Achieving balance: A resident’s advice for succeeding in medical school without sacrificing your personal life [Show summary] Dr. Wendell Cole, a Morehouse graduate and orthopedic surgical resident at Tulane, shares the personal experiences and med school survival strategies that led him to write The Med School Survival Kit. How planning and time management pave the…
How Should I Choose Which Essay Questions to Answer When I Have Choices?
You’re sitting down to face your application, and you are glad to see that you can choose which essay questions to answer. You’re not stuck answering a particular set of questions. It’s good to know you have options. After all, you are determined to answer the questions that allow you to portray yourself at your…
5 Tips for Writing About Extracurricular Activities You Started at the Last Minute
You are this close to finishing your application, but in the section that asks you about your extracurricular activities, you freeze up. I don’t really have any extracurricular activities, you think. What should I do now? How will I be able to stand out from the competition? We’re glad you asked. Team Accepted has worked…
4 Sure-Fire Ways to Ace Essays Showing Resilience in the Face of Failure
Recently we worked with a client applying to MBA programs who had experienced a failure that could have been the kiss of death for his job. Not only could it have gotten him fired, it also risked ending a lucrative business relationship between his employer and a major customer. How one applicant transformed a failure…
Don’t Settle for a Lackluster Personal Statement. Get FREE Expert Help!
Our free one-hour masterclass, 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 pitfalls pre-meds make…
What Prospective MBAs Need to Know About Applying to INSEAD [Episode 417]
Discover INSEAD’s unique one-year MBA [Show summary] Virginie Fougea, Global Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at INSEAD, shares what’s new for the school’s MBA program and what prospective applicants with global business ambitions should know. Do you aspire to do business internationally? Consider INSEAD! [Show notes] Are you a citizen of the world? Do…
Upskilling: 4 Steps to Choose your Next Learning Opportunity
In today’s ever changing professional world, the nature of each job, the skills it entails, and the tools it utilizes are changing more rapidly than ever. Thus, we are being forced to embrace “ongoing learning,” or “lifelong learning” (continuously learning beyond traditional schooling). The answer to this is “upskilling,” which is the act of developing…
Don’t Miss Out! Live Q&A with MBA Experts Discussing the Effects of Test-Optional Applications
Our live Q&A session, Applying to Business School in a Test-Optional Application Surge, is airing soon. If you haven’t reserved your spot yet, we’d hate for you to miss out! Click here to register now, and join us on Wednesday, May 12th at 10am PT/1pm ET. It’s hard to say how making the GMAT and…
Suffering from Personal Statement Writer’s Block?
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…
MBA Test Waivers: Challenge or Opportunity?
With many more MBA programs choosing to waive the requirement that applicants submit GMAT or GRE scores this cycle, there is bound to be an increase in applications. Whether that translates to reduced odds of acceptance or not remains to be seen. After removing the test requirement last year, many MBA programs noticed an increase…
All About Duke’s Top-Ranked PA Program [Episode 416]
What is Duke’s physician assistant program looking for in applicants? [Show summary] April Stouder, Associate Program Director and Chair of the Admissions Committee for Duke’s PA program, explores what’s unique about this top-ranked program and what applicants can do to be competitive. A focus on primary care makes Duke’s PA program unique [Show notes] Are…
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As a premed, your hands are more than full right now—we totally get it. But we would hate for you to miss this opportunity to purchase our med school admissions consulting services at a nice discount. Sales like this don’t happen often! The smartest way to battle tough acceptance odds is to have a professional…
Get the Scoop on Elevating Your AMCAS Application
Did you miss our recent masterclass, Create a Winning AMCAS Application? This was a fantastic primer on bringing your A-game to your AMCAS application—the first step on your journey to med school. This year, when applications are up a massive 18%, it’s vital that you find out what your strongest competitors already know from this…
How Will MBA Programs Going “Test-Optional” Affect Your Chances?
The COVID-19 pandemic has left an indelible mark on pretty much every facet of society. This application cycle, more and more MBA programs are electing to waive the GMAT or GRE test as a requirement for applicants. How will this affect acceptance rates? On Wednesday, May 12th at 10am PT/1pm ET, we’re hosting a live…
What Makes a Personal Statement Compelling?
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…
What Happened to the LSAT-Flex? [Episode 415]
Everything you need to know to about the latest incarnation of the LSAT [Show summary] LSAT prep expert Steve Schwartz returns to the Admissions Straight Talk to discuss the demise of the LSAT-Flex, the future of the LSAT, and essential test prep tips for law school applicants. How to prep right and crush the LSAT!…
Should You Take the GRE or GMAT for Test-Optional MBA Programs?
Among the major disruptions of the coronavirus era was last year’s shuttering of nearly all colleges and universities, as well as in-person admissions testing centers. For MBA hopefuls, online-proctored GRE and GMAT tests experienced technical difficulties, calling into question many of the test results. Additionally, online test results seemed to produce lower scores than in-person…
Beat “The Fauci Effect”: Get Expert Help at a Special Price for a Limited Time!
Getting into a top medical school is always difficult, but the competition this cycle is unlike any we’ve seen before. With a nearly 20% increase in applications this cycle, odds of acceptance have narrowed even further. Don’t let your application end up in the rejection pile. Take steps now to get to near perfection. At…
From the Mouths of MBA Adcom Members: How to Get Accepted
Looking for the best possible admissions advice? How about admissions advice from the admission committee members themselves? Linda Abraham, founder of Accepted and host of the Admissions Straight Talk Podcast has a collection of highly enlightening interviews with directors of admissions and adcom members of top business schools! Listen in as Linda asks her adcom…
Dartmouth Tuck MBA Class Profile: Class of 2022
Here is a look at Dartmouth Tuck’s class of 2022 profile, taken from the Tuck website. Personal profile Class of 2022 enrollment: 289 Average months of pre-MBA employment: 63 Students with partners: 30% Students with children: 4% Women: 49% U.S. minorities (among all students): 22% U.S. minorities (among U.S. students): 32% International students: 37% Students’…
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