The University of Pennsylvania, or Penn, was established in 1790 and is one of the oldest universities in America. This prestigious Ivy League school is known for its top-notch research as well as its undergraduate programs that focus on practical applications grounded in a strong liberal arts foundation. It accepts the Common Application or the…
Take the Mystery Out of Applying to Grad School
As you prepare to put together your grad school application, undoubtedly you’ve got questions: Are my grades strong enough to get into my preferred schools? Is my GRE score high enough? Is my background too disjointed to make a case for the field I want to go into? We understand. We’ve analyzed applicant profiles for…
Did You Get an MMI Invitation?
There’s still time to reserve your space for our live Q&A on the MMI – a one-hour opportunity to get all of your questions about the Multiple Mini Interview answered! If you’ve received an interview invitation from a med school that uses the MMI method, you will definitely want to know what your interview will…
What to Include in Your Admissions Resume
I suggest that applicants begin assembling materials for their applications as early as possible in advance of admissions deadlines. One of the first items you should start working on is your resume, a document that all professionals should always have updated and at the ready. 6 tips for creating a rockin’ resume Here are some…
Tips for Completing the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management Application [2019 – 2020]
The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management opened its 2019-2020 application last month, with its three essays being the same as in past years: two core essays (one of them optional) and its mission essay, divided into three questions. In addition to answering the Consortium’s essays, applicants need to write anywhere from one to six…
Tips for Answering Brown University Supplemental Essay Prompts [2019 – 2020]
Along with the basic Common Application essay, the Ivy League schools require supplemental essay responses. These additional essays help these elite schools gain a deeper understanding of you as an applicant. They are your opportunity to explain how the school is a good match for you and how you can enhance the college community. These…
Columbia Business School Director of MBA Admissions Answers Applicant Questions
Our AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Columbia Business School’s Director of MBA Admissions, Michael Robinson, was fantastic! After outlining the application process and providing some great tips for success, Michael answered participants’ questions and really gave us the inside scoop. If you missed the AMA, or if you’d like to view it again, it’s now…
Stanford University School of Medicine Secondary Application Essay Tips & Deadlines [2019 – 2020]
Ranked in the top three for research by U.S. News, Stanford University SOM provides a strong foundation in the basic sciences and the opportunity to select a scholarly concentration—to pursue topics of individual interest. Students are provided with a mentor, coursework and research opportunities in the topic of their choice. This medical school strongly prefers…
How to Compose the Small Components of Large Grant Applications Like the Fulbright
Like many large grants, Fulbright applications require candidates to compose a number of small written components throughout the document. Most people speed through the process of writing these blurbs, fiddling with word combinations within the live application platform to get the character-count just right. But these small clusters of writing should not be an afterthought…
How Ready Are You For the MMI?
You’re one step closer to your goal of becoming a physician, but the interview is still standing in your way. It’s exciting, and also stressful. After having the opportunity to visit a school and even imagine yourself as a student there, it’s especially disheartening to be turned down. So you want to make the most…
A Bain Consultant-Turned Wharton MBA Starts Her Own Business [Episode 329]
Interview with Andie Kaplan, Wharton MBA student and founder of ConnectEd [Show summary] Andie Kaplan had an undergraduate degree in business, but knew she needed more formal training to successfully launch her own business, and one year into her MBA at Wharton, she has done just that! Andie shares her story of honing her business…
An Overview of Your Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) Day
Currently, at least 37 medical schools in the U.S. offer the MMI. A typical MMI day lasts about nine hours. Starting the multiple mini interview day If you have a morning interview, check-in can begin as early as 7:15am which may include eating breakfast with medical students. After breakfast, the dean or assistant dean will…
Writing a Confident and Thematically Driven Personal Statement for Fulbright
Like many large grant organizations, the Fulbright Foundation requires applicants to write both a statement of purpose and a personal statement. Regardless of your personal background, a strong personal statement for a large grant application like the Fulbright should always have a clear focus: the content of it should always serve the overarching project proposal…
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University Secondary Application Tips [2019-2020]
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Sidney Kimmel Medical College (formerly Thomas Jefferson Medical College) is located in Philadelphia and prides itself on educating physicians who will provide integrated community healthcare. For example, one of their unique programs focuses on providing physicians for rural areas. The new curriculum integrates basic sciences with clinical experience and professional development and is uniquely suited…
Cornell Johnson College of Business MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2019 – 2020]
If you are looking for a small MBA class in an idyllic location with warm and genuine classmates, then Cornell Johnson may be your program. While Johnson places the largest portion of its class in the financial industry after graduation (29% of the class of 2018), 22% enter the consulting industry, 18% join the technology…
What the Medical School Admissions Committee Looks for During an MMI
During the multiple mini interview, or MMI, you’ll be evaluated by many different people at several different stations. Having multiple reviews and reviewers provides a more consistent way to evaluate applicants because schools end up with more data from the evaluations provided by each person who observes you. They rate you based on how you…
Writing the Fulbright Statement of Purpose as a Practical Document
During my time at the UCLA Scholarship Resource Center, I worked with several graduate students on the development of large grant proposals like the Fulbright. In that work, I noticed a tendency among humanities and social sciences students to overemphasize the intellectual value of their work in application materials. Repeatedly, I found myself making suggested…
An MPH/Postbac Grad’s Journey Through Med School
Learn how real students navigate their way through the medical school admissions process and med school itself with our What is Medical School Really Like? series. Meet Molly, a medical student on a mission to “do good for the greatest number.” Molly, thank you for sharing your story with us! Where do you attend medical school? Any…
What I Learned about Grant Writing from Putting Together 3 Fulbright Applications Before Finally Being Selected
It was during my master’s program at the University of Cambridge, that I realized how much I wanted Brazil to be part of my doctoral research. One of the reasons that I returned to UCLA for the PhD, instead of staying at Cambridge, was to engage closely with the campus’ rich resources, faculty, library collections,…
You Can Ace the MMI!
If you’ve been invited for an interview at a med school that uses the MMI (Multiple Mini Interview) method, you may have some questions: Why did they choose this format? What will your interview be like? How can you prepare effectively? It’s natural to feel anxious about a med school interview, when so much depends…
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