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May 16, 2022

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Why Do You Want to Be a Doctor? [Short Video]

“I really want to help people” simply isn’t a valid response to the common medical school application question, “Why do you want to be a doctor?” Watch this short video for Linda Abraham’s reflections on what to say – and what not to say – when answering this million dollar why I want to be a doctor essay question. Do… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / med application essays, Med Video Tips, optimize your med admissions profile

May 15, 2022

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A Chicago Booth MBA Shares His Journey to B-School and Important Tips for Applicants

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Learn how real students and recent grads have navigated their way through the business school admissions process and b-school itself with our What is Business School Really Like? series. Meet Michael, a Booth MBA drawn to his career as a result of what he hopes to ultimately accomplish in life. His goal? To make the world a… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, MBA Student Interviews, what is business school like series

May 15, 2022

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Don’t Settle for a Lackluster Personal Statement. Get FREE Expert Help!

How to Write a Compelling Med School Personal Statement register now

Our free one-hour webinar, How to Write a Compelling Medical School Personal Statement, is coming up soon, but you still have a bit of time left to register and join us! This session promises to be both informative and engaging. Presented by med school admissions consultant Mary Mahoney, we’ll review the common mistakes premeds make… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / AMCAS, med application essays, med webinar

May 12, 2022

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How Personal is Too Personal?

How Personal is Too Personal in Your Application Essays?

The personal statement is a terrific opportunity to share an intriguing and unique aspect of your life with the admissions committees. How much should you tell? At what point are you crossing the line into TMI?  When I applied to college, I wrote a personal statement describing some challenging family circumstances I’d had while growing up…. 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Consulting, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / college application essays, grad application essays, law application essays, mba application essays, med application essays

May 12, 2022

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Harvard Business School MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2022 – 2023], Class Profile

HBS Application Essay Tips

HBS has not changed its essay question (one of my favorites) this year, BUT it has provided a word limit (900 words). Per Chad Losee, Director of HBS Admissions, the admissions staff hopes that “including a limit provides applicants with a little more direction and eliminates the stress about how much is too much to… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / 2023 MBA Applications, Harvard Business School, HBS Post Interview Reflections, MBA Class Profile

May 11, 2022

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HEC Paris MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2022 – 2023]

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The HEC Paris MBA application essays – and there are many compared to most MBA applications these days –give the adcom a well-rounded view of you. They go beyond what you’ve done to capture how you think and respond, even how you imagine. Moreover, they require you to communicate complex thoughts and experiences succinctly. For… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / 2022 MBA Applications, 2023 MBA Applications, HEC

May 11, 2022

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Suffering From Personal Statement Writer’s Block?

How to Write a Compelling Med School Personal Statement register now

Your hands are hovering over the keyboard, but the words aren’t coming. Or maybe they do, but they don’t feel right. You delete them all and are back to staring at a blank screen. Don’t worry—this is normal! It’s not easy for people to write about themselves, yet penning an effective and reflective personal statement… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions

May 10, 2022

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Tulane School of Medicine: How to Get In [Episode 469]

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Interested in a spot in Tulane SOM? Hear all about what the program has to offer [Show Summary] Set in vibrant New Orleans, the Tulane School of Medicine offers students an outstanding medical education with opportunities for community involvement and research. Mike Woodson, Director of Admissions, explains what it takes to get accepted to this… 

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May 9, 2022

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“Pitch Your Profile” Contest Offers MBA Hopefuls Free Consulting 

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For more than 27 years, Accepted has been on the leading edge of grad school admissions consulting. Our MBA consultants are all former admissions officers or have related experience at the nation’s top-ranked programs, and their expert guidance has helped thousands of applicants navigate the complex, multi-layered admissions process with great success. Our clients have… 

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May 9, 2022

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7 Simple Steps to Writing an Excellent Diversity Essay

What is the diversity question in a school application, and more importantly, why does it matter when applying to leading programs and universities? A diversity essay is an essay that encourages applicants with minority backgrounds, unusual education, distinctive experience, or unique family histories to write about how these elements will contribute to the diversity of… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / college application essays, diversity, grad application essays, law application essays, mba application essays, med application essays, Non-Traditional Med School Applicants

May 8, 2022

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7 To-Dos for Canadians Applying to U.S. Med Schools

7 To-Do's for Canadians Applying to U.S. Medical Schools

Each year, Canadian medical school hopefuls look across the border for their medical education. While there are obvious challenges (adapting to a different health care system, returning to a Canadian residency, and much higher education costs), the higher acceptance rates at U.S. programs (about 36.2% overall per AAMC, as compared to around 19.6% in Canada)… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / Alpert Medical School, Baylor, Boston University Medical School, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Columbia Medical School, Dartmouth Geisel Med School, duke university medical school, George Washington School of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Harvard Law School, Harvard Medical School, Icahn SOM, international student, Johns Hopkins Medical School, MD/PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin, New York Medical College, Non-Traditional Med School Applicants, Northwestern Feinberg, osteopathic med school, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, rutgers medical school, Stanford University School of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Tufts University School of Medicine, U of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, UC Davis School of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Weill Cornell, Yale School of Medicine

May 6, 2022

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Applying to Medical School with a Low Science GPA

Applying to medical school with a low science GPA

The process of applying to medical school is stressful. Applying with a low science GPA can make the process even more nerve-wracking. For over five years with the UC Davis School of Medicine Postbaccalaureate Program, I specialized in helping students with low numbers apply successfully to medical schools across the country. In my last year… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / GPA, med low stats, postbac, weakness

May 5, 2022

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What Makes a Personal Statement Compelling?

How to Write a Compelling Med School Personal Statement register now

Competition for top med school programs is always intense. You may be an exceptional student, but so are the thousands of other applicants vying for a small number of spots at your target school. To earn that acceptance letter, you must submit an outstanding application that will help you stand apart from the rest of… 

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May 5, 2022

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Why MBA? The Winning Ingredients of a Dynamic MBA Goals Essay

Why MBA - advice for writing a goals essay

MBA goals need to be practical, not just theoretical In the good old days when Wharton still offered feedback to rejected applicants, I talked with a potential client who was reapplying to Wharton. He had received feedback on his application and had, in fact, really liked his application. “They said I was well qualified, and… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / goals essay, mba application essays, MBA career goals

May 4, 2022

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How Your Academic Statistics Influence Your Medical School Choices

How Your Academic Statistics Influence Your Medical School Choices

The most reliable source of information about allopathic medical schools is provided on the Medical School Admissions Requirements (MSAR) website, offered by the AAMC. The statistics in this database can be extremely valuable in helping you decide where to apply. Before you begin exploring the school data, it’s important for you to know that the… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / med low stats, researching med schools, where to apply to med school

May 3, 2022

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Andy’s Unique Undergrad Journey and How Medical Training Has Pushed Him Far Beyond His Comfort Zone

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Learn how real students and recent grads have navigated their way through the medical school admissions process and med school itself with our What is Medical School Really Like? series. Meet Andy, a second year medical student studying at The Medical College of Georgia, as well as a freelance photographer/videographer with a vision to showcase a more… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / med school student interview, Medical College of Georgia, what is medical school like series

May 3, 2022

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How to Get Into UVA Law [Episode 468]

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So you want to attend UVA Law? Here’s what you need to know [Show Summary] Are you interested in a top law school located in a beautiful city at a historic university? UVA Law, founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, may be just the one for you, but it has only a 9.7% acceptance rate…. 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Law School Admissions / law school interview, optimize your law admissions profile, podcast, UVA Law

May 2, 2022

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When to Send Letters of Interest to Med Schools

When to Send Letters of Interest

If you have been placed on the waiting list, you can send in a letter to reiterate your interest in the school. Keep in mind, that this letter of interest is not going to make or break your application. Where you are placed on the waiting list plays a much larger role. If you’re #5… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / med waitlist

May 1, 2022

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Should You Take the GMAT, the GRE, or Seek a Test-Optional Program?

Should You Take the GMAT, the GRE, or Seek a Test-Optional Program?

Test-optionality had been a growing trend in undergraduate admissions, and during COVID it became common for many graduate programs as well. While the pandemic is largely over, test-optionality even in grad programs shows no signs of disappearing. A growing number of programs offer test-optional applications or test waivers, and decisions that were previously non-negotiable, such… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / executive assessment, GMAT, GRE, optimize your mba admissions profile, test optional mba

April 28, 2022

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5 Tips for Completing AACOMAS Secondary Applications

5 tips for completing AACOMAS secondary applications

Looking for the best osteopathic med school admissions advice out there? Ace those AACOMAS apps by reading our osteopathic application tips series – each post, another set of 5 expert tips that will help you get accepted. Once you file the AACOMAS application and choose your schools, the process is not yet over. You will… 

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