Jun 05, 2012
Jumping in (where you hadn’t expected)
By Marcy H. TP'14
One of my favorite parts of ASW (Admitted Students Weekend) back in April was the mock class we participated in. As a partner rather than a student, I had not expected this to be the case.
We’d had a busy day, taking a tour of Hanover with friends in the morning. After lunch I attended a panel for the Tuck Partners on life in Hanover, and then I had a break. I considered spending it outdoors, enjoying the beautiful sunshine...but instead decided on a whim to join my husband, Zach (T’14), at the mock class. I didn’t really know what to expect of the class. When I realized the topic was corporate responsibility, I sat up in my chair a little -- this was something I was pretty interested in. Professor Paul Argenti introduced a case about Starbucks and their decision to introduce Fair Trade coffee to their menu. Quickly I went from thinking I’d just be a fly on the wall, to being an active participant in the class discussion. It’s been long enough since I was a student that I’d forgotten how fun that can be! There wasn’t any part of ASW that I didn’t enjoy, but that class stood out for me as a welcome surprise and really neat experience.
Tuck Partners have the ability to audit nearly any class offered at Tuck at no extra cost. After sitting in that class at ASW, I started to think more seriously about this amazing opportunity and how I could take advantage of it. After all, being able to sit in on classes given at one of the top business schools in the world is kind of a big deal. I think my plan will be to devote Fall A & B to getting our family settled in the area and supporting Zach in what I hear will be a pretty grueling first half of the school year, but in the spring I may have to dive into a class or two... I’ll let you know how that goes!
By the way, this is my first official posting as a new contributor to this blog, but I also wrote once before as a guest blogger on our experience applying and getting accepted into Tuck. As a short introduction, I am a Montessori teacher by trade but have been at home with the kids the past few years-- we have two boys who are 4 years and 18 months old. I’ve lived in Chile, Texas, California, and Switzerland, and am looking forward to adding New Hampshire to the list in just over a month!
