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January 20, 2010

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Stanford Wins First Place for Forbes’ “The Most Satisfied MBAs”

Forbes took its survey findings from “The Best Business Schools” and compiled a second rankings report: “The Most Satisfied MBAs.” Stanford won top slot for both rankings. It is #1 for providing the best return on investment for its graduates, as well as for churning out MBAs who are extremely satisfied with their current jobs… 

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Article by Accepted / Chicago, Dartmouth Tuck, INSEAD, International, London Business School, MBA Admissions, NYU Stern, Rankings, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, UVA Darden, Wharton / Dartmouth Tuck, INSEAD, NYU Stern, Rankings, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, Wharton

September 21, 2009

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MBA Essay Tip: Responding to Criticism

2012 MBA Applicant posted recently that thanks to an upcoming employment review he will have material for the question, “What is the toughest criticism you have ever received and what did you learn?” While we’re glad that  2012 MBA Applicant has material, I thought you (and maybe even 2012 MBA Applicant) may want tips on… 

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Article by Jennifer Bloom / Chicago, Dartmouth Tuck, MBA Admissions, MBA Interview, Stanford GSB, Wharton / Wharton

May 4, 2009

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MBA Math Monday: Introduction

I welcome Dr. Peter Regan of MBA Math as a contributor to Accepted’s Admissions Almanac. The self-assessment that Peter writes about is a critical part of the evaluation required to develop a sound MBA admissions strategy. — Linda Abraham This post introduces a new weekly feature intended to help MBA applicants to assess their readiness for… 

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Article by / Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, MBA Admissions, MBA Math / finance, GMAT

April 29, 2009

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Best of Blogging Awards

Clear Admit announced its Best of Blogging awards for 2008-09 for those MBA applicant and student bloggers “who have made significant contributions to the online MBA community over the last year.” The winners were chosen by a vote among the Clear Admit staff, nominated bloggers, and celebrity judges Dawna Clarke, Director of Admissions at the Tuck School of Business,… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Dartmouth Tuck, MBA Admissions / GMAT

April 23, 2009

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US News Grad Rankings Are Out!

The US News just released its 2009 Grad School Rankings. I’m going to list the top ten for business school, law school, and medical school (research) and provide links to the ranking methodology for each category. For other graduate specialties, please visit the US News site. Business School Rankings and methodology 1. Harvard2. Stanford3. Northwestern Kellogg… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Chicago, College Admissions, Columbia, Columbia University, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, Duke Law, Grad School Admissions, Harvard HBS, Harvard Law HLS, Law School Admissions, LLM, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, Rankings, Stanford GSB, Stanford Law, UC Berkeley Boalt Law, UC Berkeley Haas, USC, UVA Darden, UVA Law, Wharton, Yale Law YLS, Yale SOM / Northwestern Kellogg, Rankings, UC Berkeley Haas, US News

March 10, 2009

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7 Signposts to Differences Among MBA Programs

After reading “Musings on Kellogg’s Differentiators” by Managing Magic, who describes well a few distinguishing characteristics at Kellogg, I decided to explore the factors MBA applicants should examine to uncover the differences between programs. Researching these elements will help MBA applicants as they start their school research. They may also be worth a second look… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Chicago, Columbia, Dartmouth Tuck, Harvard HBS, MBA Admissions, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Stanford GSB, UVA Darden, Wharton, Yale SOM / MIT Sloan, Wharton

December 26, 2008

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MBA Admissions: Multiple Acceptances and Waitlisted

A few MBA applicant bloggers are dealing with questions now that they have received first round decisions. First Hakuna Matata!!! is thrilled to be accepted to Yale SOM and Cornell Johnson. Congratulations! He asks several questions in “3 down…1 to go!” and I am going to respond to those that aren’t visa-related. (I know nothing about immigration… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Financial Aid, MBA Admissions, MBA Waitlist, Yale SOM / Cornell Johnson, ebook, Financial Aid, leadership, MBA Waitlist, Yale SOM

November 28, 2008

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MBA Admissions: No-Cosigner Loans for International Students

There has been a lot of talk about the sudden dearth of financing options for international students who would like to attend American MBA programs. Some applicants are questioning whether to apply if they will have no way of paying for the degree. I decided to research the situation and find out just how bad… 

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Article by Jennifer Bloom / Chicago, CMU Tepper, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Financial Aid, Harvard HBS, MBA Admissions, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, Wharton / CMU Tepper, MIT Sloan, Wharton

September 18, 2008

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Accepted Welcomes Natalie Grinblatt

It is with great pleasure that I welcome Natalie Grinblatt to Accepted’s staff. Natalie previously served as: Assistant Dean at Arizona State University’s W P Carey School of Management. Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at Cornell’s Johnson School Director of MBA Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at the University of Michigan (where she also… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Admissions Consulting, Babson, BBA Admissions, Chicago, CMU Tepper, College Admissions, Columbia, Consortium, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, EMBA, Emory Goizueta, Financial Aid, Georgetown McDonough, GMAT, Harvard HBS, IMD, Indiana Kelley, INSEAD, London Business School, MBA Admissions, MBA Interview, MBA Waitlist, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Notre Dame Mendoza, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, UNC Kenan Flagler, USC Marshall, UVA Darden, Wharton, Yale SOM / Financial Aid

August 25, 2008

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MBA Admissions: Approaching the “wild card” essay questions

Every MBA candidate expects to write a goals essay. Everyone expects to tell a leadership story. These are the “flagship” pieces of any application–the essays that will help the admissions committee figure out what you’ve achieved and how you approach your professional life. But then, there are the “wild card” questions–these are almost always very… 

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Article by Accepted / Dartmouth Tuck, MBA Admissions, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson / goals essay, leadership

May 10, 2007

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Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants

Two years ago I attended Tuck’s first Conference of International Educational Advisors. I went with the purpose of  learning more about Tuck. And I did learn a lot about Tuck, as expected, but I discovered that I enjoyed meeting my competition and professional colleagues much more than I anticipated. The networking was great!  I have… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Admissions Consulting, Babson, Chicago, CMU Tepper, Columbia, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Dental School, Duke Fuqua, EMBA, Fellowship, Grad School Admissions, Harvard HBS, Harvard Law HLS, IMD, INSEAD, Law School Admissions, LLM, London Business School, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, Residency, Stanford GSB, Stanford Law, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, UCLA Law, UNC Kenan Flagler, USC Marshall, UVA Darden, UVA Law, Wharton, Yale Law YLS, Yale SOM / Admissions Consulting, AIGAC, GMAC

May 1, 2007

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MBA Admissions: B-School Bulletins — Fuqua, Tuck, Wharton, Yale

It’s been an interesting week in MBA-dom. Both good and bad. Let’s get the bad out of the way: Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business found that 34 first-year M.B.A. students cheated according to an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education. According to the article, Fuqua‘s Judicial Board found 33 students guilty of inappropriate… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, MBA Admissions, Wharton, Yale SOM / Wharton, Yale SOM

March 23, 2007

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MBA Admissions: Visit to Columbia Business School

I had a most enjoyable morning yesterday. I visited Columbia Business School, met with Linda Meehan, a few students, and attended a class. In our meeting I asked Linda about the possible tension that exists between being a top (in her words “the top”) finance program with roughly 50% of all MBA’s going into finance-related… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Columbia, Dartmouth Tuck, MBA Admissions / Columbia Business School, Columbia University, ebook, finance

February 9, 2007

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Q&A with Tuck Dean Paul Danos

This Q&A represents a distillation of an hour-long meeting I had with Dr. Paul Danos, Dean of the Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth. If you want to understand Tuck’s values, culture, and goals, read it (long post). Tuck’s MBA program is at the top of all the major business school rankings, including BW,… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Dartmouth Tuck, MBA Admissions / GMAT, leadership, Q&A, Rankings, recruiting, US News, Wall St. Journal

February 17, 2006

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Tuck Recruits in India

Last month I wrote about applicants who obsess over their "group" or label. Probably one of the most competitive groups in MBA admissions is Indian IT guys. As a group it is highly qualified, and my gut tells me it is over-represented. Consequently it is also intensely competitive. But is it unwanted? Hardly. Tuck last… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Dartmouth Tuck, MBA Admissions / leadership

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