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

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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]

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[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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Why Cornell Tech was the Perfect Fit for This Londoner

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This interview is the latest in an Accepted blog series featuring interviews with business students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top programs. And now, introducing Tosin Adeniji… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as an undergrad? Tosin: Hi, I’m Tosin and am a proud Londoner. …

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From Wall St to Wharton, While Starting Wall Street Oasis [Episode 204]

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Today’s guest is Patrick Curtis, CEO & Co-founder of Wall Street Oasis. Patrick graduated from Williams College in 2002 and worked as an Investment Banking Analyst for Rothschild & Co for two years. He then joined Tailwind Capital as a Private Equity Associate in 2005 around the same time that he founded Wall Street Oasis, …

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How to Demonstrate Leadership When You Don’t Have Leadership Experience [Short Video]

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Most admissions committees are looking for applicants who can demonstrate leadership. If you don’t have any formal leadership positions to discuss in your application essays, that doesn’t mean that all is lost. Watch this short video for Linda Abraham’s definition of “informal leadership” and how to highlight it in your applications. Visit our services section …

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How Hard do I Need to Study to Crack the GMAT?

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There’s a questions university professors hate to hear: “How hard do I have to study for this?” You’ve probably learned to be shy about asking just how much (or how little) you need to work for that top score. When it comes to the GMAT though, don’t be shy with this question. You’ve got a …

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