Meet Dartmouth Tuck’s MBA Class Of 2025

Tuck Classroom

P&Q: How many courses outside the business school can MBAs take during your program? To what extent has your business school embraced coursework from other schools and departments at your university? Are students from other schools and departments at the university allowed to take MBA electives?

Hall: “Tuck students may elect to take a maximum of three non-Tuck courses at Dartmouth over the duration of their degree program. To do so, students must demonstrate that a particular course is important to their career and/or educational goals. Once approved, the Tuck registrar then helps the student enroll in the non-Tuck course they have elected to take.

As for non-Tuck students taking Tuck courses, the choice is left to each Tuck professor. Given the foundational importance of Tuck’s core curriculum to the MBA program, those courses are reserved for Tuck MBA students. Electives, however, can be opened to auditors or Dartmouth students at the discretion of the professor. Each academic year, Tuck shares its elective schedule with several schools and programs across Dartmouth so that students are aware of the Tuck courses available to them.”

P&Q: What is your biggest student-run event of the year and what does it reflect about your school?

Hall: “Tuck is lucky to have a multitude of student-run events—from our longstanding fall conferences like the Tuck Diversity and Women in Business Conferences to newer additions that enterprising students introduced in recent years, like the Virtual Summit on AgTech and Emerging Markets Conference. Perhaps the seminal student-run event each year, though, is Admitted Students Weekend.

A common piece of advice you will hear offered to prospective students is that they should visit as many schools in-person as they can. That is certainly true for Tuck, which offers a setting and community that is best experienced firsthand. ASW is a prime opportunity for admitted students to witness the unique value proposition that Tuck offers. The weekend gives a sneak preview of life at Tuck, giving future students a sense of the rigorous academics, the recruiting experience with Tuck’s stellar Career Services team, life in Hanover, and of course Tuck’s supportive and inclusive community. More than that it perfectly encapsulates the Tuck culture of co-investment.

Every corner of the community touches ASW in some fashion. Student co-chairs lead the way, partnering with Tuck faculty and staff members from admissions, the MBA Program Office, facilities, communications, and more, to ensure that the weekend is a success. Once admitted students arrive on campus, everyone—not just current students—goes above and beyond to ensure our future students have an authentic Tuck experience.”

Tuck Orientation

5 REASONS TO CONSIDER A TUCK MBA

1) Tuck’s Global Insight Expeditions: “Tuck’s GIXs offer the opportunity for students to travel with faculty members to develop cultural awareness in other countries and engage with entrepreneurs, business leaders, and government officials. When considering business schools, the opportunity to gain global perspectives on business was important to me. This will help me develop my awareness and competency as a global leader.”
Ebun Ojekunle (’25)

2) FYP: “I am interested in Tuck’s First Year Project (FYP) and speaker sessions. FYP allows you to take everything you’ve learned in class and apply it to a real-world project. Learning is crucial, but nothing beats application. Additionally, Tuck’s speaker sessions on numerous subjects such as search funds, real estate, and health care speak strongly to me because I recently returned to the small village in Africa where I was born and desire to play my part in its future development.
Fred Kamuzinzi (’25)

3) Tripod Hockey: “As someone who earned his high school varsity letter in debate, going into a real Division I locker room and hitting the ice beneath the jumbotron for Tripod tryouts (everyone gets picked, they just want to evenly distribute the lucky few who went to ice rink birthday parties as kids) was easily my first Friday Night Lights-sort of experience. That was just a really, really cool moment, and I am absolutely going to hang my framed hockey jersey one day.”
Andrew Key (’23)

“Hands down, the thing I’m most excited about is tripod hockey. For the uninitiated, tripod hockey is an intra-class hockey league for people who have zero hockey experience, let alone skating experience (using your stick as a third leg for balance = “tripod”). It’s going to be goofy, inelegant, somewhat chaotic, and as competitive as can be for something you’re inherently bad at.”
Abby Rohman (’23)

4) Coursework: “The class Communicating with Presence was a life-changing experience for me. It’s a small class that is taught by a theater professor. Every week, we would practice 45 minutes of acting warmups. These exercises reinforced the importance of interpersonal connection and of presence within the body. We practiced communicating a variety of stories—made-up fairytales, our life stories, and a classmate’s life story. This course changed my relationship with my voice and gave me confidence in my ability to communicate effectively. Most importantly, practicing being present has drastically improved my stress levels.”
Abby Rohman (’23)

“One of our courses—Management Communications—requires us to stand in front of an audience and present every week. After our presentations, we get feedback from our classmates and professor. I’m so excited about this class and future management communications courses because one of my goals coming to business school was to graduate with strong public speaking skills. I’m so glad that only a few weeks in I am already tackling this goal.”
Isabel Steffens (’23)

5) Traditions: “At least once a term, a team of Tuck second-years organizes “Small Group Dinners”, where you are randomly placed into a group of six Tuckies and invited into the home of a host student to enjoy a meal together. These dinners epitomize everything that Tuck is about, because it allows you to lean into our tight-knit culture by making connections across classes and between communities to get to know each other on a human level. You are pretty much always placed with a few people you have had little to no interactions with previously, but everyone walks away feeling better connected to each other and more aware of what they can lean on each other for – whether it’s a professional pursuit, mutual TV interest, or just shared life experience. It is always such a joy to participate in these and I am grateful for all the meaningful connections I have made through this established Tuck tradition.”
Sam Haws (’23)

“My favorite MBA tradition at Tuck is the Diwali event hosted by our South Asian Business Association. The tradition is my favorite MBA event because the organizers take such care to invite the community into the celebration– from choreographing dances for hundreds to participate in (and presenting on the origins Diwali), to lending classmates traditional clothing and beautifully decorating our common campus spaces. Most notably, I will never forget my amazing friend Geet Kalra (a professional dancer) performing the Bhangra with a hockey stick. In addition to him being a phenomenal dancer, it was a beautiful integration of the Tuck tradition of hockey into the traditional dance and an unforgettable audience experience!”
Destinee Mentor-Richards (’23)

Drone view of Tuck (Copyright 2017 Rob Strong)

ADVICE TO PROSPECTVE APPLICANTS

“Tuck is incredibly intentional and transparent about their admissions criteria. The Tuck360 blog does a fantastic job of outlining the kind of student they are looking for, which is well summed up by the statement: “Tuck students are smart, accomplished, aware, and encouraging.” Spend time reflecting on your values, skillset, and motivations for pursuing an MBA and how they fit Tuck’s criteria. Lean into your weaknesses as much as you do your strengths. Be proud of who you are and what you bring to the table, but don’t be afraid to be vulnerable and show your true colors.”
Cameron Causey (’25)

“In the application process, I invested many hours in getting to know Tuck—the people (alumni and current students), its values, and every part that would make up my Tuck experience. These included academics, career recruiting, the centers, clubs and activities, and international travel experiences. Most notably, I consulted the many Tuck alumni at Amazon who I looked up to as accomplished, effective leaders. I attended many events for prospective students to get to know the school, such as coffee chats, virtual tours, and conversations with Tuck Admissions. Through availing myself of all these resources, I was truly able to understand the fabric of Tuck and bring my application to life when it came to how I would be involved and what I’d contribute. I was very articulate and honest about my hopes of attending Tuck, and I brought my authentic self to the application process that showcased my excitement and why Tuck specifically was a great fit for me.”
Carly Wolberg (’23)

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