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November 30, 2021

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Stanford GSB MBA Application Essay Tips and Deadlines [2021 – 2022], Class Profile

Stanford GSB MBA Application Essay Tips & Deadlines

In terms of its application, Stanford is once again re-using its essay questions. And there’s good reason for the recycling: Stanford has excellent questions that succinctly get to the heart of what Stanford wants to know about you. They are not easy questions to answer, but they are thoughtful, probing ones. A few years agp,… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / 2022 MBA Applications, MBA Class Profile, Stanford GSB

June 29, 2021

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Wharton MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2021 – 2022]

Wharton MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2021 - 2022]

Wharton changed its first essay questions and left its second required question and optional questions as they have been for the last couple of years. The “change” to the first question is really more of a clarification. Wharton is more specific in what it’s looking for. And that should help you provide a better answer…. 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / 2022 MBA Applications, Wharton

June 17, 2021

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UCLA Anderson MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2021-2022]

UCLA Anderson MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines

Accepted’s B-School Selectivity Index shows that UCLA Anderson is 20th in selectivity and 18th in the U.S. News’ ranking. Its average GMAT is 707, down ten points from last year. The acceptance rate at Anderson has climbed steadily, from 20.7% for the class that entered in 2016 to 22.3% for the class that entered in… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / 2022 MBA Applications, UCLA Anderson

June 4, 2021

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Michigan Ross MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2021 – 2022]

Michigan Ross MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2021 - 2022]

The Michigan Ross MBA program is thriving. Its graduates are getting jobs throughout the United States and the world.  Here are a few of the stats: 93.1% of 2020 grads and 97.2% of 2019 grads had at least one job offer within three months of graduation. Amazon was the 2020 top employer of Ross grads,… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / 2022 MBA Applications, Michigan Ross

February 4, 2021

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The 9 Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make on an MBA Waitlist

The 9 Mistakes You Don't Want to Make on an MBA Waitlist

So close, and yet so far.  That’s the frustrating, even agonizing feeling you can have after receiving a waitlist notification from a b-school. You’re in no-man’s land, neither here nor there. They liked you enough to say, “Maybe in six months, we’ll see,” but they didn’t fall in love with you at first sight. Now… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / MBA Waitlist

December 16, 2020

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Why Should I Spend Money on an Accepted MBA Admissions Consultant?

Why Should I Spend Money on an Accepted MBA Consultant?

How can investing a few hundred, or even a few thousand dollars in Accepted’s MBA Admissions Consulting make you thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars?  I’ll tell you right now. Transcript There are basically five ways that Accepted’s MBA Admissions Consulting service can pay you back multiples of what you invest.  Reason #1:… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / MBA Video Tips

December 14, 2020

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The 9 Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make on a Med School Waitlist

The 9 Mistakes You Don't Want to Make on a Med School Waitlist

“How bad is it, doc?” Well, clients don’t quite ask me that. But, as they clutch their waitlist notification, there can be immense tension and anxiety, as if life itself hangs in the balance. Waitlisted applicants begin to ask: What does it all mean? What should I do? And when, oh when, will it end?… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Medical School Admissions / med waitlist

December 11, 2020

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Why Should I Spend Money on an Accepted Med School Admissions Consultant?

Why should I spend money on an Accepted med school admissions consultant?

Why should I spend money on an Accepted med school admissions consultant? That’s a good question, and I’ll tell you why: Because it can pay off big time, pay off financially, pay off in all kinds of other ways, and it can actually make you thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars. “What?!” you’re… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Medical School Admissions / Med Video Tips

December 10, 2020

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How to Answer MBA Application and Interview Questions about COVID-19 and Other Major Events of 2020 [Video]

How can MBA applicants respond to interview questions about COVID-19 and other major events of 2020?

2020 has been a dark, dismal year, but as it draws to a close there’s light at the end of the tunnel. A vaccine is on the horizon. The election is behind us. Maybe, just maybe, we’ll soon be able to gather, hug, meet, and travel. Maybe we’ll be able to largely return to the… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / COVID-19 MBA, MBA Interview, MBA Video Tips

November 19, 2020

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How to Answer Med School Questions about COVID-19 and Other Major Events of 2020 [Video]

How to Answer Med School Questions about COVID-19 and Other Major Events of 2020?

2020 has been a dark, dismal year, but as it draws to a close there’s light at the end of the tunnel. A vaccine is on the horizon. The election is behind us. Maybe, just maybe, we’ll soon be able to gather, hug, meet, and travel. Maybe we’ll be able to largely return to the… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Medical School Admissions / COVID-19 med, Med Video Tips

November 12, 2020

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Oh No! A Typo!!

Oh no, a typo!

Will that lonely typo doom your otherwise perfect application to the great round file in cyberspace, putting the kibosh on years of effort and nixing your attempt to walk through the hallowed halls of your favored institution? No. A single, minor typo will do nothing. So don’t sweat one minor spelling mistake, a missed comma,… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Admissions Consulting, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / college application essays, essay editing, grad application essays, law application essays, mba application essays, med application essays

November 1, 2020

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Columbia MBA Essays: Tips for a Successful Application [Video]

columbia business school essay tips video

Gain insight into how to best answer each of the Columbia Business School application essay questions from admissions expert, Linda Abraham: Video transcript “What do schools want? The essay questions seemed random.” This is a very common question and comment that I get from applicants trying to deal with their MBA applications. And while it’s… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / Columbia Business School, MBA Video Tips

September 23, 2020

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UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2020 – 2021]

UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA application essay tips and deadlines

Are you a team leader? Are you committed to sustainable enterprise? Are you seeking resources and intellectual capital needed to shape both business and government? Are you a motivated, goal-oriented, innovative individual? UNC Kenan-Flagler adcoms are interested in seeing your multidimensional personality and capabilities. Your challenge: Prove that your goals mesh with the school’s goals… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / 2021 MBA Applications, UNC Kenan Flagler

February 13, 2020

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4 Tips for Highlighting Your Strengths in Your Application Essays

4 Tips for Showing Your Strenghts in Your Application Essays

One of the most important pieces of advice I can give you regarding your personal statements and application essays is this: Show, don’t tell.  But you may have been given this advice before and you may be wondering how to go about it. Let’s dive into how to show effectively. Here are four tips to… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Admissions Consulting, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / college application essays, grad application essays, law application essays, mba application essays, med application essays

January 10, 2020

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How to Clarify Your Goals for Your MBA – And Beyond

How to Clarify Your Goals for Your MBA and Beyond

Some applicants may be very clear about either the industry in which they want to work or the function or job title they’d like to have, but not always both. For example, you may be certain that you want to grow into a marketing executive role but are much less clear about what product or… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / career changers, MBA Admissions for Smarties, MBA career goals

September 26, 2019

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Forbes 2019 Best Business Schools: Booth Tops the List

Forbes Releases 2019 Best Business Schools Rankings

Forbes has released its 2019 rankings of full-time MBA programs in the U.S. and one-year programs internationally. These rankings are based on responses from more than 100 schools and 17,500 alumni around the world. Graduates’ earnings in their first five years after graduation from business school were compared to their opportunity cost, which gave Forbes… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / Cambridge Judge, Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, ESADE, Forbes, Harvard, IESE, IMD, Indian School of Business, INSEAD, MBA Rankings, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Oxford Said, Stanford GSB, Wharton

September 20, 2019

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Generic-itis Prevention [Warning: If Untreated, Can Cause Rejection]

Generic-itis Prevention

Each year, Accepted consultants are witnessing a recurring epidemic. And it’s worse than you can imagine: Generic-itis. What generic-itis looks like Here is an example of a severe case of generic-–itis that I drafted based on several different examples I recently read, along with 25 years of experience in this business: I find Top Choice’s… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Admissions Consulting, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / college application essays, essay editing, grad application essays, law application essays, mba application essays, med application essays

March 25, 2019

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The College Admission Scandal

The College Admissions Scandal

Like most people, I am outraged by the college admissions scandal. As the parent of five adult children and as an admissions consultant for approximately 25 years, I view the alleged behavior of the parties accused in Operation Varsity Blues as shameful and repulsive. Although I have not played a role in writing this statement,… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / Admissions Consulting

January 8, 2019

Reading Time: 4 minutes

MBA Applicants: How to Get Accepted in 2019-20

An Open Letter to MBA Applicants How to Get Accepted in 2019-20

  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… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions

April 15, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes

MBA Tip: Accepted? Now What?

MBA tip- Accepted now what

Do you think you’re done with my advice now that you have received that fat envelope? Not so fast. I still have a tip or two for you. There are a few things you can still do to prepare for your MBA studies and enhance your chances of getting a great internship and ultimately post-MBA… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / MBA accepted applicants

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