Published: February 26, 2026
Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
What questions were you asked? 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA? Why now? 3. Why Tuck? 4. Contributions you plan to make at Tuck? 5. What are your core values? 6. TMAT you received criticism and how you dealt with it. 7. TMAT success didn’t come and how did you bounce back. 8. Proudest Accomplishment? 9. TMAT you gave negative feedback to someone. What type of interview (résumé-based or application-based, standard or behavioral) was it? Résumé-based and behavioral What did you think of the interview? It was
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Published: February 22, 2026
Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
I was interviewed by a second-year student who seemed a bit new to the interviewing game. I felt like there were awkward pauses that I almost had to steer the conversation. She asked typical questions like: Why MBA? Why now? Why tuck? Describe a time when you went above and beyond for someone else. What will you contribute to tuck? Short- and long-term goals? Maybe it was the fact that this was a Zoom interview, but we weren’t really able to connect fundamentally. Maybe this means I’m not a good fit for the school, but isn’t the point of the
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Published: November 17, 2025
Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Beyond the 3 ‘Whys’ (MBA, Now, Tuck), my interviewer was mostly interested in my work experience (what I do at work, achievements I’m proud of, how I serve my community), and asked some questions designed to discreetly assess my preparedness for an MBA program in a rural setting (what I like to do outside of work). I also believe my interviewer was assigned to me as we shared a similar background (worked at same firm pre-MBA), so the common ground helped ease us into the interview. Altogether, very conversational, straightforward, and casual!
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