ? (Short term goals).
- Then he asked me how Tuck would help me in my goals (Why Tuck).
- He asked me if I am okay with the cruel Tuck winter and the snow. He also asked me if the rural setting was okay for me and my wife?
- Finally he asked me if I had any questions. I had and he was very informative and really answered my questions in details.
During the whole time he was taking some notes and though I knew that is the usual procedure, in the end he apologized for doing so, which I thought was very sincere.
He walked me back to the Admissions office and gave me his card and asked me to call or email him with any questions,
