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January 17, 2021

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Bring Your Personal Statement to Life With Vivid, Active Verbs

Bring Your Personal Statement to Life With Vivid, Active Verbs

Your personal statement and essays are essential elements of your application and allow the adcom great insights into who you really are aside from your stats. However, no matter how extensive your experience or how accomplished you may be, all that can be lost if presented in plodding prose that no one has the energy… 

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Article by Accepted / 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

December 31, 2020

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This Is the 11th Grade College Planning Timeline That You Need to Get Accepted

This is the 11th grade college planning timeline that you need to get accepted!

Winter, spring, summer, and fall – the passing of the seasons of the year sometimes seem to tick by slowly, and other times rush by in the blink of an eye. You’ll find that when it comes to checking off the items on your college prep to-do list, the year will fly by. Now you’re… 

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Article by Accepted / College Admissions / college planning in high school

December 28, 2020

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Ivy League Schools See Impressive Increase in Early-Admission Applicants

Ivy league schools see impressive increase in early-admissions applicants

Elite colleges have seen huge spikes in early-admission applicants this year, according to the Wall Street Journal. Columbia has reported 49% more early-round applicants while Harvard reported an increase of 57%. However, Harvard also admitted a smaller percentage of these early-decision applicants. Yale, Emory, Duke, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, and University of Michigan… 

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Article by Accepted / College Admissions / 2021 Common Application

December 24, 2020

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‘Twas the Night Before Deadlines: A Cautionary Tale of Cliches

A cautionary tale of cliches

‘Twas the night before deadlines, and all through the world, Our consultants sat cramming, coffee brewing, brows furrowed; Though the essays were written with effort and care, There were still a few things that were cause for despair! The clichés! Oh, forsake! Terrible, were they – That all our consultants could think was “oy vey!”… 

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Article by Accepted / 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

December 13, 2020

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College Admissions: Mining Identity for College Essays, Personal Statements

College admissions- Mining your identity for college essays and personal statements

Langston Hughes begins his poem “Theme for English B” this way: The instructor said: Go home and write a page tonight. And let that page come out of you- Then it will be true. I wonder if it’s that simple? “Tell us about yourself” When colleges instruct you to “Tell us about yourself,” it may… 

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Article by Accepted / College Admissions / college application essays

November 26, 2020

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today is Thanksgiving in the United States, a national holiday during which we give pause – at least for a brief moment – to count our blessings. Wherever you are, that is a good exercise especially in this year, the year of the corona pandemic globally and in the U.S. the year of a tortuous… 

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

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, grad application essays, law application essays, mba application essays, med application essays

November 9, 2020

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10 Reflections on Teacher Recommendations

10 reflections on teacher recommendations

Teacher recommendations are an important part of your college application at many colleges, with most colleges requiring one or two letters in support of your application. These recommendations provide additional insight into your personality, intellectual curiosity, and potential impact on your college community. From my time on the admissions side of the desk, I know… 

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Article by Accepted / College Admissions / College Letters of Recommendation, College Planning Tips

November 3, 2020

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Six Last Minute Common Application Tips

Six Last Minute Common Application Tips

It’s November, and we are starting down the home stretch of the college application season. That’s right, final deadlines are looming. If you didn’t apply Early Action or Early Decision using the Common Application, deadlines vary somewhat over the next few months. Although your first instinct might be to panic, it’s important to keep a… 

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Article by Marie Todd / College Admissions / 2021 Common Application

November 2, 2020

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Tips for Answering the Princeton University Supplemental Essay Prompts [2020 – 2021]

Princeton University supplemental essay tips

It will come as no surprise that Princeton University is among the top schools in the nation and is recognized globally for academic excellence. This Ivy League school is renowned as a major research university as well as an outstanding liberal arts college. In addition to the Common Application, Universal College Application or Coalition Application… 

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Article by Marie Todd / College Admissions / 2021 Common Application, Princeton

October 30, 2020

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Tips for Answering the NYU Supplemental Essay Prompt [2020 – 2021]

Tips for Answering the NYU Supplemental Essay Prompt [2020 – 2021]

Located in the middle of bustling lower Manhattan, New York, NYU’s campus is intertwined with the city. It is not a campus in a traditional sense – its buildings and lifestyle are organized around Washington Square Park, enabling students and faculty alike to take advantage of everything offered by this energetic area. NYU grants degrees… 

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Article by Marie Todd / College Admissions / 2021 Common Application, nyu

October 18, 2020

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Tips for Answering the Cornell University Supplemental Essay Prompts [2020 – 2021]

Tips for Answering the Cornell University Supplemental Essay Prompts [2020 - 2021]

While Ivy League schools require the Common Application or Coalition Application essay, they also require supplemental essay responses. These help you to convey in greater detail how the specific school and program of study to which you are applying are a good fit for you and how you can contribute to the collegiate environment. This,… 

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Article by Marie Todd / College Admissions / 2021 Common Application, Cornell

October 13, 2020

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How to Address COVID-19 and the Events of 2020 in Your Application [Episode 387]

How to address COVID-19 and the events of 2020 in your application

Wondering how to write about the tumultuous events of 2020 in your application essays? [Show summary] Accepted Founder Linda Abraham offers a framework for discussing COVID-19, the events of 2020, and their impact on your life in your undergraduate or graduate program applications. Your application should include information about your experience of and response to… 

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Article by Accepted / College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / covid-19 grad, COVID-19 law, COVID-19 MBA, COVID-19 med, podcast

October 12, 2020

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4 Ways to Show How You’ll Contribute in the Future

4 Ways to Show How You'll Contribute in the Future

Schools are looking for applicants who can show that they have strong leadership qualities and experiences and can demonstrate that they will actively contribute to their student/alumni communities, not to mention to the greater community and society.  Many applications include an essay question with some variation of “what would you contribute to your future campus… 

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Article by Accepted / 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

October 8, 2020

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Tips for Answering the Dartmouth College Supplemental Essay Prompts [2020 – 2021]

Dartmouth College 2019-2020 supplemental application essay tips

Dartmouth College, like the other Ivy League schools, accepts both the Common Application and the Coalition Application. Regardless of the application you use, you will be asked to respond to the same essay prompts. In addition, Dartmouth also requires supplemental essay responses. The additional essays help to round out your overall picture as a prospective… 

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Article by Marie Todd / College Admissions / 2021 Common Application, Dartmouth College

October 5, 2020

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Tips for Answering Columbia University Supplemental Essay Prompts [2020 – 2021]

Columbia University supplemental essay tips

Ivy League schools require supplemental essay responses in addition to the basic Common Application or Coalition Application essay. These elite schools try to gain a deeper understanding of the applicant through these supplemental responses. Think of them as your opportunity to explain how this particular school is a good match for you and vice versa…. 

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Article by Marie Todd / College Admissions / 2021 Common Application, Columbia University

September 27, 2020

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Tips for Answering the Harvard Supplemental Essay Prompts [2020 – 2021]

Tips for Answering the Harvard Supplemental Essay Prompts

It comes as no surprise that Harvard consistently ranks among the top universities in the world. Its highly regarded reputation and academic chops attract the best and brightest. The alluring Harvard brand coupled with its extraordinary education cannot be ignored.  It is important to keep in mind throughout the application process that your focus should… 

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Article by Marie Todd / College Admissions / 2021 Common Application, Harvard

September 24, 2020

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Tips for Answering the University of Pennsylvania Supplemental Essay Prompts [2020 – 2021]

Tips for Answering the University of Pennsylvania Supplemental Essay Prompts

The University of Pennsylvania, or Penn, was established in 1790 and is one of the oldest universities in America. This prestigious Ivy League school is known for its top-notch research as well as its undergraduate programs that focus on practical applications grounded in a strong liberal arts foundation. Penn is located in the city of… 

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Article by Marie Todd / College Admissions / 2021 Common Application, University of Pennsylvania

September 23, 2020

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Tips for Answering Common Application Essay Prompts 2020 – 2021

Tips for answering the common application essay prompts

A large number of universities and colleges use the Common Application across the United States and in many countries around the world. There are over 800 Common Application members in the United States, as well as in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Qatar, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. These institutions are united… 

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Article by Marie Todd / College Admissions / 2021 Common Application

September 18, 2020

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Tips for Answering the University of Michigan Supplemental Essay Prompts [2020 – 2021]

Tips for Answering the University of Michigan Supplemental Essay Prompts [2020 – 2021]

The University of Michigan is a large (over 40,000 students), predominantly residential campus located in the small city of Ann Arbor. This well known school has an outstanding reputation for research, academic rigor and athletic spirit—it is often referred to as a public-Ivy. It offers a non-binding Early Action option with an application deadline of… 

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Article by Marie Todd / College Admissions / 2021 Common Application, University of Michigan

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