Tuck's New Essay Questions

Our application should be live in early August.  Until then, we thought that you might want to get started on your essays!  Here are Tuck's new questions:

Please respond fully but concisely to the following essay questions. Compose each of your

answers offline in separate document files and upload them individually in the appropriate
spaces. We encourage applicants to limit the length of their responses to 500 words for each essay. There are no right or wrong answers.

Please double-space your responses.

1. Why is an MBA a critical next step toward your short- and long-term career goals? Why is
Tuck the best MBA program for you, and what will you uniquely contribute to the community? (If you are applying for a joint or dual degree, please explain how the additional degree will contribute to those goals.)


2. Discuss your most meaningful leadership experience. 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?

4. (Optional) 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.

5. (To be completed by all reapplicants) How have you strengthened your candidacy since

you last applied? Please reflect on how you have grown personally and professionally.