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Dartmouth College Business School MBA Essay Questions, Topics and Sample Essay Response
ESSAY 2001-2002
While there are no restrictions for the length of your responses, most applicants use 500-1,000 words or fewer for each essay.
1. Discuss your career progression to date. Elaborating on your short- and long-term goals, how do you see your career progressing after you receive an MBA? Why do you want an MBA from Tuck?
2. The cooperative manager understands the critical role of collaborative effort in successful organizations.
3. Developing the ability to work effectively in diverse teams is a crucial element of a Tuck education. Please tell us when in your post-collegiate personal or professional experiences you have played a major role in moving a team toward a goal, and describe what you learned in that experience. How will this impact your time at Tuck?
4. What are your interests outside your job or school?
5. (Optional) The admissions committee welcomes any additional comments you may wish to provide in support of your application. If your credentials and application represent you fully, do not feel obligated to write anything more.

