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There was a time that
Dartmouth College's Amos Tuck School of Business Administration was
unquestionably the best graduate school of management in the world;
founded in 1900, Tuck was the first graduate business school
anywhere. And, while it may have necessarily fallen a couple of
ticks in the rankings since its inception, Tuck remains one of the
best business programs in the East. Offering only the MBA, Tuck
focuses all its energies on developing talented general manager with
strong quantitative and analytical backgrounds. First year at Tuck
begins with an Outward Bound-style orientation, followed by the
Analysis for Managers module, which introduces students to Tuck's
in-depth approach to case analysis and problem solving. A
thirteen-course integrated core curriculum follows. Writes on
students, "The integration of the entire experience is one of Tuck's
great strengths. Faculty will co-teach a class if it applies to
different areas". Many assignments, such as a three-day simulation
exercise and a class consulting project, foster teamwork among first
years. Tuck's trimester schedule moves things along pretty quickly.
Says one students, "It is a tight schedule, but there is a respect
fro the limits of the students and their need for a balanced
lifestyle." Another disagrees, opining that "the workload is
unnecessarily heavy." Second year is less stressful; explains one
students, "First year is a heavy load but things ease up second
year. The students support each other and help everyone through."
The second-year curriculum allows students to choose from more than
fifty full-credit electives as well as numerous half credit "minicourses."
Independent study is also available, and students may choose to
spend one semester studying overseas. For the extremely ambitious,
the Tuck school and Dartmouth College offer several joint-degree
options, including study in medicine, engineering, and international
affairs (this last option is offered in conjunction with the
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts).
Tuck MBAs are unanimous in their praise of the faculty. Writes
one, "The school's faculty is its most impressive aspect. They are
tough and expect a lot, but they also care and spend many hours with
students one-on-one or in review." Students also a appreciate the
intimacy their small program provides, telling us that "From the
dean down to the professors, everyone knows your name and you can
suggest anything. No pretentiousness here."
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