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January 19, 2022

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Round 3 Deadlines Are Almost Here. Should You Apply?

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Our free one-hour webinar, Round 3 vs. Next Year: When Should You Apply? is airing live on Thursday, January 20, 2022, but there’s still time for you to register to join us!  Do you know whether it’s worth it for you to invest the time, energy, and money into applying right now? Or are your… 

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January 18, 2022

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How to Get Into an MD/PhD Program [Episode 453]

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Applying to MD/PhD programs? Here’s what you need to know [Show Summary] Dr. Herman “Flash” Gordon, an Accepted consultant and former chair of the University of Arizona Tucson College of Medicine’s admissions committee, provides a deep dive into the application process for MD/PhD programs, highlighting crucial preparation tips.  Interview with Dr. Herman “Flash” Gordon [Show… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / MD/PhD, PhD, phd admissions

January 17, 2022

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Last Chance! Free Expert Advice on Securing Your 2021 Med School Acceptance

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Our free one-hour webinar, Start Medical School in 2023: How to Get Accepted This Year, is airing live on Tuesday, January 18, 2022.  Time is running out to save your seat! We all know that applying to med schools is a grind: you’ve got all these classes and tests to take, must write loads of… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions

January 16, 2022

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Letters of Recommendation for Law Schools: A Quick Guide [With Sample Letters]

Law LOR A quick guide 2022

At this stage of the law school admissions process, you probably have Application Season Fatigue Syndrome. Corralling people to write your letters of recommendation (LORs) may be the last thing you feel like doing, a nagging and seemingly redundant task. After all, haven’t you already proven your worth through your polished essays, work experience, LSAT… 

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Article by Accepted / Law School Admissions / Law School Letters of Recommendation

January 16, 2022

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Round 3 or Next Year? When Will You Have the Best Chances of Getting into Your Dream B-School?

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Applying to b-school can be a time-consuming marathon. That’s why the smart money is on making a strategic plan for choosing your schools, choosing when to apply, and deciding how to present yourself as a candidate. This strategic planning will save you  time, money, and an immense amount of wasted effort.  It will also maximize… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions

January 14, 2022

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MBA Round 3: Should I Apply Now or Wait for Next Year?

Should You Apply to B-School Round 3 or 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… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / when to apply to bschool

January 13, 2022

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Tuition-Free Medical School: Everything You Need to Know in 2022

Tuition-free medical school- Everything you need to know in 2022

The financial realities of a top-notch medical education are definitely having undesirable consequences for society and young physicians. And some of those consequences are directly opposed to the stated goals of most medical schools.  What are the realities? The cost of a medical school education keeps rising. Today, four years of med school can easily… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / gcsom, Icahn SOM, Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, Med Financial Aid, NYU Medical School, paying for med school, Stanford University School of Medicine, UWSOM, Weill Cornell

January 12, 2022

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Is It Worth It to Apply in Round 3?

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Chances are, most of the spots at your target b-schools have already been filled during Rounds 1 and 2 of the application process. Maybe you got dinged during R1 or R2, or maybe you just couldn’t get your application together in time to apply at all. The question is: Can you still get accepted in… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions

January 11, 2022

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Get Accepted to UT Austin McCombs [Episode 452]

Rodrigo Malta interview 2022 UT Austin McCombs

An overview of the UT McCombs MBA program and what you need to know to get accepted [Show Summary] Rodrigo Malta, UT Austin’s Director of Admissions highlights key factors that make the UT McCombs full time MBA program attractive to many. He discusses what students can expect from a virtual admissions process and gives tips… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, MBA Admissions / podcast, UT McCombs

January 10, 2022

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Applying to Med School in the 2022–2023 Cycle? NOW Is the Time to Get Started

Applying to Med School in the 2022–2023 Cycle? NOW Is the Time to Get Started

You know what you want: to go to a top med school, become a doctor, and have a successful and fulfilling life. And while the 2023 application season may seem far away, NOW is the time to begin to prepare a thoughtful, compelling application. Top schools only take the best of the best, so rather… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions

January 10, 2022

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Why Extracurricular Activities Make a Difference in Your MBA Application

Why extracurricular activities make a difference in your MBA application

Don’t underestimate the value of extracurricular activities in your b-school application! An extracurricular activity is a non-academic, non-professional project or pastime such as a hobby, sports, creative endeavor, volunteering, or community service, where you are an active participant. Examples of MBA extracurricular activities include: Spending a month in Mexico helping to run a vaccination clinic … 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / leadership, optimize your mba admissions profile

January 9, 2022

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What Do the Medical School Admissions Teams Say About Admissions?

Medical School Admissions Directors Speak

Can you think of a better source of medical school admissions advice than the admissions committee directors and deans themselves? Well, neither could we. And that’s why Linda Abraham, founder of Accepted and admissions guru in her own right, has been inviting med school deans, admissions directors, and other admissions insiders as guests on the… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University, gcsom, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Hofstra Northwell Medical, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, podcast, Rush Medical College, Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Tulane School of Medicine, UConn School of Medicine, University of Minnesota Med School, University of Penn. Medical School, UVM medical school, UWSOM, Washington University School of Medicine

January 6, 2022

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How to Ace Your PhD Interview: Prepare to Discuss These 10 Topics

Acing Your PhD Interview

While not all PhD programs require interviews, some do (including many overseas). If you’re invited to a PhD interview, take full advantage of the opportunity you’ve been given by preparing effectively – review your research on the department, prepare to talk about your PhD research goals, etc. (P.S. A mock interview can be helpful!). PhD… 

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Article by Accepted / Grad School Admissions / grad school interview, PhD, plotting your way to a phd

January 4, 2022

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University of Washington School of Medicine: Interview with Admissions Dean, Dr. LeeAnna Muzquiz [Episode 451]

Leeanna Muzquiz interview 2021

All about the distinctive program at UWSOM and how to get accepted [Show Summary] Dr. LeeAnna Muzquiz, Associate Dean for Admissions at UWSOM gives an in-depth look at the top ranking program, highlighting adaptations that have been made as a result of the pandemic and outlining each step of the University of Washington’s admissions process. … 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / Medical Admissions, podcast, UWSOM

January 3, 2022

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From the Mouths of MBA Adcom Members: How to Get Accepted

Business school admissions directors speak about 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… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Cambridge Judge, CMU Tepper, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, ESADE, fit, Georgetown McDonough, HEC, INSEAD, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, optimize your mba admissions profile, Oxford Said, podcast, researching mba programs, Rotman, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, USC Marshall, Vanderbilt Business School, Washington Foster School of Business, Wharton, Wharton-Lauder, which MBA programs to apply to, Yale SOM

January 2, 2022

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Your Guide to Getting off the Waitlist in 2022

Your Guide to Getting off the Waitlist in 2022

Landing on a waitlist can be a nerve-wracking experience. As a result, sometimes waitlisted applicants let their anxiety or disappointment get the better of them. But the application process is not over for waitlisted applicants! “Waitlisted” is not “rejected.” If you play your cards right, you still have a fighting chance of getting into your… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Consulting, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / college waitlist, grad waitlist, law waitlist, MBA Waitlist, med waitlist, weakness

December 29, 2021

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Ivies: Number of Early-Admission Applications Near Historic High

Ivies: Number of Early-Admission Applications Near Historic High

A number of the most selective colleges in the US are reporting near-record numbers of students applying for early admission, the Wall Street Journal recently stated.  Applications for both binding early-decision, and the more flexible early-action option increased last year at elite schools including Harvard University and Brown University. Many schools have canceled their testing… 

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Article by Accepted / College Admissions / Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell, Dartmouth Tuck, Harvard, Ivy League, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Yale

December 28, 2021

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Encore: How to Get into Kaiser Permanente Medical School – Warning It’s Tough! [Episode 450]

Dr Lindia Willies Jacobo Kaiser SOM 2021

I am swamped now with clients facing early January deadlines so I decided to end 2021 with one of our most popular shows of the year, my interview with Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine’s Senior Associate Dean for Admissions and Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity, Dr. Lindia Wllies-Jacobo. The Kaiser Permanente School has… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, podcast

December 28, 2021

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No Standardized Test Requirement at Harvard through 2026

No Standardized Test Requirement at Harvard through 2026

Students will be able to apply to Harvard University without taking the SAT or ACT for at least the next four years, according to a report from the PBS NewsHour. Harvard announced last year that standardized tests would be optional for a year due to the lack of available or accessible testing sites during the… 

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Article by Accepted / College Admissions / ACT, Harvard, SAT

December 27, 2021

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How to Study for the MCAT: 3 Key Tips

How to study for the MCAT: 3 key tips

This article is a guest post by Dr. Lindy Ledohowski. While medical school acceptance rates on average can be around 10%, depending on the selectivity of the medical school itself, that acceptance rate can be much lower. For example, Harvard Medical School has a 3.5% acceptance rate. For those wanting to be competitive in this… 

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