Tuck面经：Phone interview on Feb., conducted by a second-year student

事先沟通了一下能不能用skype, 对方说只能用电话，但通话效果确实比较差。面我的second-year比较会调节气氛，开头闲聊了一下，然后才进入主题。
问的问题很中规中矩：
1）Introduce yourself;
2) Why MBA;
3) Why Tuck;
4) Leadership example;
5) failure;
6) contribution;
7) Q&A

个人感觉essay很关键，比如Tuck的那个 feedback一定要用心写，到了面试很大程度只是kick some people out了；然后Tuck这个学校很在意Why Tuck, 所以感兴趣的TX真的要下点功夫。Hope it helps.

Tuck MBA Jan Round 2月19日 phone interview

very nice的二年级学生，问题和之前同志们贴出来的基本一样，不同的问题有：

1. achievement, why？

2. most difficult problems, how?

3. strength and weakness

我发觉我说英语的时候容易变得很罗嗦，所以扯了50分钟多，感觉时间没这么长，挂了电话才发现竟然有50多分钟。后来还和他聊起几个中国同学，他说大家都很棒。由于紧张，搞得我说话稍有点语无伦次，不过我随时问他能不能理解我的口语，他都说没问题。希望真是如此。。。

Thank you all! Helen, Kevin, Ritchie!

发现每次面试都有遗憾，都有准备不到的地方。不过，人生也是如此，Que sera sera，与大家共勉。

祝大家付出的努力都能得到回报

2010年第一面Tuck MBA 电话面经

刚刚打完电话，二年级学生，很好的人，说话很客气。
问的都是基本问题：

why tuck

why mba

resume

tell me about your self

strength and weekness

questions

在我的努力下，闲聊到42分钟。
今年申请的第一面，感谢网上和子夜开的论坛里的各位的帮助，排名不分先后了，鑫岱，丹，BO，sophie，angela，hittilte，和alex。热心的给我mock。
希望大家都拿到梦想的offer。

Tuck MBA alumni interview

刚刚面试回来，心情还有些激动。早上11点打开邮箱看到了面试通知，然后下一封就是面试官希望今晚面试的通知。那一刻，心快跳到嗓子眼。TUCK是我的dream school, fit and likeable. 之前因为已经是第三轮申请，而且听说它一般喜欢工作时间比较长的，这么久没有消息，以为已经与之失之交臂。但是，它终于在新年快要到来的时候，给了我一次近距离了解它的机会。MBA申请到今天，我已经充分体会到，凡事过程远比结果重要和精彩。I'm grateful to this far I have gone in the process. 校友人很nice, 我很enjoy这个过程。简单得写点面试心得，供后来人参考。

1. go through resume and tell what kind of person you are
2. Why MBA/TUCK
3. Key leadership experience
4. Contribution to TUCK
5. Q&A

校友一直在记笔记，记得很详细，让我觉得非常得真诚和professional. 总之，让我更加爱TUCK了。祝自己好运！

大家新年快乐！！

Tuck MBA phone interview

刚刚做完了Tuck interview， Second Year student， a very nice guy
问题其实就和大家share的一样，还没做的同学不用太担心。把问题准备好就好了。
关键应该还是刚开始有没掌握Chemistry/经验可以尽量有趣一点的说明，因为phone interview没有互动真的很会很冷。
我建议大家一开始可以想一下怎么warm up，然后穿插一些例子和小故事，尤其是在大家都会说类似答案的时候。不过当然还是要be yourself。
我做了大概45分钟，不过英文水平还是没正常发挥，表现的挺糟的。
anyway， 希望面试官不要太挑剔。

Tuck

Tuck是二年级学生，白mm，都是常规问题，笔记记的非常多且认真。

注意：她大概面太多人了，所以喜欢把两个问题和着问。比如自我介绍 + why MBA，我一时糊涂，居然把why tuck给简单掠过了，超郁闷。另外，有的小事例，我可能两句话就概括，进入下一段，但她等我答完，会根据她不清楚的地方问的再具体一些。还有就是，她让我明确毕业后是在美国呆两年还是直接回国。我回答回国，不过不小心说了是觉得在美国找不到想要的工作=_= 真tm郁闷啊啊啊啊啊啊啊

总之就是没Chemistry，面完了我就速速离开这伤心地。

Tuck MBA on-Campus 面经

Interviewed with Tuck a couple of days ago on campus with a 2nd year student.

Class visit + 30 min interview + Campus tour + Q&A

I skipped the last two sections since I had to drive 300 miles back to New Jersey.

Interview was rather conversational and no "random" questions.

- Role at your most recent job
- Why MBA& Why Tuck
- Contribution to Tuck
- Teamwork experience  & what is ur most significant learning from this exp
- Team conflict experience & what is ur most significant learning from this exp
- Failure
- Questions for me？

Good luck to all.

昨天下午在Tuck做完on-campus interview后就穿两州(NH, VT)，过两省(QC, ON)开回多伦多，一路下冰雨，途中见到运油车事故，油罐炸得开花，山石烤得漆黑（希望司机没事），而且这两天new england气候暖和，导致路上严重大雾，为了安全，只能慢慢开，顺便沿途回想了这几天的经历以便贴在此跟大家分享。

先说大家最关心的面试吧，面我的是个二年级女生。地点在一study room。在从waiting room走去面试室的时候互相交流了一下背景。
坐下后直接进入正题。我觉得我有点背，因为刚开始回答问题时我就听见很响的，好像肚子咕咕叫的声音，停了下来，望着面试官，发现她也望着我。然后两人异口同声说 'sorry...'，然后她抢着说，‘I am sorry, it's been like this all morning. I am not feeling very good today.' 才明白，哦，不是我。可接着下来她的肚子几乎每一分钟响一下，而且特别大声，让我非常分心，我在回答的时候好几次停下来问她是否ok, 所以说得有点断断续续，一开始最传统的resume, why now, why mba, why tuck 都没答好。我过了几分钟后才排除一切干扰，精神100%集中。

问题如下：

resume related questions (3 mins):
She didn't ask me to go through my resume, but broke down my resume piece by piece to ask me in details.
Why this undergraduate school?
What I did in my first job, second and third job?
What were the companies business except for the last one which was a Fortune 500 company?
What were my responsibilities?
What I enjoyed most at my current job?

Three whys (5 mins)?

behavioral questions (10 mins):
leadership example
example of a difficult time with a team member or client
She asked some questions based on my answers, such as:
Why did you do that?
Can you tell me more details on how you did that?
How big was the team?
Why was he difficult to deal with?
Do you think it was your problem or his problem? (This was a bit tough. I didn't prepare for this. It took me a while to come up with the answer as i didn't think it was all my fault but at the same time I didn't want to put everything onto the other person.)

Then she asked me if I wanted to add anything. I mentioned two reasons before while I actually had three, but she cut me short, so I mentioned the last point for why Tuck.

The last part was for my questions, I had three questions, but she only allowed me to ask two, and then sent me back to the waiting room.

她严格的把时间控制在30分钟，面试期间好几次提到了‘we are short of time/ we are running out of time.’。在我之前，之后她都有其他面试者。整个过程非常紧凑，但我觉得时间严重不够用。

在waiting room 里，有人面了45分钟，说面试官告诉他面试已经严重超时，但没关系，因为他之后没人。这些还是看运气的~~

根房间里其他人交流了一下，收集了一些其他问题：
tell me a time when you had a conflict with your team member.
do you think you are a team player? example.
do you like outdoor activities?

有一个经验，就是如果你要on-campus面的话，一定要注意控制时间，答案一定要精炼，简洁。因为面试官大多是二年级学生，面完你可能还要面其他人，上课，考试，或者有自己的job interview，所以在mock的时候一定要控制在30分钟。

总的来说，我觉得我essay写的还过得去，但面试就比较烂。接下来就是漫长的等待了。我一到了就直奔amy mitson 的办公室跟她聊了了会天，她刚刚才电面了一个澳洲女生，然后还做了几个on-campus interview。amy其实是专门read asian applications, 有兴趣的同学们应该多找她聊聊，因为她很有可能会读到你的application package。不过当然，Dawna自己会read every single application at least once。

Tuck:

Kristine面的，从why mba开始。中间穿插了career goal, 针对我工作的经历有很多细节的问题。此外还有why now, contribution, why Tuck, personal development，到过的最喜欢的地方等。很多问题都是针对个人经历说到哪儿问到哪儿，而且问得很具体。

Tuck MBA Interview Beijing
刚刚面试归来。 周五接到 Tuck 面试通知。约了周一一大早。应该是北京头一个面的。Kristine 人很nice, 只是我状态实在不好，面的太差了。一些面经供大家参考：

1. why MBA?
2. why Tuck?
3. what your family describe you?
4. your strength and weakness?
5. what can you contribute to Tuck?
6. Teamwork experience
7. Any questions?
都是经典问题。 她还是很详细地记录你说的每一句话。有时候自己都感觉不知道说什么，看着她在记更紧张，都想和她说，不然重来一次。
祝大家好运！

上海Tuck MBA校友面试
这是我的第一个面试。面试官是校友，咨询公司的manager，人很和善。
她主要针对我的简历问了很多问题。主要是学校课外活动方面的。
工作内容问了：

teamwork example




how to lead your team




what do you learn from this success。

然后问了：


Why Tuck




Why MBA




How will you contribute to the school。

最后给我时间问了一些问题。

整个面试持续了近1个小时（可能是我话比较多），气氛很和谐。

我的意见是Just be yourself!
Tuck is my first choice。祝愿自己好运！

shuxuehai 2009-11-11 19:58:43

Tuck 11月11日面经  

在巴黎面的，Alumni面试，感觉他还是很nice的，没有问什么很challenging的问题。本来计划在凯旋门旁边的一家咖啡馆面的，今天那里有什么活动还是什么的，全是人，一大群警察，结果很吵，结果索性他就直接带我去他办公室面了，11:00准时开始。

他go through他的past experiences，1分钟，然后开始问我问题，还说我一定得比他说的详细 ，汗。全部问题如下：
1. go through your resume;
2. why you change the company?
3. what is your greatest achievement in your company?
4. What are the chanllenging experiences that you encounter in your company?
5. Why France?
6. Differences between French and Chinese teaching system?
7. Why MBA? Why Tuck?
8. You said you spoke French fluently. We may communicate in French a little?

开始用法语聊了。
9. Interests?
10. Questions for me?

他最后问我为什么不去美国参观campus，我说需要签证，然后开玩笑说如果tuck admit了我，我就拿admission letter去签证，嘿。
整个过程50分钟，气氛不是challenging的，祝接下来面试的XDJM一路顺风。

Tuck interview share
昨天去了Tuck的面试，面试官是Amy Mitson, Associate Director of Admissions. 地点在瑞吉红塔酒店的lobby。我的面试时间总共40分钟。

Amy非常nice，走进去的时候就看到她坐在lobby中央的沙发上，过去直接打了个招呼就开始聊了。

面试问题比较常规，不是那种很challenge的压力面试，过程就像聊天，我觉得能清晰表达自己想说的就好。Go through Resume，3个Why，Example of the tough time in first job. Why change job to second job. What do you learn from 1st, 2nd job. You dreaming job after graduation from Tuck. Career goal. How do you adapt to study and life in Tuck. Your contribution to Tuck.
聊完之后让我问问题，我问了3个感兴趣问题，结果她还很热情的继续让我问。我觉得大家可以准备多些问题问。其他又闲聊了5分钟左右出来。
希望自己好运，也祝其他Tuck申请人好运=）

rainbower攒人品，发Tuck 面经了 今天参加了一天的活动，早上跟T11的学生一起上课，中午吃饭的时候和学生聊天，下午campus tour ＋Q&A+面试。面试是由二年级的学生面的，大概问题：


1，walk thru your resume

2, why MBA, why TUCK,  

3,teamwork sample

4,some qusetions about my work

5, contribution to tuck

气氛非常轻松，友好，完全不必紧张。就是天气一下变的很冷，穿着面试的衣服参观校园被风吹着了，回家虚脱一般的头疼。祝大家好运

Round 2 / Phone Interview / International Student / 2nd year student (Published February 11, 2010)

I just completed an admission commitee initiated phone interview with a second year student. The interview was very laid-back and the interviewer made me feel really confortable. All in all, it took 55 minutes.

Walk me through your resume (the biggest part)
Why an MBA and why now?
Why Tuck?
What can you bring to the Tuck community?

Round 2 / On-campus - self-initiated / AdCom (Published February 5th, 2010)

I completed a self-initiated interview at Tuck. It was very laid-back, informal interview. The interviewer was very pleasant and made me feel very comfortable.

Walk me through your resume

Tell about a time you worked on a team.

What are the qualities that make you successful on a team?

Tell me about a time you experienced conflict on a team, and how you handled it?

Why MBA, Why Tuck?

Round 2 / On-campus / Adcom (Published February 1st, 2010)

~45 minutes, very laid back

We definitely covered the whole resume, though not in order, i.e. no "walk me through your resume" question.
Got the standard why MBA and why Tuck questions.
Asked me what type of leader I was
Inquired about how I spend free time
For long term goals, asked if I had any ideas (since I mentioned entrepreneur aspirations)
Ended by asking what I had hoped she would ask but didn't. I responded that I was expecting more about my lack of a quant background, which led to some talk about GMAT scores.
Overall very friendly and welcoming. At no point did she attempt to surprise me with trick questions or anything of the sort.

Round 2 / On-campus / Second year student (Published January 26th, 2010)

Definitely low-key. The interview got married where I went to undergrad and we chatted about that for a little bit.

Walk me through your resume.
Why MBA?
Why Tuck?
Didn't directly ask Short and Long -term goals but we worked it in
Talk about how you work in teams? (particularly with little guidance)
Talk about time you had to resolve a conflict and disagree with a teammate
Tell me about some of your activities outside of work
What about your analytical skills (I gave several examples of analytical background but he seemed most impressed when I cited understanding a specific concept from the Corporate Finance class I had sat in on)
Anything else I should know about you, why Tuck, etc.
Probing Questions: How many clients do you have now? Why would you leave your business?

Round 2 / On-campus / Second Year Student (Published January 22nd, 2010)

I interviewed on campus with a second year student for round 2 (this week).

Overall, the interview was fairly laid back.

Questions asked:

Tell me more about yourself that I can’t see from your resume
Talk about your current job, your work in London, etc.
What motivates you to get an MBA at this point in your career
Why do you want an MBA at Tuck
Tell me about a time you had to deal with a difficult teammate
What will you be involved with at Tuck
What is your biggest accomplishment in your personal and/or professional life
His questions took about 30 minutes. I then had 5 – 10 minutes of time to ask him a few questions.

Early Action / On-campus / Second Year Student / Mid-October (Published January 6th, 2010)

The style of the interview was pretty laid back as I had heard from Tuck students and alums that I had spoken to. The interviewer introduced herself and we chatted a bit about my day at Tuck. She happened to be from New York as well and was pursuing Entrepreneurship, which was my focus as well. We also talked briefly about my campus visit.

Walk me through your resume (she hadn't seen it before hand)
What are your goals? Why do you need an MBA?
Why Tuck? (I could tell she liked the research I had done).
Why did you from firm X to Y and then Y to Z?
How did you deal with a difficult teammate?
Questions for me?
I asked her about her experience in pursuing Entrepreneurship and got a few more resources out of the conversation. She went into a lot of detail on how Tuck helped her go from the idea stage to an actual company. I also asked her about the close-knit aspect of Tuck and she related some experiences similar to what I heard from the other alumni. Also spoke a bit about Tuck and partners briefly. Overall, she really appreciated the research I had done since she said one needs to know what they are getting into in terms of location, accessibility etc.

Early Action / On-campus / Second Year Student / Mid-September (Published December 4, 2009)

It was very laid back, as expected. My interviewer was a 2nd year student who was very friendly. We chatted on the walk from the admissions office to the interview room. It was relaxed and cordial. He started with the disclaimer that he would be taking notes, and not to let it throw me off, because he was listening. Questions he asked:

Walk me through you resume
I see experience in country XX, tell me about that.
Why MBA? Why now?
Why Tuck?
Talk about a time you worked in a team.
Talk about a time you disgreed with your boss/supervisor and how it was resolved.
Imagine you are selling yourself to the adcom. What are the three things about yourself you would want them to know?
Any questions for interviewer.
In general, the interview was exactly what I had expected based on my research of Tuck. Laid back, not much in the way of behavioral questions, and a focus on teamwork. I'd say prepare thoroughly for the Why Tuck question and have a solid idea of how you want to walk through your resume.

Nov. Round / Applicant-initiated / 2 yr student / On-campus / Nov 12, 2008 (Published February 5th, 2009)

To have my interview done before the deadline, I scheduled the interview on the last day and submitted the application right after the interview in the lounge.

The interview was very generic, 30 mins, same as what was published on clearadmit. It was a blind interview by a second year student, who had already got a offer from Merill Lynch. The interview itself was very laid back. He had not seen my resume until I handed it to him. The interviewer was excited to tell me that all members of his band got into the same firm, and they will rock together... I noticed he's quite engaged in his band practice, as he grabbed his guitar right after our interview to join the practice. Seems these guys were really having a great time at Tuck.

Here are the Questions asked:

Walk me thru your resume, let's start from undergraduate.
Why MBA? Why Now? Why Tuck?
Tell us about a experience of team work?
Any failure stories so far? (I answered very badly)
any international experience?
What do you think you can bring to Tuck?
Any additional info that you’d like admissions-committee to know. ( I just said no. that was stupid!)
any questions you have regarding Tuck?
Since this was my first interview during the MBA quest, I did not so weel. I didn't prepare well and failed to build a strategy regarding the ways to answer each question. And my essays was also completed in a rush, so I think I might have failed.

Early Decision (Waitlisted) / Telephone (Published February 4th, 2009)

Just completed a telephonic interview with Tuck. (I apped in EA round, was waitlisted and then they wrote back saying that they would like to interview me)

The interview was very generic. There were no surprises. It wasn’t a blind interview. I believe she had my full application in front of her or at least, had gone through that in full.

Here are the Qs asked in the exact order that they were asked:

Tell me something about yourself covering your education, work-ex and your motivation for an MBA. (Answered as usual, but while covering work-ex, mentioned the switch from company X to company Y and underlined that company Y is very selective. (This was a lesson from Goizueta Interview ) )
You mentioned company Y is very selective. Why do you think so? And why did they select you? (Explained the rigorous process. As expected, she was impressed. Then, mentioned my traits like technical excellence, problem solving skills and teamwork)
Tell us about a work-related team-story. (Told)
What do your colleagues admire most about you? ( Quoted some qualities, with example. got appreciation)
Motivation for an MBA now. (Told, she sounded convinced)
Why Tuck? (Explained in detail, Clubs, courses, reputation; connected with my goals; she liked my homework)
How did you get to know about Tuck? (Told the whole story starting with the first time I saw the name in one of the rankings to the alum-hosted admission event. Mentioned how I loved the way their alum stood for them once they needed to postpone the visit. Told them how even I am connected strongly with my alma-mater. She liked this.)
Tell us tour involvement with Toastmasters. (Explained in detail how TM made me a better speaker, better leader and a better person. Mentioned that I’d like to rejuvenate Tuckmasters, the now defunct TM club of Tuck. She complimented me on that saying that TM is really a gr8 organization to be involved with.)
Any additional info that you’d like admissions-committee to know. ( Told about recent updates from work-front. She again sounded impressed and asked me to send a detailed note for this.)
Next, she asked if i have any specific Qs related to the WL process or anything else. Here r the Qs i asked:

Next step for WL candidates. (Nothing. It’s a long wait and all the waitlisted candidates would be evaluated at the end of last round. )
What about internationals? Don’t you encourage internationals to apply early to avoid Visa-hassles?? ( Yup, They are seeing to it that if possible, international candidates are notified a bit earlier. But that too will take at least a couple of months.)
Any chance of school/finaid for us. (School: no chances, all decisions with admit-decisions; finaid: chances are there.)
Possibility of a no-cosigner loan? (Tuck is still looking, but the last she knew, there was no improvement in situation.)
Overall, the interview went very well. I was very confident this time. (Goizueta effect maybe) I guess it was the kind that would have got me a seat at Tuck, had it been a regular interview. Even now i guess it may fetch me a seat some time in May.

Round 2 / Admission-Initiated interview (Published February 4th, 2009)

We met in his office. Pleasant and laid back interview. He told me the interviews were casual and I did not need to wear a suit. He already had my resume printed, but I brought a resume binder & resume just in case.

Tell me about yourself and why you are applying for an MBA
Why did you choose your firm
Tell me about a team member that was difficult to deal with
Tell me about your involvement in your community service
Tell me about a failure or weakness
What do you think you can bring to Tuck, given that the students are so close and many have a lot more experience than you
What type of classes would you want to take at Tuck
Where is your favorite place you traveled
I asked what clubs / activities he did and what advice he would give to me for activities to join.

Right at ~60 minutes.

Early Action / Second-Year Student / on-campus / Accepted! (Published January 28th, 2009)

I was an EA Tuck accepted Tuck applicant and did my interview about two weeks before the application was due. I would definitely recommend everyone to sign up for the on-campus interview if you can. Visiting the school you get the opportunity to see the campus and also explain a little bit more about why you think you'd be a good fit. Also, since Tuck is a unique place it is important that you feel a connection to a place that is pretty isolated but team oriented.

The interview itself was very laidb ack with a second year student. She had not seen my resume until I handed it to her so it was really a "blind" interview. She asked very general questions:

Walk me through your resume
Tell me about an experience where you led a team
Tell me about a difficult experience that you faced
Why Tuck and why now?
Those were really the only direct questions and the conversation flowed from there. It was a very good interview in that it gave you a sense of how Tuck approaches things: casually and with a focus on teamwork. She talked quite a bit about her own experiences at Tuck which was interesting but made me nervous that I was not contributing to my own case but since I was accepted I suppose it all worked out in the end.

Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus (Published December 9th, 2008)

Tuck invites all applicants to come visit the school and interview before (or right after) you apply. I scheduled my interview for the end of the day, so that I could participate in all the events they line up for applicants before my interview. At the beginning of the day, I was paired up with a current student and went to class and lunch with him. Then, there was a campus tour, followed by a brief Q&A with an AdCom. I think it is wise to schedule your interview for the end of the day because the interviewer really wants to find out why you want to go to Tuck and the events of the day can help you decide for yourself whether Tuck is right for you.

Questions:

Walk-through of my resume, starting from undergrad. Wanted to know what I was involved in outside of class in undergrad.
Why MBA? Which led to discussion of what my goals were after school and what my dream goal is.
Why Tuck? (This is very important to them and it seems they ask everyone this)
Tell about a time / how I work in teams.
Tell about a time / how I lead.
How will I get involved in Tuck, outside of class? (what groups and activities?)
I felt prepared for each of these questions, except the last one because based on talks I’ve had with current students and alumni, it seems that between course-work and recruiting, students have little time for extra-curriculars, especially in the demanding Fall Term. Anyway, in general, I’d like to say that people were extremely friendly here and that they really are looking for fit and people who know what they’re getting into in terms of the location of the school.

Round 1 / 2nd year student /On-campus (Published December 4th, 2008)

This was a quite basic interview. We started talking on our way from the admissions office to the interview room so it set a really conversational format for the interview.

Once we arrived he asked (I am formalizing the questions but again, it really sounded conversational)

Walk me through your resume
Why MBA and why Tuck/Goals short term and long term?
What's your experience working in teams?
What are your strengths? Weaknesses?
3 months down the road in the MBA program, what will your teammates say about you?
Tell me about a team failure.
What will you bring to the community at Tuck?
Do you have any questions for me?
Honestly, it was exactly what the essays were about-the interview is blind so the interviewer has not seen your essays. I think they like to check your story for consistency and make sure you are not a psycho. The interviewer was really friendly and he took a significant amount of notes during the interview, and even when I asked questions he took some notes about what the aspects of the MBA program I was asking about... One piece of advice: do your homework!

Tuck Interview Early Action / Second Year Student / On-campus / Admitted! (Published January 31st, 2008)

Wonderful experience, Tuck's strategy of bringing everyone in definitely ensures that students know the environment they will be in should they choose to go there. The interviewer was extremely friendly, I got the impression he had never done any interviewing before, whether for school or professionally.

Started off focusing on my educational background, specifically my minor and why I chose that - talked about this much longer than I would have expected
Why MBA
Why Tuck
Career plans
Then we went into extracurriculars, which was another lengthy sidetrack. Was concerned that I was spending too much time here, but he and I had some similar and genuine interests.
Then we switched, so I got to ask about what he enjoyed most about Tuck, and specifically his experience coming with a partner as I was in the same boat.

Tuck Interview Early Action. Student interview. On campus. (Published November 14, 2007)

I interviewed on campus of Tuck. First of all I would applause the helping nature of the people at dartmouth college. Everyone over there is very helping in nature and you as a prospective candidate are also expected to be so. If you are not the helping kind forget about Tuck. It is a small school with a very vibrant community. If you are thinking to go to Tuck then think of it as another family and talk accordingly. I liked the school and the people very much as expected since I had been in touch with a few alums for a while.

My interview was in the late after noon and I was the last candidate to be interviewed for the day. Avoid being the last candidate it doesnt help in anyway. You would have lost stamina by the end of the day and the same would have happened to your interviewer. And be very careful if it is a student interivew it is not easy as general myth prevails. It is very conversational but the students are a tough game. The school visit included a class on Decision making and a tour by a 2nd year student. You also get a chance to get your doubts clarified by the admissions staff regarding the admissions process. Now here are the questions

Why MBA and Why now and Why Tuck. (Easy one I guess if you have done your application)
How was your day at Tuck. What class did you attend. Who was the teacher. and how was the experience. ( Now do remember the teachers name. I couldnt recall the name at all. thanks to my trip due which I had not slept for 36 hours and brain would not respond at all. On my way back from hanover just after 2 hours of interview I even forgot that I was driving a car on a highway. :-) luckily i survived to share this weird experience)
Did you have a tour . Who was the student. ( Gosh! Again I am stuck with the name. I knew everything he talked about from the mail room to the party place and even his interests and his future plans since I asked him loads of questions , infact I was the only one asking questions but damn I dont remember his name)
Did you have a meeting with the admissions staff. How was it. (Good she didnt ask me the name this time. Bcoz the only name I remembered was Dawna clarke, the admissions director and she wasn't the one I met. I was wondering I hope she doesnt ask me her name since I didn't remember that as well. At the end of the interview she gave me her business card and I got to know her name and was able to say goodbye alongwith the name. I am very good at remembering people and names but it just wasnt my day.)
Did you ever recieve a feedback. ( This led to a conversation which was also one of my essays. I stupidly said tht I dont give feedback though i meant to say something else but realised the mistake very late. Lack of sleep can drive you insane)
Are you able to work in teams. Tell me something about an experience you had while working in teams. Because at tuck we work in small teams. and how helpful are you. ( this led to my another essay question discussion and wasn't difficult to handle.)
What will you bring to the Tuck community. ( Easy one to handle since it was again an essay question)
Do you have any questions about tuck. ( I had already asked so many since morning that i wasn't left with many. But still I managed to get a few good ones. But my biggest mistake was that I asked her why would you recommend Tuck to me. I wanted to ask how was your Tuck experience but phrased it in a wrong way. She seemed a bit pissed off at this since the question as itself would make her market Tuck which she didnt like.)
I really don't know how much weightage interview has because on reflection mine seems to be screwed up. and also I don't really understand the purpose of the questions I was asked because they were the same one's of the application. They didnt really give them anymore info about me. My resume and hobbies could have opened up a plethora of interesting stories which were not there in the application. but it seems it just wasn't my day or to look at it positively i avoided a few more insanse answers.

But I would personally recommend Tuck to everyone because it is a good school for people who need help at tasks and are not one man army. The community is very good but they really need people who are vocal enough.

Best Of luck. And do get a good sleep before interview else you might end up like me.

Tuck Interview Early Action. (Published September 16, 2007)

Why MBA at this point
Why Tuck
Example of a Failure
Example of how I was able to convince people (kinda like an outsider question)
What do you not like about your job?
What do you do for fun?
What do you cook? (seriously)

Tuck Representative, Off-Campus, Jan Round (waitlisted). MBAStarter (Published March 14, 2007)

My Tuck interview took place in Delhi sometime back.

Here's what I was asked:

If I were not to see your resume, what one thing would you take along if I send you to the moon or Mars? Then some discussion on what I answered.

What one word describes you the best?
What makes teams work? Some ques about teamwork v/s individual brilliance.
Questions about my experiences as a team lead.
What will your friends say if I ask them about your strengths? And weaknesses? Asked for examples on why I felt those to be my weaknesses.
My experiences in community service – what is one particular experience that you are proud of?
Why MBA?
Why Now?
Why Tuck?
Any questions you want to ask?
Tuck interview in India is a bit different from that of other schools. Tuck has appointed a dedicated representative for Asia, and he interviews prospective students across Singapore, Bangladesh, India, China etc. In the end, I was not too sure if this is a good idea. The representative is not a Tuck pass out, so I felt the interview lacked the vital ‘Tuck perspective’ that an alum would have provided me with. At the same time, I think it is better than a telephonic interview that is the norm for most US B-schools - in case no alumni is available.

Overall, it was pretty much a ‘textbook interview’. I came out with a feeling that there was still some information that I could have put across. A key question I wanted to address was why they should take me in Tuck. While I did weave in plenty of stories that would help him judge the answer to this question, there was still some stuff that I could have added. He did not ask me if I wanted to say something else, and I thought it wise to leave it at that.

On-campus student interview, Early Decision Round for Fall 2007 (Published January 28, 2007)

My interview was with a second year student who was friendly and professional. The interview was relaxed and comfortable. The interviewer had a copy of my resume and was familiar with it. However, he was unfamiliar with my field, which meant I had to briefly explain my industry’s landscape and my position in it during the initial “walk me through your resume” question.

Additional questions:

What are your Post-MBA career goals?
Why MBA and why now?
Tuck is different than other schools, especially in terms of location, why do you think it’s the right school for you? (Read: Why Tuck?)
Q&A
The interview was brief approximately 35-40. Overall the interviewer was professional, warm and relaxed – a good experience. One caveat: virtually every student I spoke with at Tuck mentioned (in one way or another) that because of the workload and the small community’s emphasis on extra-curricular participation, first-years tend to get only 5-6 hours of sleep per night.

Early Action Round (Class of 2009): AdCom Interview: Accepted (Published January 2007)

My interview was scheduled at 9:00 AM at the School. I was interviewed by an AdCom member and a trainee 2nd year student. The interviewers made me feel very comfortable. I was also helped by the fact that I approached it as a conversation rather than an interview. It was resume based and along the standard lines of "Walk me through the resume" , "Why Tuck" etc. We talked a bit about my extra-curricular activities too. I was asked a couple of questions on how my peers viewed me as a person. After that answer I was asked how did my friends view me as a person. The interviewers also tried to find out how I had researched Tuck, whether through alumni contacts/websites etc. [I had mainly researched the website]. The Post-MBA questions were very direct and I did everything short of naming the company I wanted to work for post MBA [or maybe I did name the company ]

It was a short interview. Barely stretched 20 minutes. But I was surprised at myself regarding the amount of information I was able to convey in that time I made sure that I got across concrete examples of all my qualities, activities and work experiences. It didnt really make that much of a difference that the interview was prior to the class visits.

Just make sure that you know exactly why you want to be at Tuck. Be sure of your career goals and be honest. It helps!

Round 1, Second Year Student (Published November 26, 2006)

My interview experience with Tuck second year student:

He was very friendly and on the way to his office, we started talking about my working experience and the projects I have worked on. After we sat down, we continued this topic and I gave him a bunch of funny stories and interesting experience about my projects. Considering his real estate background, I explained my experience pretty well as I used few tech terms and he nodded with smile. After we finished with those fun information exchange, he asked the following questions:

go over your resume and talk about team experience you have
did you have experience dealing with a touch/uncooperative team member?
How did you motivate people?
What outdoor activities do you enjoy?
how I am going to deal with the current startup if into the MBA?
Q & A
I feel like Tuck emphasized a lot of team work but did not ask any leadership stories. So I told a team work story of my outdoor activity. Basically, I gave out four team work stories, cannot imagine I had that many in my mind. I think the interviewer did a good job relaxing me because I felt pretty good going over those stories.

Other experience at Tuck:

Took the business communication (writing) class, which is an interesting class. Lots of interactions and students even invited us to express our ideas for group discussion.
Talked with first year students during lunch and they like the place very much and the faculties and the classes. Seems the only issue is how to balance the lives of family members. Not many places to go and far from other cities. Especially the location in the mountains which makes it difficulty to drive in the foggy winter season.
tour of the campus was ok and what impressed was the dorm like places where it is easy to organize parties!

Round 1, Second Year Student (Published October 2006)

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,

2005 Season, Round 2 Interview

My interviewer was a male second year student (formerly in the military) who was very friendly and did try to sell the school. We talked a lot about my work experience - and I did highlight the fact that I had worked with colleagues abroad, etc. We also talked a little about my China experience - he found the fact that I was in Beijing during the SARS epidemic quite interesting. (He lived in different countries in Asia so is more or less familiar with the place). We also talked a little bit about my hobbies.

He asked me the standard why mba/tuck/now, and finished with questions on what i thought my strengths and weaknesses were.

Overall I think I did very well. I kept an upbeat tone and after describing some "challenges" at work (like starting a Quality initiative) - he sounded impressed (said "wow" and that must have been hard, etc). I asked about his experiences at and opinions on Tuck - and he was very responsive and had a lot to say.

I had a very good feeling after the interview and he sounded like he enjoyed our conversation. So now I am just crossing my fingers and hoping for the best!

16 Dec 2005 / Phone Interview with 2nd year student / Dec 6th round / International candidate / Dinged (Report filed on 26 Feb 2006)

It was a phone interview. The interviewer gave me the option to choose the date and time. There werent any unexpected questions. I was asked to start with a walkthrough of my resume, then the regular why MBA? and why Tuck? I probably touched everything within these three questions because I wasn't asked much else. It was very informal, conversation like. The interviewer made me comfortable.

He asked me if I had any questions and I asked him something related to the curriculum at Tuck. I think I rambled on a bit about my resume and thats probably what took the interview to 45 mins instead of the planned 30 mins. (and, in retrospect, maybe thats what killed my app too! But thats just an optimistic guess... It could have well been my essays or the need for further diversity on the campus.)

Student

My early morning interview was fairly short – 20 minutes – the interviewer had to be somewhere else. She was a 2nd year and seemed to have a list of generic questions that she went through. The interview was totally blind as I hadn’t even submitted my application at the time. The first was “This is your first visit to Tuck and you haven’t had a chance to sit in on a class or take a school tour. How do you know that Tuck is the right place for you?” The remaining were:

Walk me through your resume
Why an MBA? Why now?
What are your short-term and long-term goals?
How will Tuck help you to achieve them?
What do you do outside work? What do you do for fun?
A couple of unusual questions were

What will you miss the most upon moving to Hanover?
What are you most proud of?
What is the worst part about working in teams?
At the end, she clearly asked me if I wanted to cover anything else that she hadn’t already asked, and I took the opportunity to highlight a couple of things that hadn’t already been covered. Given the length of your interview, your answers have to be very crisp.

There were only 2-3 minutes to ask questions at the end because she had to run off somewhere else. She actually said that living in the dorms could leave you with little privacy – I hadn’t expected her to say anything negative about the Tuck experience.

Student, on-campus

My Tuck interview was the first one I did - probably not the best idea since it's pretty high on my list of choices. I had been to the Dartmouth campus a few times during undergrad, so I was familiar with the environment. There were about 15 others visiting the same day as I, and I realized quickly how tight the timeliness were for completing an interview.

As everyone else does, I interviewed with a 2nd year student. I was a bit nervous, but I think that's par for the course. Some of the good things:

Similar work background to my interviewer, so I didn't have to spend a ton of time explaining what I did.
Had lots of good answers for what I would do if I had a year off from school...I said I would write a fictional novel about a guy who leaves his job to travel through South America, discovers a hidden river deep in the rain forest, and opens a white-water rafting company there. I really would.
Answered the behavioral questions well...pretty much everything I do these days at work is managing people and expectations, so I feel confident that I've got some good instincts in this area.
I asked lots of questions about the program, and felt I showed that I had done my research - avoided the basics and got to the details of specific things I'm interested in.
Some of the things I've avoided since this interview:

Asking TOO MANY questions....at the end of the interview, I said I could go on forever asking questions. We were rushed leaving the room, and it felt a bit awkward. She almost forgot to give me a card. I thought a 30 minute slot was too short...I guess the author of Blink might disagree and say first impressions are the most important.
Mentioning that I'm excited to get out of the corporate "jungle" for a couple of years. Just a bad statement altogether. Not sure if that one will bite me.
Spending too much time on my resume. I realized about halfway through that I was giving too much detail...I tried to recover, but fear I glossed over some important recent achievements too quickly, while spending more time on my first position out of undergrad.
In summary, I don't think the interview is going to set me apart in any way, but I don't think it was a disaster. Probably a 6 on a scale of 1 to 10.

Tuck Interview

Tuck interview was pretty straight forward, as mentioned on this site The questions included:

Walk me through your resume
What are your goals (long term and short term)
Why MBA, why now and why Tuck
Tell me about a time when you took lead in a team setting (the interviewer
mentioned that being a team player was very important at Tuck)

What do you do outside of work.
Any questions for me
I asked him how did they manage to get good professors given the remote location and the absence of a PhD program and I asked him what percent of spouses/ partners lived in Boston and how does that work for them.

One of undergrad friends is at Tuck and he answered most of my other concerns.

One interesting thing at Tuck was that the interviewer was from my city and had spent 7 years in the Venture Capital industry - makes me wonder if this was more than just a coincidence.

1/11/06: December round phone interview with second year student on 1/4/06.

The call came on time at 8:45pm and the interview took about 35 minutes (my interviewer had an 8:30am class, 9:30pm my time). Questions asked:

Question about one of my extracurricular activities.
Why do you need an MBA now?
What do you want from an MBA program?
How do you see yourself contributing to Tuck?
Give me an example of a time when you set a goal and what you did to achieve it.
It was a straightforward interview without any questions designed to trip me up. Despite that, I didn't quite execute as well as I should have due to a bad case of nerves. At the end I asked the interviewer about his experiences with his first year project and international field study. You have to really know your Why MBA and Why Tuck stories to do well in the interview. And practice!! This was my first interview and I didn't do any mock interviews before, so that really hurt. For those interested, here's a more in depth analysis of where I screwed up.

Early action round (For Fall 2006) - Phone interview with a 2nd year student on 01/Nov/05.

I was never comfortable during the interview. I figure I am better in a face-to-face interview than in a phone setup. The questions:-

Walk me through your resume.
Why MBA/Tuck/Now?
How do you know if you are a good fit for Tuck?
Examples of teamwork.
How do you handle a diffilcult team mate?
If you had one year completely off, what would you do?
Any questions for the interviewer.
The interview lasted about 20 mins. It did not help at all that it was Diwali night in India with loud firecracker noises in the background. It was a very average interview for me and it showed in the final result, I was dinged. I guess Tuck's interview is more of a fit interview and you must know a great deal about Tuck to be able to convincingly demonstrate why Tuck?

sd 12/20/2005: Interviewed on campus with a second year student.

The interviewer picked me up from the waiting area and we headed off into one of the admissions offices so the whole situation was very informal. Questions:

Walkthrough of resume. (He interrupted me to ask me about some specific details of certain international experiences and what I'd learnt from them).
Why MBA? Why now? This was the standard long term/short term goals question.
Why Tuck? I spoke about some experiences I'd had speaking to Tuck students and alumni. He happened to know my student contact so we spent sometime chatting about that.
What was your greatest accomplishment?
Example of a great leader, and what do you think made him great?
After your first year how would your team mates at Tuck describe you?
Finally he asked about a detail from the extra-curricular section of my resume.
We ended on a light note chatting about what his MBA experience had been like, about Tuck and Dartmouth in general.

Overall tips - know your resume, know why you want to go to Tuck specifically. also be very clear about why you want to leave your city X and move to Hanover.

Early Decision, Re-applicant, phone interview

Location : KL, Malaysia. Decision : Admitted As a re-applicant i applied in the Early action round (For Fall 2006) - Since i can't make a trip to Tuck, i opted for phone interview with a 2nd year student on 10/Nov/05. Naturally i was nervous, as i am an international applicant phone interview poses some challenges to me. Of the bat i told the interviewer that i was nervous yet excited about the interview. Interview took the time to put me at ease. Here are the questions:-

She can't find me resume on the computer. Thus resorted to asking me to walk her thru my resume. It was a bit difficult as she was not a technical person.
Why do you need an MBA and particularly why Tuck and why now?
What can you contribute to Tuck?
Have you experienced a ethical dilemma? What did you do?
Any questions for the interviewer. Which i did. I asked her what she liked most about Tuck? And how Tuck improved her leadership skills?
I was told likeability is important factor that goes into your interview evaluation. Thus make sure you are in good mood.

Signing off, JoshuaMy