Dartmouth Tuck MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Early Action / Second Year Student / On Campus

I went to Tuck to do an applicant-initiated interview, plus a campus tour and information session. Overall, the campus atmosphere was very pleasant, if a little isolated (3-hour drive from Boston). I was interviewed by a second-year student, and I hadn’t sent in my application at that point yet, so the interview was blind. The student was very pleasant, introduced himself, and told me about his background before business school. The interview was very conversational, and included these questions:

1. Walk me through your resume.
2. Why an MBA? Why an MBA now?
3. Why Tuck versus another school?
4. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
5. Tell me about a time when you exceeded your manager’s expectations.
6. Do you have any questions for me?

Overall, nothing surprised me about the interview, since these are fairly normal questions for MBA interviews. What I can conclude about Tuck is they are very fair in regards to letting everybody interview, but also very thorough as they probe through your background and whether or not you’re a fit for the school.

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