Concern #1: Last year, Tuck deferred and admitted many candidates into the Class of 2008 so there are fewer spots available than normal.
This is actually not the case at Tuck. Every year, Tuck grants a limited number of deferrals to applicants for various reasons such as military service, unexpected family emergency or illness. Others are granted on a case-by-case basis. Two years ago, more students than anticipated decided to enroll at Tuck for the Class of 2006. That year, we did admit a few strong candidates directly into the Class of 2007 since we had no room left in the Class of 2006. But that was an anomalous year. We did not face the same situation last year. The number of students who deferred into the class of 2008 was not larger than usual. Accordingly, we are able to offer the same number of places in the Class of 2008 as we have traditionally.
So most importantly, the deferral situation from two years ago will not have any impact on the number of offers of admission we make to this year’s entering class.
Concern #2: Tuck received a 40% increase in Early Action applications so there will be much more competition for spots in the class of 2008.
We did experience an increase in applications for the Early Action
round. However, this increase is not predictive of an overall increase in applications this year. Rest assured that we will have spots available for the Class of 2008 in all rounds this year, and we encourage you to apply.
Please contact anyone here at Tuck Admissions if you have questions
about the application process at 603-646-3162 or tuck.admissions@dartmouth.edu. We are always happy to speak with you.
Good luck with your applications!
Dawna Clarke
Director of Admissions
