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Tuck School of Business
(Dartmouth College)

QUICK FACTS

  • Location: Hanover, NH, USA
  • Program Length: 21 months
  • Program Cost: $155,040
  • Average GMAT score: 724
  • Acceptance Rate: 22.1%
  • Average Work Experience: 5.25 years

Employment Reports (2022)

  • Received an Offer: 98%
  • Accepted an Offer: 96%
  • Median Salary: $175,000
  • Median Signing Bonus: $30,000
  • % receiving Signing Bonus: 93%

RANKINGS

  • #15 Financial Times 2023 MBA Ranking
  • #6 US News – Best Business Schools
  • #6 USNews - Executive MBA

CLASS OF 2024

  • Total Enrollment: 287
  • Women: 45%
  • Average GPA: 3.52

ABOUT

The mission of the Tuck School of Business is to develop leaders who are wise, decisive, and committed to making the world a better place through the realm of business. Tuck’s curriculum, faculty, and students work in harmony to integrate this mission into the Tuck experience. Emphasizing the wisdom necessary for effective strategic thinking and management skills, fostering the ability to make decisive decisions considering all nuances of the problem, and cultivating leaders who can shape a better future, are the core elements of Tuck’s mission, vision, and strategy.

Located amidst the hustle and bustle of the Eastern Coast of the United States, the Tuck School of Business is situated by the Connecticut River in New Hampshire. The expansive Dartmouth Campus is adorned with historic buildings, spacious parks, and communal gathering areas where students can come together and engage with their peers. From Whittemore Hall, the dormitories for first-year students, to the athletic facilities scattered around campus, Tuck has been meticulously built and designed to cater to students’ needs.

Furthermore, Tuck alumni maintain a strong connection with the university, enabling Tuck to boast the world’s most responsive and engaged alumni network. Their dedication to the university creates a distinctive experience for current students, who can tap into the network for valuable opportunities and guidance.

APPLICATION DEADLINES

  • Round 1: September 25th, 2023
  • Round 2: January 4th, 2024
  • Round 3: March 25th, 2024

APPLICATION PROCESS

Transcripts

Applicants must submit academic transcripts from every institutions of higher education they attended. Along with grades, the applicant must submit a form of the institutions grading scale. Transcripts not in English must be uploaded alongside an english translation. After an offer of admission has been extended, admitted applicants must submit official transcripts.

GMAT or GRE

Prospective students may submit either the GMAT or GRE scores. Each score is self reported and can be valid for 5-years. Tuck does not offer waivers for the GRE or GMAT. There is no minimum required score for admission, and the admissions team only considers the highest score of the applicant.

Foreign Language Requirement

English language proficiency needs to be proven through either the TOEFL, PTE or IELTS test. the admissions committee considers scores no older than 2-years.

To qualify for a waiver, international students must have lived in an English-speaking country for the past 3 years or have received a undergraduate or graduate degree from an instition whose language of instruction is English. The student needs to provide proof of language proficiency only after an offer has been extended.

Recommendations

Applicants must submit two letters of recommendation. A current direct supervisor is should be one of the recommenders. Those who cannot provide a letter from a direct supervisor should submit a short explanation of why this is. Applicants cannot submit recommendations which they has any part in writing, including translating or drafting.

Recommenders must answer the following questions:

  • Please provide a brief description of your interaction with the applicant and, if applicable, the applicant’s role in your organization. (50 words)
  • How does the performance of the applicant compare to that of other well-qualified individuals in similar roles? (E.g. what are the applicant’s principal strengths?) (500 words)
  • Describe the most important piece of constructive feedback you have given the applicant. Please detail the circumstances and the applicant’s response. (500 words)
  • Optional: Is there anything else we should know?

Essay Description

When reviewing the essays, the admissions committee looks for responses which are forthright, genuine and unique. Essays must be accurate and personal. Applicants may not use writing services. there are 3 required essays and two optional essays which can be submitted by applicants. The maxmimum word count for each essay is 300 words

Essay question 1: Tuck students can articulate how the distinctive Tuck MBA will advance their aspirations. Why are you pursuing an MBA and why Tuck?

Essay question 2: Tuck students recognize how their individuality adds to the fabric of Tuck. Tell us who you are.

Essay question 3: Tuck students invest generously in one another’s success even when it is not convenient or easy. Share an example of how you helped someone else succeed.

Optional: Please provide any additional insight or information that you have not addressed elsewhere (e.g., atypical choice of evaluators, factors affecting academic performance, unexplained job gaps or changes). Complete this question only if you feel your candidacy is not fully represented by this application. (300 words)

To be completed by all reapplicants: How have you strengthened your candidacy since you last applied? Please reflect on how you have grown personally and professionally. (300 words)”

Resume

A resume which outlines the applicants professional, academic, and relevent experience must be submitted. Resumes should be one page and include acitivities occuring both during and after their undergraduate experience.

Interview

Interviews are guaranteed to occur for applicants who submit their application early (dates change for each school year admission cycle). Otherwise, students who submit applications later are extended the opportunity to interview by invitation only.

Application Fee

The application fee is $250.

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PROGRAM STRENGTHS

TuckGO

Tuck Business School has developed a distinctive portfolio of global courses aimed at expanding the horizons of their students while honing their leadership skills. These experiential courses assist students in navigating diverse cultures, economies, and industries they may encounter in their professional careers. As part of the MBA program, all students are required to take at least one course in a foreign country. Whether it’s in Ghana or Vietnam, these experiences shape the future global business leaders, preparing them for the challenges of tomorrow.

First Year Project

The first year project at Tuck is a required course for all first year MBA students. At the end of the year, students apply all that they have learned during their first year to solving a year-world and complex issue concerning a variety of clients (from multinational companies to government properties). The Global First Year Project (FYPGO) combines the TuckGO and First year project requirement, meaning students choosing this option can work with international orgnizations such as Irving Oil and The Normandy Institute.

STUDENT LIFE

From housing either on or off campus, to numerous student run clubs and events, students at Tuck can take full advantage of everything Dartmouth college has to offer. The Tuck community supports eachother, and gives students the opportunity to grow intellectually and personally. Students can be a part of Career Clubs where they can receive support and advice on their professional pathways, cultural affinity clubs and event focused clubs are there for students to dive deep into their passions and interests while meeting people with a similar drive and motivation.

MBA PROGRAM OVERVIEW

First Year

The first year at Tuck school of business begins in the summer, with the first semester going from August to October. Students must take classes as part of the core curriculum. These classes help to develop the skills leaders need for decision making, proper analysis of data, and the ability to communicate and execute their vision. Students who have a background in a particular disciplin can apply for an exemption from a core class.

Summer (August - October)

  • Analytics I
  • Financial Accounting
  • Management
  • Communication
  • Managerial Economics
  • Managing People

Fall (October - December)

  • Analytics II
  • Capital Markets
  • Crafting Strategy
  • Marketing
  • Leadership and Corporate Accountability

Second Year

During their second year at Tuck, students can create a flexible curriculum out of over 100 elective courses. This allows students to follow an academic trajectory which supports their future goals and current interests. From accounting to communication, courses in entrepreneurship and experiential global courses, Tuck students have a whole host of areas and interests to choose from. Second year students who want a more flexible and independent route when it comes to their MBA interests, may embark on the independent study curriculum. This study allows students to undertake projects in particular fields and interests. With the support and supervision of two faculty member, the independent study project is then graded at the finale of the year.

Previous topics include:

  • Commercial Assessment of Regenerative Medicine
  • Land Use in the Adirondacks
  • Olympic Business vs. Sports Careers

 

FEATURED PROFESSORS

Vijay Govindarajan

Professor Govindarajan, who often goes by VG, is considered an expert on strategy and innovation around the globe. He has the honor of being the first Professor in Residence and Chief Innovation Consultant as G.E.

While there, he co-authored ‘How GE is Disrupting Itself’, which published in the Harvard Business Review and brought to the fore the concept of reverse innovation. Additionally he was ranked #1 Indian Management Thinker in Thinkers50 Rankings.

Professor Govindarajan has recieved 18 awards and recognitions including the Top 10 Professor in Corporate Executive Education, Paper Award, Academy of Management 1991 and Name a Marvin Bower Faculty Fellow at Harvard Business School for a two-year period (2015).

He has held 7 academic positions, lecturing at Harvard University, the Indian Institute of Management, and INSEAD. Govindarajan recieved his DBA and MBA from Harvard University in 1978 and 1976 respectively and his BA he earned at Annamalai University in 1969. His areas of expertise include Globalization, Innovation, and Execution.

Kenneth French

Kenneth French has worked at the Tuck School of business since 2001. He is known for his expertise in Behavior of Securuity prices and investment strategies. He currently conducts research in Risk and return in domestic and international financial markets, cost of capital, financial regulation, and capital structure.

He is well published, having written on such topics as the value effect and the three-factor model. He current holds an editorial position as advisory editor at the Journal of Financial Economics and the Journal of Banking and Finance. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Dimensional Fund Advisor.

He has held academic positions at the University of Chicago, Yale University and MIT. French holds numerous awards and recognitions, including the Distinguished Alumnus Award, Simon School of Business Administration, University of Rochest 2010, and the Smith Breedon Prize for the best paper in the Journal of Finance, 1992.

French recieved his BA from Lehigh University in 1975, and his MBA and MS from the University of Rochester in 1978 and 1981 respectively and his PhD he also received from the University of Rochester in 1983. He currently teaches a course of Investments.

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