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June 10, 2023

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Leadership in Admissions

leadership in admissions

Maria was a pediatric oncology nurse who tenderly promised each child she cared for that she would always tell them the truth about what was about to happen to them in the hospital.  Ben was an army captain who joined his troops cleaning bathrooms in the punishing heat of Iraq.  Amy was a social worker… 

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Article by Jamie Wright / Admissions Consulting, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Other Healthcare Admissions / application essay, leadership

June 1, 2023

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Deciding Who Should Write Your Letters of Recommendation – PhD

Deciding Who Should Write Your LORs

Letters of recommendation (LORs) are a key part of your application. Strong ones provide meaningful support, while a lukewarm one can really hurt your chances for admission. In this post, we’ll answer two questions: Who should write in support of your PhD application? How can you make sure your LORs are as good as they… 

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Article by Alice Diamond / Grad School Admissions / Grad School Letters of Recommendation, PhD, plotting your way to a phd

May 26, 2023

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Applying to Electrical Engineering Programs: Graduate School Admissions Overview

Applying to Electrical Engineering Programs: Graduate School Admissions Overview

A master’s degree in electrical engineering is a versatile degree that can open up diverse career opportunities, including the following: Who is the ideal candidate for a master’s in electrical engineering degree? These master’s degree programs seek applicants with a strong background in engineering, math, and physics. If you are coming from another discipline, consider… 

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Article by Karin Ash / Grad School Admissions / Grad School Admissions Overview Series, Masters in Engineering

May 23, 2023

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How Service To School Helps Veterans Get Accepted to Grad School [Episode 524]

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In this episode, the CEO of Service to School and the Chief Programs Officer at Service to School explore the resources available to active duty service members and veterans through the nonprofit and give practical examples of translating military experience into public sector terms. [SHOW SUMMARY] Are you a veteran considering grad school? Are you… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk Podcast, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Other Healthcare Admissions / JAG, mba, military, podcast, service to school

May 16, 2023

Reading Time: 12 minutes

Rejection and Reapplication: How to Respond [Episode 523]

How to Respond to a Rejection

Rejection and Reapplication: How to Respond [Show summary] Admissions guru Linda Abraham highlights four reasons that could cause a rejection and offers concrete, practical suggestions for moving forward.  Rejection and Reapplication: How to Respond [Show notes] Some of you unfortunately are facing a fistful of dings. Some of you haven’t heard definitively. You are either… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk Podcast, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Other Healthcare Admissions / college rejection, Grad school rejection, Law school rejection, MBA rejection, medical school rejection, podcast

May 15, 2023

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How to Fund Graduate School in the Humanities and Social Sciences

How to Fund Graduate School in the Humanities and Social Sciences

You have done your research, thought about your future, and are now ready to apply to graduate programs. While the prospect of doing research, engaging in academia, and starting a new career is exciting, the potential costs can feel like an insurmountable burden. However, that does not have to be the case! Whether you are… 

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Article by Vanessa Febo / Grad School Admissions / graduate school, how to fund, humanities, social sciences

May 14, 2023

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How to Fund Graduate School in Engineering

how to fund graduate school in engineering

After the initial excitement of taking the leap to apply to graduate programs in engineering, you might be faced with sticker shock after realizing the cost involved. How will you be able to pay for this crucial next step in your career? Luckily, there are some methods you can employ to help subsidize the cost… 

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Article by Vanessa Febo / Grad School Admissions / graduate school, Masters in Engineering

May 13, 2023

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Advice from Successful STEM Applicants

I was thinking about how best to advise my clients who are applying to STEM graduate programs. Since I have had many clients who gained admission to their target programs, I decided to send them some questions about their experience. I’ve compiled most of their responses into the following summary. If you were starting the… 

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Article by Karin Ash / Admissions Consulting, Grad School Admissions / engineering

May 12, 2023

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How to Get Accepted to Graduate Engineering Programs

Karin Ash Aug 2022

With years of experience preparing engineers for their careers – and as an Accepted admissions consultant since 2015 – I’ve seen what works and doesn’t work when one is applying to master’s and PhD programs in engineering. Whether you’re applying in software engineering, chemical engineering, computer science, civil engineering, systems, mechanical engineering, or biomedical engineering, you… 

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Article by Karin Ash / Admissions Straight Talk Podcast, Grad School Admissions / Masters in Engineering, mechanical engineering, podcast

May 12, 2023

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Master’s in Engineering Admissions: Nine Things To Do to Get Accepted

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With years of experience preparing engineers for their careers – and as an Accepted admissions consultant since 2015 – I’ve seen what works and doesn’t work when one is applying to master’s and PhD programs in engineering. Whether you’re applying in software engineering, chemical engineering, computer science, civil engineering, systems, mechanical engineering, or biomedical engineering, you… 

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Article by Karin Ash / Grad School Admissions / Masters in Engineering

May 11, 2023

Reading Time: 8 minutes

Writing an Excellent Diversity Essay

What is the diverstiy essay question and how do you answer it

What is the diversity question in a school application, and why does it matter when applying to leading programs and universities? Most importantly, how should you respond? Diversity is of supreme value in higher education, and schools want to know how every student will contribute to it in their community. A diversity essay is an… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / college application essays, diversity, grad application essays, law application essays, mba application essays, med application essays, Non-Traditional Med School Applicants

May 9, 2023

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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 some schools will require an impressive GRE score. Those nice high stats get your foot in the door at elite graduate engineering schools. However, it is your statement of purpose (SOP) that will allow the admissions committee to view you as a person with unique goals,… 

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Article by Karin Ash / Grad School Admissions / Masters in Engineering

April 19, 2023

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Graduate School Options for STEM Candidates

Graduate School Options for STEM Candidates

Do you want to If you answered yes to any of these questions, this might be the perfect time for you to apply to graduate school. According to Crunchbase news, in 2022 and 2023, almost 225,000 employees were let go from technology companies. Yet technology workers are still very much in demand. Companies are seeking… 

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Article by Karin Ash / Admissions Consulting, Grad School Admissions

April 18, 2023

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Encore: What Does 2022 Mean for Applicants in 2023 [Episode 505]

What Does 2022 Mean for Applicants in 2023 [Episode 505]

Thanks for joining me for the 520th episode of Admissions Straight Talk. I am taking a week off for family time. As a result, I decided to air an encore of our most popular podcast so far in 2023. To my surprise it was the solo show I did in January on preparing to apply… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Consulting, Admissions Straight Talk Podcast, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Other Healthcare Admissions / podcast

April 14, 2023

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Acing the PsyD Interview: The 3-P Plan

Acing the PsyD Interview

Congratulations! You have successfully made the “cut” and are among the select few doctor of psychology (PsyD) applicants who are in serious consideration for acceptance. In fact, your odds for acceptance have increased. This is NOT, however, the time to sit back and relax. Now, more than ever, you need to stand out, and you’ll… 

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Article by Accepted / Grad School Admissions / grad school interview, PsyD

April 13, 2023

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Five Tips for Applying for Stanford’s Knight-Hennessy Scholarship

Stanford Knight Hennessy Scholarship

What is the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship? The Knight-Hennessy Scholarship provides up to three years of funding for any graduate degree at Stanford University, as well as community support and leadership development. As you might have guessed, it is a highly competitive scholarship. However, applying can be very worthwhile. Here, we offer five tips to help you… 

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Article by Vanessa Febo / Grad School Admissions / graduate school, scholarship, Stanford

April 13, 2023

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Get into Graduate School with a Low GPA

When you’re applying to grad school, having a low GPA is not necessarily a deal-breaker.

When you’re applying to grad school, having a low GPA is not necessarily a deal-breaker.   So you’ve made some decisions for your future, and those decisions include going to graduate school to help you arrive at the career of your dreams. But what if you have a less than competitive GPA from your undergraduate education?… 

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Article by Mary Mahoney / Grad School Admissions / 2023 Grad School Admissions, grad low stats, Graduate Admissions, graduate school

April 7, 2023

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How Do You Choose the Right Graduate School?

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Many applicants, when thinking about advancing their skills or changing their career direction, believe they must get into a “prestigious” grad school – one that is ranked high on the surveys conducted by U.S. News & World Report, Bloomberg Businessweek, and other similar media outlets. These candidates apply to the schools in the top ten… 

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Article by Karin Ash / Admissions Consulting, Grad School Admissions / grad school, grad school admissions guide, Grad school rejection, Graduate Admissions, graduate school

April 4, 2023

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All You Need to Know About University of California Irvine Master of Public Health Program [Episode 517]

All You Need to Know About University of California Irvine Master of Public Health Program

Tune in to hear all that University of California Irvine program in public health has to offer and learn about the future UCI School of Population and Public Health. [Show Summary] The Master in Public Health (MPH) degree experienced enormous growth since the COVID lockdown. One of the leading and largest programs in public health… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Consulting, Admissions Straight Talk Podcast, Grad School Admissions, Other Healthcare Admissions / Grad Adcom podcast, Graduate Admissions, Masters in Public Health, podcast, UCI, University of California Irvine

March 31, 2023

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How Much Does Your Social Media Presence Factor Into the Application Process?

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Grad school admissions officers might well be checking out your social media accounts and forming opinions about you based on your profile and content. Will what they see help you or hurt you? The most recent survey of this growing trend – conducted in 2021 by Kaplan Test Prep – involved admissions officers from 247 top… 

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Article by Judy Gruen / College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / optimize your college admissions profile, optimize your law admissions profile, optimize your mba admissions profile, optimize your med admissions profile, social media

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