Our recent masterclass, The 5-Part Framework for a Successful Medical School Application, provided attendees with a proven strategy for med school admissions success. Before you hit that submit button, make sure your application includes all 5 of these essential elements. Watch the video now! Watch the masterclass:
Bring Your Personal Statement to Life With Vivid, Active Verbs
Your personal statement and essays are essential elements of your application and allow the adcom great insights into who you really are aside from your stats. However, no matter how extensive your experience or how accomplished you may be, all that can be lost if presented in plodding prose that no one has the energy…
How Do You Create a Great MBA Application? [Video]
DARE to submit great applications You’re dreaming of a career that excites you. You’re aspiring to MBA programs that will launch you towards that career. But how do you get from your stats to your story? How do you build an application that portrays you at your best and as a perfect match for the…
What to Do if You’re Rejected from Grad School
Rejection hurts, especially if it’s from a school that you really had hoped to attend. Competition is always tough at good schools, and space is limited–not everyone who is qualified can get in. You can still achieve your dreams by taking this three-fold approach: Reassess your qualifications, and based on that, revise your target schools…
Application Trends to Watch in 2021, and a Look Back at 2020 [Episode 400]
Can the lessons of 2020 help us forge a better 2021? [Show summary] For Admissions Straight Talk’s 400th episode, Linda Abraham reflects on a turbulent year and identifies the most important trends in higher ed admissions to watch in 2021. Applying to graduate school: A journey of self-improvement [Show notes] We’ve reached Episode 400! I…
Round 3 Deadlines Are Almost Here. Should You Apply?
Our free one-hour masterclass, Round 3 vs. Next Year: When Should You Apply? is airing live on Thursday, January 14th, but there’s still time for you to register to join us! Round 3 deadlines will be here before you know it, but is it worth it for you to invest the time, energy, and money…
Don’t Miss Out! Get the 5-Part Framework for Acing Your Med School Application
Our free one-hour masterclass, The 5-Part Framework for a Successful Medical School Application, is airing live on Wednesday, January 13th, but there’s still time for you to register to join us! The med school application process is incredibly complex and there are so many small errors that could take you out of the running for…
5 Things to Consider When Justifying Your LSAT Score or Grades
Most law schools provide optional space, an addendum, to explain your LSAT score and GPA. While it can be tempting to “explain away” poor performance, consider these 5 things. You never want the committee to ask the question “why?” and not answer it in your own words. While you should be applying to schools that…
Yale MBA Class Profile: Class of 2022
Here is a look at Yale SOM’s class of 2022 profile, taken from the Yale SOM website. Student demographics and statistics Total enrollment: 350 Women: 39% International passport holders: 40% (includes U.S. permanent residents and dual citizens) LGBTQ+: 8% First generation college students: 10% Joint-degree students: 13% U.S. Students of Color: 32% of total class…
Round 3 or Next Year? When Will You Have the Best Chances of Getting into Your Dream B-School?
Applying to b-school is a big undertaking. Approaching it strategically will save you not only time and money, but an immense amount of effort. You want to be smart about when you submit your application so that you can truly maximize your chances of success. Round 3 deadlines are swiftly approaching, so if you’re waffling…
5 Things You Can Do to Avoid Submitting a Lackluster Med School Application
Chances are that everyone else applying to your med school program of choice is equally as talented and motivated as you. Finding a way to stand out in that crowded field of applicants is going to be key to admission success. Turning in an average—or even good—application won’t be enough. Your submission has to be…
What Life at Icahn Is Like as a Med Student, Parent, and More [Episode 399]
How this non-traditional medical student transitioned into medicine as a second career [Show summary] Efrat Bruck is an M4 at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, as well as a parent and MCAT video creator for Khan Academy with a nontraditional path to medicine. She shares how the program has given her the flexibility…
MBA Round 3: Should I Apply Now or Wait for Next Year?
MBA round 3: Should I give it a shot, or wait for next year? The answer, as is often the case in MBA admissions, is…it depends. You didn’t think we’d give you a clear cut yes or no answer, did you? FACT: The chances of gaining acceptance decrease as the rounds progress. This means that…
UCLA Anderson Executive MBA Application Essay Tips & Deadlines [2020 – 2021]
The Anderson EMBA‘s two questions together cover past, present, and future, in that order. Essay 1 addresses the past by asking for a particular story drawn from your experience, and essay 2 addresses the present and future by asking about why now is the right time for you to be pursuing this degree. The questions…
MBA Application Timeline: How to Get Accepted in 2021
It’s time for my annual harangue/plea/rant. If you are planning to apply Round 1 in the fall, but have not yet thought about why you want an MBA, taken the GMAT/GRE, researched schools, or evaluated your qualifications, please please please keep reading. And then get started! I would like to help you avoid the harried…
This Is the 11th Grade College Planning Timeline That You Need to Get Accepted
Winter, spring, summer, and fall – the passing of the seasons of the year sometimes seem to tick by slowly, and other times rush by in the blink of an eye. You’ll find that when it comes to checking off the items on your college prep to-do list, the year will fly by. Now you’re…
Who Gets Accepted to Medical School?
So you want to become a doctor. You have definitely had an aunt at a family dinner tell you, “Medical school? It is way too competitive; try something easier!” Your aunt is right. Getting into medical school is notoriously difficult. In the 2020-2021 application cycle, there were 53,030 people who applied to medical school, but…
Is It Worth It to Apply in Round 3?
Chances are that most of the spots at your target b-schools were filled in Rounds 1 and 2 of the application process, but it is possible to get accepted in Round 3. So, if you didn’t get the results you wanted from the first two rounds, or you weren’t able to get your application together…
Do You Know the 5 Keys to Applying to Med School Successfully?
The med school application process is complex and lengthy. There are so many elements involved in executing a successful application that it can be difficult to develop a winning strategy. That’s precisely why we created our masterclass, The 5-Part Framework for a Successful Medical School Application. This framework lays out plainly the key steps you…
Encore: An Admissions Expert’s Top Tips for Business School Applicants [Episode 398]
I am swamped at this time of year with clients facing early January deadlines so I decided to end 2020 with one of our most popular shows of the year, my interview with Accepted’s own Esmeralda Cardenal. For you MBA applicants applying during this very tough cycle or planning to apply in the next cycle-…
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