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2008-2009 Dartmouth Tuck Essay Questions and Analysis
2009-2010 Dartmouth Tuck Essay Questions and Analysis
2010-2011 Dartmouth Tuck Essay Questions and Analysis
| Q1. | Re-applicant Essay (500 words) |
| How have you strengthened your candidacy since you last applied? Please reflect on how you have grown personally and professionally. | |
| Q2. | Goals (500 words) |
| Why is an MBA a critical next step toward your short-term and long-term career goals? Why is Tuck the best MBA program for you? (If you are applying for a joint or dual degree, please explain how the additional degree will contribute to those goals.) | |
| R) | Be thorough with your research on Tuck and why in particular it fits your requirements for an MBA. These points should also concur with your overall career plans - short and long term. Tuck's MBA is valued for its exclusivity( one of the smallest classes) and its focus on general management - so how will these factors work for you? Is your short term goal to move from a functional to a general management role and then eventually become an entrepreneur/consultant? What specific skillset/knowledge base/access to people and resources are you seeking to acquire through the Tuck MBA? |
| Q3. | Leadership experience (500 words) |
| Discuss your most meaningful leadership experience. What did you learn about your own individual strengths and weaknesses through this experience? | |
| R) | Leadership is learnt through real experiences which change/strengthen your abilities to lead a group towards a goal. The significance is as much in the learning along the journey as in achieving the results. So using an example where you had to lead (either with formal authority or even in its absence), briefly describe the challenges, what you did and how your team and you achieved the final goal. Why was it especially meaningful - first leadership experience etc. As a leader, did you self reflect on what you did well/could do better? |
| Q4. | Failure (500 words) |
| Describe a circumstance in your life in which you faced adversity, failure, or setback. What actions did you take as a result and what did you learn from this experience? | |
| R) | How you deal with failure/adverse situations and what you learn from them are important. Take an example where you could not achieve a desired result - what was this and why was it important to you? How did not attaining the result impact you? What did you do to deal with this and what was your takeaway from the whole situation? How did you grow/change as an individual? |
| Q5. | Contribution to Tuck (500 words) |
| Tuck seeks candidates of various backgrounds who can bring new perspectives to our community. How will your unique personal history, values, and/or life experiences contribute to the culture at Tuck? | |
| R) | In a small community such as Tuck's, what distinctive ways can you make a difference? Your personal experiences and what you mined from them will make you stand out. So jog your memory and draw out those experiences which have uniquely shaped you e.g. you have been a lifelong yoga practitioner, coming from a family of Yoga teachers, this has positively impacted your mental and physical being at work too. However, dont just pepper the essay with numerous such examples, instead focus on one or two and connect them to how they will help you contribute to the Tuck community. |
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