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December 11, 2019

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Predoc & Premed Summer Undergraduate Research Programs

Predoc & Premed Summer Undergraduate Research Programs

Often, top medical schools in the U.S. offer predoc and premed summer undergraduate research programs. We’ve compiled an all-you-need-to-know chart that includes school name, deadlines, and links to the specific predoc/premed programs for more information. Why do these undergraduate research programs exist? The purpose of these programs is to expose ambitious, talented college students to… 

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Article by Accepted / Grad School Admissions, Medical School Admissions / optimize your med admissions profile, premed, premed activities, premed research

December 10, 2019

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Entrepreneurship at HBS: How Stride will Help You Fund Your Future [Episode 341]

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Learn about HBS 2+2 from Tess Michaels, entrepreneur and HBS 2+2 student [Show Summary] Stride Funding is an innovative start-up that is revolutionizing student financing with income share arrangements instead of traditional student loans. Today Linda talks to Tess Michaels, founder of Stride Funding, and second-year student at Harvard Business School who joined the class… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / entrepreneurship, Grad Financial Aid, Harvard Business School, HBS 2+2, Law Financial Aid, MBA Financial Aid, Med Financial Aid, paying for med school, podcast

December 9, 2019

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How Can a Postbac Program Help You?

How can a postbac program help you?

You know you want to become a doctor, but you also realize that you’re not quite ready for medical school. Whether it’s because your profile isn’t as competitive as it could be or if you simply just need more time to study the basics to determine if this is truly the right path for you,… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Grad School Admissions, Medical School Admissions / postbac

December 6, 2019

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Writing About Overcoming Obstacles in Your Application Essays

Writing About Overcoming Obstacles in Your Application Essays

What does the adcom actually want to know about the challenges you’ve overcome? In this short video, Linda Abraham shares the answer to this often-asked question: Why obstacles? When applicants write about their accomplishments, whether in personal statements for graduate school or in b-school essays that ask for greatest accomplishments, challenges, and the like, they… 

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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, College Video Tips, grad application essays, Grad Video Tips, law application essays, Law Video Tips, mba application essays, MBA Video Tips, med application essays, Med Video Tips

November 28, 2019

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Happy Thanksgiving from Accepted!

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. An attitude of gratitude is worth cultivating throughout the year. I firmly believe it provides benefits from an interpersonal, professional,… 

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Article by Accepted / College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions

November 17, 2019

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How to Write Your Master’s in Engineering Statement of Purpose

How to Write Your Masters in Engineering Statement of Purpose

Top engineering graduate programs will expect a high GPA and impressive GRE score. Those nice high stats get your foot in the door at elite graduate engineering schools. However, it is the statement of purpose (SOP) that allows the admissions committee to view you as a person with unique goals, potential, interests, values, inspirations, and… 

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Article by Karin Ash / Grad School Admissions / Applying to Graduate Engineering Programs, Masters in Engineering

November 6, 2019

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How Can You Show Passion in Admissions?

How can you show passion in admissions?

When one thinks of passion, one doesn’t generally think of investment bankers. But the admissions committees are looking for passion in their applicants; so how are you – a computer guy, an engineer, a biology major, or yes, an investment banker – going to craft a winning application that shows them the passion they’re looking… 

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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 23, 2019

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How to Get Started on Your Personal Statement with One Easy Technique

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Okay, you’ve calmed down after your initial essay-writing anxiety, and you still don’t know where to begin. How do you capture your whole life in the meager number of characters allotted? What is clustering? Whether you’re feeling stuck or feeling overwhelmed by all the ideas bouncing around in your head, a stellar technique to start… 

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Article by Accepted / 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 18, 2019

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Writing About Resilience in the Face of Failure

Writing About Resilience in the Face of Failure

Essay questions dealing with failure, risk, mistakes, and difficult interactions or conflict often cause applicants to cringe, squirm, and bite their nails. After all, you want to show yourself succeeding and conquering the world in your essays and personal statements, not falling down. But there’s a reason why these questions are common. Schools want to… 

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Article by Accepted / 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, weakness

October 16, 2019

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Encore: Focus on Fit in Admissions [Episode 334]

Podcast interview with Linda Abraham Focus on Fit Encore

I am taking time off for family this week, and as a result I decided to air an encore of one of our most popular shows ever, Focus on Fit. I chose it not only because of its popularity, but because the topic is relevant to so many, if not all, specialties. A solid understanding… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / college application essays, fit, goals essay, grad application essays, law application essays, mba application essays, med application essays, podcast

October 13, 2019

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How Personal is Too Personal?

How Personal is Too Personal in Your Application Essays?

The personal statement serves as a terrific opportunity to share with admissions committees an interesting and unique aspect of your life. How much should you tell, and how much is too much? When I applied to college, I wrote a personal statement describing some challenging family circumstances I’d had while growing up. I can still… 

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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 10, 2019

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How to Use Powerful Details to Create Strong Essays

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To really draw your readers into your goal-focused essay, you’re going to want to lay the scene for your future accomplishments. After all, what better way to convince the adcom of your ambitions than to illustrate them in your essay? First, identify your goal. When you begin your essay, try showing yourself having reached your… 

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Article by Accepted / 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 7, 2019

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London Business School Master’s in Management (MiM) Essay Questions, Tips & Deadlines [2019 – 2020]

London Business School 2019-20 MiM essay tips and deadlines

The London Business School Master’s in Management application essay questions indicate that the adcom values applicants who, at an early stage in their careers, already have self-understanding and the ability to reflect and self-critique. Why? For people who are just starting their careers and don’t yet have extensive real-world experience to draw on, these qualities… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / London Business School, Management Consulting, Masters in Management

October 14, 2019

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Harvard Kennedy School MPP & MPA2 Application Essay Tips [2019 – 2020]

Harvard Kennedy School 2019-20 MPP & MPA2 Application Essay Tips

The essays discussed below are for the MPP and the two-year MPA applications. HKS seeks well-rounded master’s students – people with proven academic success, strong leadership and career potential, and “commitment to advancing the public interest” (quoting the dean). The school also wants the student body to be diverse. Your application overall will address these… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / Grad School Admissions / Harvard Kennedy School, Masters in Public Administration, Masters in Public Policy

October 3, 2019

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Macy’s Journey Through Yale’s Online PA Program

What is PA school really like? Hear it from Macy, a Yale PA student!

Learn how real students navigate their way through the graduate school admissions process and grad school itself with our What is Graduate School Really Like? series. Meet Macy, a student in a uniquely flexible, Ivy League PA program Macy, thank you for sharing your story with us! Was there a particular person or experience that inspired your… 

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Article by Accepted / Grad School Admissions, Medical School Admissions / Physician Assistant, what is graduate school like series

October 3, 2019

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London Business School Master’s in Finance Application Essay Questions, Tips & Deadlines [2019 – 2020]

London Business School 2019-20 MiF essay tips and deadlines

The LBS Master’s in Finance (full-time program) essay questions, taken together, convey the adcom’s interest in two interrelated points: (1) how you envision and plan your future career; (2) your knowledge of and interest in the LBS Master’s in Finance program. Showing fit is particularly important because this is a rare MiF program that targets… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / Grad School Admissions / finance, London Business School, Masters in Finance

October 2, 2019

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How to Launch Your Career in High Tech Product Management [Episode 332]

Interview with Kenton Kivestu, CEO of RocketBlocks [Show Summary] Kenton Kivestu is CEO of RocketBlocks, a firm that provides tools to help you prepare for and nail your Product Manager interviews at high tech firms. In today’s episode, he and Linda discuss the unique challenges of breaking into a product management career in high tech,… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / Dartmouth Tuck, Job Search, podcast

September 29, 2019

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The Art of Interviewing—Are You a “Can” or a “Cannot”?

The art of interviewing: Are you a "can" or a "cannot"?

“I am doomed… This is a disaster… I really never expected this… What am I going to do?” This from Daniel, a prospective PhD student. I couldn’t imagine what had happened to cause such a negative response, especially as Daniel is a very strong candidate with impeccable credentials. My shock was further compounded when he… 

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Article by Carol Drummer / Admissions Consulting, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / college interview, grad school interview, law school interview, MBA Interview, Medical School Interview

September 24, 2019

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Michigan Ross Prepares Students for Cutting-Edge Fintech Careers

Michigan Ross Prepares Students for Cutting-Edge Fintech Careers

Through a partnership with Chicago-based PEAK6, the University of Michigan Ross School of Business has announced a new program whose main goal will be to produce a strong pipeline of students knowledgeable about technology and finance. The Fintech Initiative is the newest example of Michigan Ross changing its academic curriculum to keep up with the… 

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Article by Accepted / Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / finance, Michigan Ross, University of Michigan

September 24, 2019

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Admissions Tip: BE YOURSELF!

Admissions Tip- Be Yourself

One of the things admissions committee members tell us again and again is that they wish – really, truly wish – that applicants would not try to write what they imagine the adcom wants to hear, and instead would just be themselves. Admissions committee members time and time again say they wish applicants would answer… 

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