Identifying the Ingredients of a Winning Essay
Check out all of the blog posts in this series: Identifying the Ingredients of a Winning Essay Finding a Theme…
Law School Admissions
Bring Your Personal Statement to Life With Vivid, Active Verbs
Your personal statement is an essential element of your application and allows the adcom great insight into who you really…
What to Do If You’re Rejected from Grad School
Rejection hurts, especially if it’s from a school that you really had hoped to attend. Competition is always tough at…
Got a Criminal Record? Here’s How to Address It in Your Application
If you have ever engaged in disorderly conduct or petty theft, gotten a DUI, been arrested during a political protest,…
How a Non-Traditional Applicant Gets Into UCLA Law [Episode 507]
Everyone has challenges when applying to top law schools. But combine non-traditional work experience, a low stat or two, and…
What Does 2022 Mean for Applicants in 2023 [Episode 505]
Reflecting on trends that impacted graduate admissions in 2022, Linda Abraham shares her predictions for 2023 and offers an action…
The Questions You SHOULD Be Asking – ANSWERED! [Episode 500]
Invaluable insights into all aspects of the graduate admissions process [Show Summary] In celebration of Admissions Straight Talk’s 500th episode,…
Bonus Episode: USN Rankings, LSAT, and Laid-off Workers: What Does it All Mean?
Find out the latest admissions news and what it all means [Show Summary] It was a very newsy November and…
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…
U.S. News & World Report Sees High Drop Out Rate Among Elite Law Schools
They’re falling like dominoes. On November 16, Yale and Harvard Law Schools announced their withdrawal from the U.S. News &…
ABA Drops LSAT Requirement Beginning in 2025
Update: As of spring 2023, the ABA has paused this change to their LSAT requirement. Beginning in the fall of…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Today is Thanksgiving in the United States, a national holiday during which we give pause – at least for a…
Stride Funding: Where Your Education is an Investment and not a Debt [Episode 495]
Find out how you can benefit from Stride Funding [Show Summary] Tess Michaels shares what’s new at Stride Funding, the…
Harness the Power of Storytelling in Admissions and Job Interviews
“Tell me about a time when you disagreed strongly with your supervisor. ”“How would you do things differently now?”“What draws…
How to Get Into Georgetown Law [Episode 489]
Dreaming of a spot at Georgetown Law? Here's all you need to know [Show Summary] It’s hard to get a…
Admissions Straight Talk Receives #1 Ranking of Higher Ed Podcasts
It is a great honor for Accepted to receive the #1 position in the Unadmitted ranking of higher ed podcasts…
A UC Hastings College of the Law Graduate Reflects on His Journey
Learn how real students and recent grads have navigated their way through the law school admissions process and law school…
How Does a New College Grad Find a First Job?
Searching for that first job after graduating college is hard work. In general, college grads tend to fall into two…
9 Secrets to Telling an Attention-Grabbing Story
You’ve completed most of your application. Now it’s time to write your personal statement. You want your statement to stand…
3 Musts for Your Law School Application Resume
The law school application provides committee readers with your narrative, and the resume serves as a great starting point for…