TUCK Reception

I attended the Tuck reception at Boston last week. It was very intersting to meet so amny people realted to TUCK at one place. There wre alums as well as current students. I travelled about 1.5 hrs and 60 miles in peak traffic to attend it, but it was worth it. I was the first person to reach the venue :-).
The session was focused on the good old tuck story. The history of TUCK. The small town setting, the focus of the program on general management and the small tightly knit community. One nice thing about the whole event was it was really targeted about the school and not on the admission process. There was no talk of the GMAT, the essays or GPA. I like this approach as this was what a reception was meant to be. I had attended a few events in the past where the discussion usually spins toward the admission process rather then the school itself.
I met the staff from admissions office.I met a couple of alums too. They were very good. I was able to meet a person from my firm who was a Tuck ’02 and another who was a Indian techi before TUCK. The striking thing was all of the alums knew each other. They were all reviving old memories and setting up appointment to meet their batch mates the next day. This was not surprising, as tuck is known for its close community, but was very nice to see. There were TUCK’06 pass outs as well who just joined their organizations and were delighted with the learning at the Tuck which they are applying in the real world.
My key take away from the sessions. I am TUCK Fan so there were not many new things for me but I still want to share a few observations
• The school is very proud of its diversity and history.
• Make sure to interview and visit TUCK.
• Tuck has a good focus on the non profit business.
• As much as TUCK is focused on General management. it allows you to tailor your program in the second year to focus on your areas of interest.
• You can take advantage of the Ivy League status of TUCK by enrolling in the dual/joint degree programs.
• All the alums very appreciative of the help they have received by the community in managing their kids and family.

Now the next event I am looking at is the World MBA tour at Boston on 19th Sep. I have been thinking of a couple of more schools. It will be a nice opportunity to meet the admissions staff of those colleges.