Tuck School / Dartmouth MBA Essay Questions & Deadlines for 2013-14 MBA Application

The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College released its MBA essay questions and deadlines for the 2013-14 application season for the class entering in Fall 2014.

Tuck School of Business Full-time MBA Application Deadlines for 2013-14:

Round	Application Due	Decision Date
Early Action	09-Oct-2013	18-Dec-2013
November	06-Nov-2013	07-Feb-2014
January	03-Jan-2014	14-Mar-2014
April	02-Apr-2014	16-May-2014
1st Round Consortium	15-Oct-2013	07-Feb-2014
2nd Round Consortium	15-Jan-2014	14-Mar-2014

The early action round is non-binding. You can view the deadlines in further detail here.

Instructions: Essays have a word limit of 500 words each and are to be double-spaced

Required Essays

1. Why is an MBA a critical next step toward your short- and long-term career goals? Why is Tuck the best MBA fit for you and your goals and why are you the best fit for Tuck?
2. Tell us about your most meaningful collaborative leadership experience and what role you played. What did you learn about your own individual strengths and weaknesses through this experience?
3. Describe a circumstance in your life in which you faced adversity, failure, or setback. What actions did you take as a result and what did you learn from this experience?

Optional Essay

1. 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.

Re-Applicant Essay

1. How have you strengthened your candidacy since you last applied? Please reflect on how you have grown personally and professionally.

The PDF copy of the essays from the school’s website can be downloaded here.