Dartmouth Tuck MBA Essays

Essay Writing Tips and Application Deadlines

Tuck students can articulate how the distinctive Tuck MBA will advance their aspirations. Why are you pursuing an MBA and why Tuck? (300 words)

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How is your experience so far insufficient to achieve your career goals. Show what skills, abilities and experiences you need to acquire and how specific aspects of the Tuck MBA will help you acquire them.

Tuck students recognize how their individuality adds to the fabric of Tuck. Tell us who you are. (300 words)

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Bring out your unique traits - the things you are good at and those that have brought you success. How will these traits help you as you go about your MBA experience at Tuck?

Tuck students are encouraging, collaborative and empathetic, even when it is not convenient or easy. Describe a meaningful experience in which you exemplified one or more of these attributes. (300 words)

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Share an experience when you demonstrated one or more of the abilities described in the question.

3. (Optional) Please provide any additional insight or information that you have not addressed elsewhere that may be helpful in reviewing your application (e.g., unusual choice of evaluators, weaknesses in academic performance, unexplained job gaps or changes, etc.). Complete this question only if you feel your candidacy is not fully represented by this application.

Don't sumarize your application here. Address a negative if you are sure you can address it and not highlight it. You can also say something important that you haven't been able to share elsewhere in the application. It's OK if you don't submit the optional essay.