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| Dartmouth College Amos Tuck School of Business Administration |
OVERALL 1998 RANK: 10 BW corporate rank: 13 BW graduate rank: 7 BW 1996 rank: 10 |
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1999 Profile Update School Profile School Statistics Graduates' Comments: I came to Tuck with high expectations, and I was not disappointed. After spending years in research-oriented educational settings, I wanted a practical education with professors who were capable teachers. I found that at Tuck. The professors are excellent in the classroom and uniformly interested in our learning. Also, because of the size of the school, they are highly accessible. I was able to get to know several professors well. They offered me some valuable personal insights, and I feel that I can draw on them as resources in the years ahead. --Unknown Even more important, however, is the student body. I have never met a more concentrated group of interesting, capable, fun individuals. They have multiplied my experience ten times. I have learned more in the last two years than in any other two-year period of my life, and I've made lifetime friends doing it. I was offered the position I wanted with the firm I wanted at the end of my summer internship. I didn't recruit in the second year and thus had only one offer. (I was approached by at least a half dozen other firms but declined interviews.) Many of my classmates were in a similar situation. Tuck Career Services is absolutely unparalleled. --Consulting Tuck has exceeded my expectations on all counts. It was intellectually demanding, academically rigorous, and socially cohesive. I have learned more than I dreamed I would in just two years. Students at Tuck, I believe, are unlike students at most other schools. A small business school in rural New Hampshire attracts a self-selecting crowd. The students are highly cooperative without compromising the 'edge' that one needs to succeed in business. For example, some students hold review sessions (in addition to those provided by professors) for others who want more review before an exam. I can't imagine this happens at more 'cutthroat' schools. --Unknown A truly remarkable aspect of Tuck is its small size. Unlike larger schools or 400 or 800 students/class, Tuck's small student body allows everyone to interact with everyone else over the course of the two years. I've not only made business contacts that will be valuable in my career, but I've also made close friends for life. Career services at Tuck is amazing. Steve Lubrano, our recruiting director, is almost obsessive about finding jobs that students want. I don't know of a single classmate (and I know them all!) who has been disappointed by their job search. I can't overemphasize how much I have enjoyed Tuck. --Consulting My experience at Tuck was without a doubt the best use of $50,000 in tuition and two years of my time that I could have spent. I greatly improved my ability to be a senior manager, both analytically and from a people perspective. In addition, I made a series of friends and acquaintances that will stay with me forever. The teaching was outstanding, and I always had access to any faculty member I wished to speak to. The topics covered were always current, and daily business events were integrated into the curriculum. And last, but certainly not least, I was able to find a job that enabled me to double my pre-business school income and opened some career-oriented doors for me that I wouldn't have had otherwise. My only regret is that there wasn't enough time to ski. --Consulting I have greatly enjoyed my Tuck experience for several reasons. First, Tuck has a close-knit and open community. I have learned a lot from my classmates, through team projects and study groups. In addition, professors were always available for discussions, and I have never felt that they put their research ahead of students. Second, Tuck has a great support network. For example, the people in the career services office provided me with extremely helpful advice and support in finding a job, especially with respect to my summer internship, which was with a company that did not directly recruit on campus. Last, Tuck is on the leading edge of MBA education, both in coursework and infrastructure (most notably, technology). My education was greatly enhanced by the way courses were integrated and by the corporate visitors brought into class. --Consulting My experience at Tuck expanded my horizons and made me grow tremendously. The teaching is excellent, and my classmates were top-notch. One area I feel, however, where Tuck has work to do is diversity. As an international student, I felt my experiences were seen as less valid than those of my U.S. classmates. The good news is that Tuck recognizes the issue and is now working to find solutions. Curriculum and social changes were implemented for the class graduating in 1999, and this class shows a marked increase in the satisfaction of the students, across many diversity metrics (ethnicity, nationality, gender). --Consulting Tuck was the best experience of my life. At 32, I wanted to change my career, expand my options, and do more. Now, at 34, I have almost tripled my salary, and learned an amazing amount. It was tough, but the people I met here were the most supportive and brilliant I have ever encountered. In some ways I wish I had made the decision to apply to Tuck when I was 26 or 27, but in other ways I am glad that the practical experience I brought to the classroom was valued. Because of its small size and rural location, Tuck will never appeal to the masses in the same way as a Harvard or a Wharton. But there is no mistaking that the education here is unsurpassed, the studen body is unsurpassed, and the career opportunities are unsurpassed. Recruiters know this very well. --Consulting I strongly believe that Tuck is a special place. You can make it any experience you want. Not many business schools can claim that. Some people came in to get the "rubber stamp", some people came in for the academic experience, some people came in to network, etc. Whatever the reason, people were in general respected. I came in thinking I could easily do well academically, but was surprised by the amount of learning that needed to take place. Moreover, the speed at which everything was taught was overwhelming. However, overall, I am glad I went through that experience. I realized I have to ability to work under pressure and still do well. I learned that people really do want to help each other do well. But one of the most important reason I came here was to meet interesting people with whom I could be friends for life. So far, it looks as if it has happened. I feel comfortable talking to anyone in my class about anything, even if I don't know them very well. We all share this bond with Tuck. I will greatly miss this place. --Consulting I am convinced this is the ONLY place in the world where you can get an unrivaled business education, land a job with any of the best firms, develop a superb network of future business colleagues who will look out for you, all the while having the great outdoors literally at your doorstep, in an environment that is safe and extremely family-friendly (not to mention dog-friendly as well). --Unknown The immersion into the team environment during the first year at Tuck gives Tuckies a true competitive advantage for many fields, but particularly for consulting. During my summer consulting internship I found myself fully ready to work closely with others in a team environment, while being able to handle thorny "people" issues with the client, yet capable of blowing away analyses beyond what many full-time consultants were able to do. Tuck delivered on every aspect of why I gave up a good job at age 32 with a family to go back to business school. I more than doubled my salary and broke into a top tier consulting firm with no previous consulting experience. I also maintained a balanced family life while completing a tremendously intensive MBA and was able to bike, hike, golf, and fish more than I've done in the last 10 years combined. It was without a doubt the best decision I have ever made in my life. Truly a life-changing experience that will have tremendous positive ramifications on my family indefinitely. --Consulting I was astonished by the broad general management approach at Tuck. In addition, some classes were not only targeted at core managerial skills, but also at social skills (prep for taking responsibility in today's business world). The level of teaching far exceeds German standards (different world). The Amos Tuck Honor Code is an amazing ethical experience (e.g., timed, closed book take-home final exam, no supervision still nobody cheats, awesome, certainly some lesson in there for "real life"). I also really enjoyed the 2 years with my family (wife, 2 kids). --Consulting The focus is on teaching. There are no PhD candidates to distract the professors from giving their full attention to the students. The ratios of faculty to students and recruiting companies to students are amazing. The first year program is designed to give a breadth of managerial courses. No one can fall between the cracks by tracking. The second year allows you to specialize if you wish, but everyone gets exposure to the latest managerial practices in all areas. --Entrepreneurship In addition to being an excellent academic and professional community, Tuck is a community committed to finding a balance between personal and professional lives. I gave birth to my first daughter the day after my last first-year final exam. My classmates, the Tuck faculty and administration were all extremely supportive throughout my pregnancy and during my daughter's first year of life. While many institutions and organizations are talking about the importance of balancing work and family life, Tuck is practicing what they preach. It was an amazing place to spend two years. --Entrepreneurship This school has three strengths that set it apart from every other business school. First is the small, community-like environment. There are an abundance of married couples here and Tuck partners, kids, friends, etc. actively participate along with students and faculty members to form a tight-knit community. The second strength is the teaching. Coming from an undergraduate engineering program, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of teaching. The best professors here will blow you away with their teaching performances. And the worst professors are not bad, compared to some of the non-english speaking graduate TA's I've had in the past. The final strength is the power and responsiveness of the alumni network. --Unknown It's also important to mention the quality of life here. The northern New England outdoors are breathtaking. My skiing and snowboarding abilities have improved drastically, and I've played more golf here than I will probably get to play in the next decade. I've enjoyed my time here, developed some of the best friendships I can possibly imagine, and have learned a tremendous amount. I'd recommend this program to anyone. --Entrepreneurship I would like to take this opportunity to highlight a couple of the aspects of Tuck that I feel make it unique. First, the Field Study in Asia Program in between your first and second year. About 30 students, including myself, were sent to either Vietnam, Indonesia, or India to work on a number of projects for U.S. corporations such as Disney, Motorola, Citibank, Nike, and Hewlett-Packard. I went to Vietnam for 4 weeks with 3 others to assess the market opportunities for HP's medical products division in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This was done after the completion of the normal summer internship --Unknown The Career Services Office has done a spectacular job. For those that did not accept their summer positions for full time employment, we had more companies visit campus than there were students interviewing. We actually had to turn companies down from coming to campus for lack of interest. There were also approximately 15 interviews per student, and we had no problem interviewing with any company that we wanted to - there were actually open slots for such companies as McKinsey, BCG, Goldman Sachs, and General Mills. --Finance The technology put in place at Tuck during the last few years is amazing -- network ports everywhere you look, videoconferencing in daily use, wonderful top-notch facilities. Due to the small class size, you can really feel pampered and enabled by the infrastructure. --Finance It's a foregone conclusion that Tuck has a powerful alumni network and creates an environment where strong bonds develop between classmates. What gets overlooked, I think, is the integration of the school's first year core curriculum. From industries to analytical techniques to other business issues, themes resounded through all of our first year classes. One week we actually prepared the same case for Marketing and Decision Science and compared the two approaches (one qualitative, the other analytical). --Finance Tuck is a place that will humble you. Your peers are exceptional, the professors keep the bar high, and you have to push yourself. I found the whole experience more than rewarding. Both teachers and classmates are there to help you grasp the concepts and theories. It is not a place for people looking to just memorize a few formulas and hide in the back of the room. I truly believe that I'll appreciate the education and experience I've received here more and more as the years go by. Another aspect that you can start to take for granted is the accessibility of the school's resources. If I have a question on something I read, I can walk into the professor's office for help. Quite often, that professor is the author of the piece in question. That's a luxury most other schools do not offer. The career placement opportunities are also outstanding. How many schools can claim to have had open spots on the McKinsey&Co interview list? I don't think anyone deserves to get into a school like Tuck. I was one of the lucky few to somehow slip through the cracks. I learned a ton, met several exceptional people, and gained a level of intellectual confidence and curiosity that will last me a lifetime. --Finance Tuck has been a truly exceptional business school experience. I believe that it is unique in the top ten for its focus on teamwork and for creating an academic atmosphere that encourages intellectual risk-taking and asking the "dumb questions" that so frequently illuminate new aspects of issues, rather than teaching its students to be hostile and aggressive toward each other. I know that I'm heading out into the workplace with every skill I need to be a successful business leader, and I also know that I'll have an extra edge over my peers from other business schools because Tuck has taught me how to be a better leader and manager than they will be. --Marketing Back to Top 1999 Profile Update School Profile School Statistics |
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