Tuck School of Business

Tuck is unique because it truly has a culture and community that nurtures and helps develop the entire student. I know that I can walk into the office of any of the deans without an appointment and he or she will know my name and will take the time to meet with me as soon as possible. The professors go the extra mile to get to know their students. I regularly have informal conversations with professors from the first year in the hallways at Tuck, I have traveled to India with my favorite professor from the core, and I've had dinner parties at the homes of professors where the conversation goes until 1am. The students here put each other first, and the size of our program allows our students to truly appreciate the true diversity of our class.

Need to innovate a way to bring a greater diversity of prospective employers (both near-term and later-in-life) to represent a larger spectrum of opportunities after graduation.

The school has invested more in me than I could ever invest in it. Administrators, classmates, professors, alumni, the cafeteria staff... Every single person here is contributing to something more than their own specific interests. When I graduate in a few months, I won't be leaving Tuck. The value I have derived from my time here has created a unique, lifelong connection that would be difficult for other programs to replicate.

Diversity is something that this school is actively working on tackling. Tuck has a good international contingent that is 100% included in the overall community. I think that is a wonderful thing. The part of diversity that I think Tuck is lacking has to do with diversity within the US. Coming from the west coast, I feel that Tuck skews too heavily toward the northeast (particularly New England). While everyone adds value to the Tuck community, I think a more diverse set of backgrounds from the US would also add to the learning experience and culture.

The community that has been built at Tuck is second to none. It provides an welcoming environment that fosters growth and teamwork. That so many diverse, positive outcomes result directly or indirectly from Tuck's community atmosphere raises it above comparable programs.

Entire leadership team needs to be fired. There's nobody in charge of the school. Profs do what they want, and what they want doesn't serve to educate students properly. How about this: no mention of the financial crisis during the core... at a business school. It’s easier for the instructors to use their same old dated lesson plans and ppt slides. As such, a fair amount of the students have no idea what caused the crisis (or how banking works).

This place exists to pass people through that have already learned the core skills (finance, accounting, cap markets) during undergrad or while employed in the private sector. As such, nontraditional students get no education. Meanwhile, other students get no education outside of what they new about private industry before arriving.

Tuck cannot be replicated. The fact that 275 students choose to live 2.5 hours from a major city with other MBAs is telling of Tuck. Tuck is able to manage this hurdle by providing an active and engaged community both inside and outside the classroom. I constantly see partners sitting and taking notes in classroom discussions. Professors are constantly available and have travelled with us to distant places and even invited us over for dinner. The reputation of Tuck being a close-knit community far exceed my expectations; I truly do not believe any other program can replicate what Tuck has to offer.

Curriculum wise, Tuck should diversify to capture more of the critical changes in the business world, such as e-commerce, technology, global commerce and so on.

Put simply, I'd use an example: assume you had a short list of the most unique, defining characteristics of the top 20 business schools in one column, and a list of the school names in another. I can guarantee that the highest accuracy of matching would be for Tuck, because its core offerings of a small, isolated, community-centric environment is truly unlike every other program. of course its not all sunshine and roses and being so isolated has its downfalls, but as I mentioned earlier, for those that this program fits, it REALLY fits.

I thought that core curriculum was fantastic but I think that the number and quality of the electives offered during our second year could be increased. I would have liked more class choices this year.

The small, elite community attracts people that want to be a part of Tuck, and this builds excitement starting from acceptance all the way through graduation, which results in an extremely tight-knit community and alumni network, with members that want to give back any way possible.

In my opinion the program could start earlier as does other schools, offering pre-courses that would help on tough subjects such as Economics and Accounting. For not doing that, Tuck has a workload harder than any other school on the beginning of the MBA

It's a really just a great place to be for two years. The setting is ideal with more ways to have fun than one can imagine. I mean, where else can you attend class in the morning, ski in the afternoon, meet with your study group in the evening, before going to play hockey at night? The people really are incredibly nice, accomplished, and intelligent. The community is so tight-knit and by the end of the two years you're friends with not only all of your classmates, but also their partners, children, and dogs! These are friendships that will last a lifetime too. Oh, and did I mention pong? In short, if you can't enjoy your two years here, then you probably won't enjoy business school anywhere.

Tuck should restructure the curriculum and rethink the workload in order to emphasize thinking over doing. That is, Tuck should encourage reflection as a crucial ability in business. Tuck should also place greater emphasis on honor and genuine human interaction.

Tuck is an all-encompassing, transformative experience. It is nurturing while at the same time competitive. Students gain a first class education on par with other great business schools. They leave Hanover with all of the tools and skills necessary to excel in the business world. They also leave with a sense of belonging to something greater than themselves. This ultimately results in a powerful network of alumni - the most powerful of any business school. Tuck alumni are incredibly active and go to great lengths to support other Tuck graduates. An example that I was given many times was proven accurate during my time at Tuck – an e-mail or call to a Tuck alumnus will never go unanswered. That is an incredible testament to the school as well as the nature of its students and graduates. All top programs offer similar academics and opportunities, but Tuck is the only one where an entire network of alumni is willing to offer whatever assistance it can.