BW: Détente in the Admissions Office

Christie St-John, a senior associate director of recruiting and enrollment at Tuck, via Business Week about Tuck's rather an unusual approach in dealing with for-hire B-school admissions consultants:

Rather than keeping consultants at arm's length, for two years in a row Tuck has invited groups of them to campus to learn about the school and about MBA programs in general. "People who have worked with consultants know they serve a purpose," says Christie St-John, senior associate director of recruiting and enrollment at Tuck. "A lot of students feel more secure in knowing they've done the best they could possibly do on their applications."

Along with telling the consultants about the application process and what Tuck looks for in its students, St-John says Tuck spoke to ethical issues, informing the consultants that having essays written by anyone other than the student, or recommendations written by anyone other than the recommender, is strictly against Tuck's honor code.

Source: Business Week by Kerry Miller June 27, 2006