Blog

Medical Minority Applicant Registry (Med-MAR): Who, How, & Why?

the med mar

AAMC’s Medical Minority Applicant Registry (Med-MAR) is specifically designed to improve admissions opportunities for students from groups underrepresented in the medical field or who have an economically disadvantaged background. Read on to learn more about AAMC’s Med-MAR registry, to see if you qualify, and to understand how it will help you navigate your way through the …

Read More

Top Graduate School Admissions Directors Share the Inside Scoop

admissions directors speak 2

Applying to graduate school and overwhelmed by your options? Don’t know how to find the right program for you? Or have you already found your dream program, and need guidance for applying successfully? For the past few years, Linda Abraham has been interviewing the director of admissions at top graduate programs on the Admissions Straight Talk Podcast. Here …

Read More

Building Your Consulting Career, and a Look Back at a Tuck MBA [Episode 188]

iv with J.kenton

Today’s guest, J. Kenton Kivestu, graduated from UVA with a BA in economics and history in 2006. Upon graduating he joined Google in product development and worked there for 3 years until he moved to Hanover New Hampshire to attend the Tuck School of Business and earn his MBA. He interned at BCG, but returned …

Read More

From Ciudad Juarez to BU School of Medicine, via the Early Medical School Selection Program

iv with Daniella

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 Daniella… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as an …

Read More

Firecracker – A Dynamite Way to Approach Med School Education [Episode 187]

iv with ben williams

Today’s guest is Ben Williams, founder and CEO of Firecracker. Firecracker is, according to its website, “an adaptive learning platform that uses amazing content coupled with spaced repetition to help medical students crush their exams.” Ben graduated from Harvard College in 2005 with a BA in Biology and Health Policy. From 2006-09 he co-founded and …

Read More

Non-Traditional Work Experience in MBA Admissions

Non Traditional Work Experience in MBA Admissions

A common concern from prospective clients with non-traditional work experience is whether or not that experience will be considered relevant in an MBA classroom. I have heard this from doctors, lawyers, military officers, and more. Believe it or not, the less traditional one’s work experience, (often) the more an admissions committee is interested! When putting …

Read More

A Review of the Magoosh GRE Prep Program

magoosh gre review

Update: In 2022, Magoosh launched Live Classes taught by instructors who cover essential GRE topics such as test-taking strategies, reading comprehension, statistics, and more. These are virtual classrooms where students can learn alongside others and ask questions for extra accountability and support. Learn more about the Live Classes here. Applicants preparing for the GRE have a …

Read More

Your Free, 30-Minute Consultation

Sign up for a free consultation to ask your most pressing admissions and application-related questions, get a profile evaluation, and find out how our team of professional admissions consultants can help you get accepted.

Start Now!