If you missed Get Accepted to Columbia, don’t worry! It’s now available on-demand. With Accepted’s founder Linda Abraham as your guide, you’ll learn what your CBS application needs to accomplish – and how to impress the adcom. She’ll walk you through each element of the application, and give you tips that show you how you…
U.S. News Releases List of 10 Medical Schools with the Most Applicants
U.S. News has released its list of schools with the most applicants for the fall 2016 entering class. These schools received an average of nearly 1,200 applications. There was a total of 696,847 students that applied to enter the fall 2016 class among the 118 ranked med schools that submitted data to U.S. News for…
William G. McGowan Charitable Fund Announces Fellows
The William G. McGowan Charitable Fund recently announced its eighth class of McGowan Fellows. The Chicago-based family foundation recognizes students from top business schools across the U.S. who are dedicated to societal issues and ethical practices. The McGowan Fellows Program, established in 2010, honors the legacy of William G. McGowan, the pioneering entrepreneur who embodied…
Tips for Answering the University of Pennsylvania Supplemental Essay Prompts
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…
Wharton Lauder: An MBA/MA that Prepares You for Global Business [Episode 225]
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Let’s learn about Wharton Lauder, and its joint MA/MBA and MA/JD programs for people who are passionate about international business. Today’s guest is Kara Keenan Sweeney, Director of Admissions Marketing and Communications at the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and Penn Law School. Kara has an extensive background in graduate admissions,…
U.S. News & World Report Announces 2018 Best College Rankings
U.S. News’ methodology focuses on academic excellence. The rankings emphasize student outcomes, such as graduation and freshman retention rates, which carry the most weight at 30%. The top National Universities and National Liberal Arts Colleges have much higher graduation and freshman retention rates than other schools. Here are some of their findings: • The average…
Cornell Tech Launches Campus on Roosevelt Island
Cornell Tech recently celebrated the official opening of its Roosevelt Island campus with a dedication ceremony attended by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio, former mayor Mike Bloomberg, Cornell University President Martha Pollack, Technion President Peretz Lavie, and Cornell Tech Dean Daniel Huttenlocher. Cornell Tech, the first campus built…
Medicine, Wellness, and Motherhood: A Non-Traditional Med Applicant’s Journey
This interview is the latest in an Accepted blog series featuring interviews with medical school applicants and students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top medical schools and the med school application process. And now, introducing Caitlyn… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what are you currently studying as…
How Keeping a Journal as an M3 Can Save Your Residency Applications
What are you doing to prepare for the residency match? Chances are, you’re up to your eyeballs with rotations and exams and everything else that goes into finishing your medical degree. Chances are, you’re really not thinking much about your personal statement. Not to sound like a Bowflex commercial, but what if I told you…
3 Day-Of Tips for Acing Your MBA Interview
It’s your job to demonstrate to the adcom that you stand out from the applicant pool and are exactly the person they want in their next MBA class. In this series, you’ll learn how to dig deep to unearth your unique character traits, experiences, skills, and talents and bring them to the forefront of your…
Kellogg Dean Announces Resignation
Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management’s Dean Sally Blount has announced that she will step down at the end of the 2017-2018 academic year. Blount is entering her seventh year as dean. The decision to take a one-year sabbatical to travel, write, and ponder her “final chapter in education” has come as a surprise to…
Tips for Answering the Harvard Supplemental Essay Prompts
It will come as no surprise that Harvard consistently ranks among the top universities in the world. Its highly regarded reputation and academic chops attract the best and brightest. It accepts the Common Application, the Universal College Application, and the Coalition Application (with no preference). All of these applications require an essay response. The alluring…
Toronto Rotman MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines
The University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management is one of the leading business schools in Canada. Known for its design approach to MBA education and strong emphasis on problem solving, Rotman’s program has grown in renown. This year’s essay questions will enable you to show that you have the self-knowledge and personal insight to make…
Prepare for Interviews with Positive Imagery
Imagine yourself standing on a tennis court: Picture yourself tossing the ball into the air and then smashed an ace serve right past your opponent. Then, walk into your interview and nail that too. Why should you think about tennis when you could be spending your last pre-interview moments recalling formative leadership experiences and key…
Why Do I Need a Letter of Recommendation?
Letters of recommendation (LORs) may seem like one last nagging and even redundant part of your MBA application process. After all, haven’t you already devoted weeks, and possibly more, to writing and editing your essays? Haven’t you already proven beyond a doubt to the adcom your outstanding qualifications through your polished essays, impressive admissions resume…
U.S News Releases Top 10 Most Selective Medical Schools
U.S. News has released its list of med schools with the lowest acceptance rates for the 2016-2017 school year. These 10 schools each accepted 3.5 or less of their applicants. Among the 118 ranked med schools that submitted data, the average acceptance rate was only 5.8%! Here’s this year’s list: *RNP denotes a school that…
Georgetown McDonough MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines
One major change to Georgetown McDonough’s application this year: A new essay prompt with a little more focus, but with the same word limit as last year’s question. The video question is basically the same as last year. About a year ago I interviewed Georgetown McDonough’s Dean of Admissions, Shari Hubert, for our Admission Straight Talk…
Be a Happy Doc! [Episode 224]
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Our guest today is an intern at Einstein Healthcare Network. He recently graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He also has his own web site and podcast called The Happy Doc. Let’s learn more about Dr. Taylor Brana and how you too can be a happy doc. Let’s talk to the Happy Doc! Can…
Learn How to Answer MBA Essay Questions
By the time you sit down to work on your b-school applications, you’ve already laid much of the groundwork for your candidacy, and a lot of the pieces of your profile are already set. (There’s no going back in time to change your undergrad record!) But there’s one piece of the application that you have…
Did You Get an MMI Invitation? Here’s Our Invitation for You!
There’s still time to reserve your space for 12 Tips for MMI Success – our special one-hour webinar that guides you through the challenge of the Multiple Mini Interview! If you’ve received an interview invitation from a med school that uses the MMI method, you may have some questions about what your interview will be…
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