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Admissions Resumes: Putting it All Together

Resume Quick Guide Putting it all Together

This post is taken from The Quick Guide to Admissions Resumes. Click here to download the full guide. MBA and other graduate school applicants frequently submit a resume with their applications. Many schools require it, and some schools, such as Columbia Business School, even specify a given format. The resume not only will present a valuable …

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Chemerinsky Appointed New UC Berkeley Law School Dean

Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley Law School has announced that preeminent law expert and founding dean of the University of California, Irvine School of Law, Erwin Chemerinsky will be the next dean of the school. According to Law.com, Chemerinsky’s five-year term will begin on July 1. He will replace Interim Dean Melissa Murray who took the …

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UCLA’s MS in Business Analytics: Prep for the Sexiest Job of the 21st Century [Episode 208]

mba podcast with paul brandano

[powerpress] Are you a quant jock with a bit of a poet in you? Learn about UCLA Anderson’s new MS in Business Analytics! Harvard Business Review declared in 2012 that being a data scientist is the “sexiest job of the 21st century.” Glassdoor last year claimed it’s the “best job of the year.” And in …

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Review of Law School Transparency Reports

Law School Transparency Reports

Law School Transparency (LST) was a project started by a group of lawyers who wanted to make the law school application process fair and transparent. For a long time, the U.S. News ranking has been the guidepost for law school applicants, but LST has a new guide for law school applicants called LST Reports. The …

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MBA Letters Of Recommendation: Who, When, What, Where & How

MBA LOR

Selecting your recommenders requires a strategy. I like to begin with the basics: Who, When, What, Where, and How. I also like to suggest that you waive your right to access it. The waiver makes the recommendation more credible to the admissions committee. Who? Who are the best people to address the questions the schools …

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8 Tips for Better Admissions Resumes

Resume Quick Guide 8 Tips for Better Resumes

This post is taken from The Quick Guide to Admissions Resumes. Click here to download the full guide. Looking for solid tips for the actual writing of your resume? What should you include? What should you leave out? What sort of tone should you use? What do you need to know? The following eight tips will …

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Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans: Funding, Community for Immigrants [Episode 206]

podcast iv with craig harwood

[powerpress] Let’s learn about the $90K fellowships awarded by The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. Today’s guest, Dr. Craig Harwood, earned his BA in Music from Queens College and then a PhD in Music Theory from Yale University in 2002. Dr. Harwood went on to serve as the dean of Davenport College …

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Med Student Shares Her Tips for Surviving and Thriving in Med School

med studentiv with Aleah Chang

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

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HMX – Harvard Medical School’s Online Option for Everyone [Episode 205]

med podcast with dr michael parker

[powerpress] I was recently contacted about a fascinating new program at Harvard Medical School called HMX Fundamentals. I wanted to learn more, and I’m delighted to have AST listeners learn more along with me since I’m talking today to Dr. Michael Parker, Harvard Medical School’s Associate Dean for Online Learning and Faculty Director of HMX. …

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