As you apply to MBA programs, you need to think about your past work experience and how it all fits into your story. Work experience is important because of what it reveals about you in terms of your character, maturity, and abilities. Even if your GPA and GMAT/GRE scores are spectacular, your work experience still…
MBA ADMISSIONS
Round 3 Deadlines Are Almost Here. Should You Apply?
Our free one-hour webinar, Round 3 vs. Next Year: When Should You Apply? is airing live on Thursday, January 20, 2022, but there’s still time for you to register to join us! Do you know whether it’s worth it for you to invest the time, energy, and money into applying right now? Or are your…
Round 3 or Next Year? When Will You Have the Best Chances of Getting into Your Dream B-School?
Applying to b-school can be a time-consuming marathon. That’s why the smart money is on making a strategic plan for choosing your schools, choosing when to apply, and deciding how to present yourself as a candidate. This strategic planning will save you time, money, and an immense amount of wasted effort. It will also maximize…
MBA Round 3: Should I Apply Now or Wait for Next Year?
MBA round 3: Should I give it a shot, or wait for next year? The answer, as is often the case in MBA admissions, is…it depends. You didn’t think we’d give you a clear cut yes or no answer, did you? FACT: The chances of gaining acceptance decrease as the rounds progress. This means that…
Is It Worth It to Apply in Round 3?
Chances are, most of the spots at your target b-schools have already been filled during Rounds 1 and 2 of the application process. Maybe you got dinged during R1 or R2, or maybe you just couldn’t get your application together in time to apply at all. The question is: Can you still get accepted in…
Get Accepted to UT Austin McCombs [Episode 452]
An overview of the UT McCombs MBA program and what you need to know to get accepted [Show Summary] Rodrigo Malta, UT Austin’s Director of Admissions highlights key factors that make the UT McCombs full time MBA program attractive to many. He discusses what students can expect from a virtual admissions process and gives tips…
Why Extracurricular Activities Make a Difference in Your MBA Application
Don’t underestimate the value of extracurricular activities in your b-school application! An extracurricular activity is a non-academic, non-professional project or pastime such as a hobby, sports, creative endeavor, volunteering, or community service, where you are an active participant. Examples of MBA extracurricular activities include: Spending a month in Mexico helping to run a vaccination clinic …
MBA Deadlines Are Coming Fast: Here’s What You Can Do
Round 2 MBA application deadlines are almost here. Watch this video for important last minute advice from MBA admissions expert, Michelle Stockman: 3 “Spring Week” Tips for MBA Applicants [Transcript] Hello, MBA applicants, welcome to Accepted. I’m Consultant Michelle Stockman. Now, many of you are nearing the end of what is a marathon MBA application…
From the Mouths of MBA Adcom Members: How to Get Accepted
Looking for the best possible admissions advice? How about admissions advice from the admission committee members themselves? Linda Abraham, founder of Accepted and host of the Admissions Straight Talk Podcast has a collection of highly enlightening interviews with directors of admissions and adcom members of top business schools! Listen in as Linda asks her adcom…
Your Guide to Getting off the Waitlist in 2022
Landing on a waitlist can be a nerve-wracking experience. As a result, sometimes waitlisted applicants let their anxiety or disappointment get the better of them. But the application process is not over for waitlisted applicants! “Waitlisted” is not “rejected.” If you play your cards right, you still have a fighting chance of getting into your…
MBA Application Timeline: How to Get Accepted in 2022
It’s time for my annual harangue/plea/rant. If you are planning to apply to business school in Round 1 in the fall, but have not yet thought about why you want an MBA, taken the GMAT/GRE, researched schools, or evaluated your qualifications, please please please keep reading. And then get started! Why starting now will help…
Berkeley Haas MFE (Master of Financial Engineering) Application Tips
UC Berkeley Haas is perhaps best known for its highly selective MBA program, but this business school also offers a one-year Master of Financial Engineering degree for those applicants interested in computational finance focused on business and economics. Haas’s MFE shares the MBA program’s high selectivity – the MFE program received 749 applications for only…
Harvard Business School MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2021 – 2022], Class Profile
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The HBS round 2 deadline is right around the corner Before you submit your application, here are essay tips and other important information about HBS from Linda Abraham, Accepted founder and CEO who has helped hundreds of applicants gain acceptance. HBS presented little new or changed material from previous cycles. For the fourth year in…
NYU Part-Time MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2021 – 2022]
NYU’s Stern Langone part-time MBA requires just one short essay: a straightforward goals essay. That means the other application elements – resume, recommendations, and application form will be especially important in terms of rounding out your profile and conveying relevant information. So, approach all the application elements thoughtfully and strategically. There is not even usually an interview…
Executive MBA Essays: How to Make an Impact [Sample Essay]
The following is an example of a successful Executive MBA essay for the MIT Sloan Executive MBA Program. Applicants to Executive MBA programs need to demonstrate significant leadership, impact, potential, and the legitimate need for the degree to be accepted, and this essay shows all of those qualities. Statement of purpose (one page) Prompt: The…
Encore: Are You Interested in NYU Stern? [Episode 449]
It’s a busy time of year now. We here at Accepted are busy helping applicants with the end-of-the-year application crunch and enjoying the company of family. Perhaps adding to your happiness, you are planning a move to a new location after an acceptance. Or perhaps you’re not yet at that happy stage; you’re knee-deep in…
UVA Darden Executive MBA Application Tips & Deadlines [2021 – 2022]
The series of short questions featured in Darden’s EMBA application generates a conversation of sorts. The Q&A really becomes a dialogue between you and the adcom, almost like an interview. The conversation these questions produce encompasses Darden’s perspective and values and reveals how you view and align with them. This dialogue approach exemplifies and facilitates…
EMBA-Global Application Essay Tips & Deadlines [2021 – 2022]
The Global EMBA has 2 program options: EMBA-Global Americas & Europe which combines the strengths of Columbia University and London Business School; and EMBA-Global Asia, with Columbia University, London Business School, and University of Hong Kong. Of course, all EMBA applications are about “fit.” The Global EMBA is too – just more so. This adcom…
3 Reasons Why Writing About Overcoming Obstacles Strengthens Your Application Essays
Why do obstacles matter to the adcoms? Applicants love to write about their accomplishments, whether in personal statements for graduate school or in b-school essays that ask for greatest achievements, challenges, and the like. And when they do, they are not shy about coming up with tangible accomplishments: driving innovations that led to revenue boosts…
IMD Executive MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2021 – 2022]
IMD Executive MBA application essays IMD EMBA essay #1 Please briefly state your career objectives. (160 words) This length equates to one long or two short paragraphs. Be specific: note intended roles/positions, industry, possibly geography. Give an example of companies that interest you. State not just what you want to do, but, most important, WHY….
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