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May 18, 2022

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The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans Application Essay Tips

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans Application Essay Tips

Paul Soros was often overshadowed by his younger brother, financial wizard George Soros, but he was a millionaire in his own right. In contrast to George Soros’s success in the financial industry, Paul Soros made his mark on the world by innovating in the shipping industry, filing patents, winning several engineering awards, and innovating in… 

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Article by Jennifer Bloom / Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / Grad Financial Aid, Law Financial Aid, MBA Financial Aid, Med Financial Aid

May 17, 2022

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How to Get Into HEC Paris MBA Program [Episode 470]

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Discover HEC Paris’ top-ranked MBA Program [Show Summary] HEC Paris’ top-ranked MBA Program is known for its entrepreneurial spirit, the strong representation of many cultures, and the rich alumni network that feels like family. Benoit Banchereau, MBA Admissions Director, explores what sets this program apart and how potential students can secure a spot. Benoit Banchereau,… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, MBA Admissions / EMBA, HEC, MBA Admissions, podcast

May 15, 2022

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A Chicago Booth MBA Shares His Journey to B-School and Important Tips for Applicants

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Learn how real students and recent grads have navigated their way through the business school admissions process and b-school itself with our What is Business School Really Like? series. Meet Michael, a Booth MBA drawn to his career as a result of what he hopes to ultimately accomplish in life. His goal? To make the world a… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, MBA Student Interviews, what is business school like series

May 12, 2022

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How Personal is Too Personal?

How Personal is Too Personal in Your Application Essays?

The personal statement is a terrific opportunity to share an intriguing and unique aspect of your life with the admissions committees. How much should you tell? At what point are you crossing the line into TMI?  When I applied to college, I wrote a personal statement describing some challenging family circumstances I’d had while growing up…. 

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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

May 12, 2022

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Harvard Business School MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2022 – 2023], Class Profile

HBS Application Essay Tips

HBS has not changed its essay question (one of my favorites) this year, BUT it has provided a word limit (900 words). Per Chad Losee, Director of HBS Admissions, the admissions staff hopes that “including a limit provides applicants with a little more direction and eliminates the stress about how much is too much to… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / 2023 MBA Applications, Harvard Business School, HBS Post Interview Reflections, MBA Class Profile

May 11, 2022

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HEC Paris MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2022 – 2023]

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The HEC Paris MBA application essays – and there are many compared to most MBA applications these days –give the adcom a well-rounded view of you. They go beyond what you’ve done to capture how you think and respond, even how you imagine. Moreover, they require you to communicate complex thoughts and experiences succinctly. For… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / 2022 MBA Applications, 2023 MBA Applications, HEC

May 9, 2022

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“Pitch Your Profile” Contest Offers MBA Hopefuls Free Consulting 

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For more than 27 years, Accepted has been on the leading edge of grad school admissions consulting. Our MBA consultants are all former admissions officers or have related experience at the nation’s top-ranked programs, and their expert guidance has helped thousands of applicants navigate the complex, multi-layered admissions process with great success. Our clients have… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / MBA Admissions, optimize your mba admissions profile

May 9, 2022

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7 Simple Steps to Writing an Excellent Diversity Essay

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

What is the diversity question in a school application, and more importantly, why does it matter when applying to leading programs and universities? A diversity essay is an essay that encourages applicants with minority backgrounds, unusual education, distinctive experience, or unique family histories to write about how these elements will contribute to the diversity of… 

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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 5, 2022

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Why MBA? The Winning Ingredients of a Dynamic MBA Goals Essay

Why MBA - advice for writing a goals essay

MBA goals need to be practical, not just theoretical In the good old days when Wharton still offered feedback to rejected applicants, I talked with a potential client who was reapplying to Wharton. He had received feedback on his application and had, in fact, really liked his application. “They said I was well qualified, and… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / goals essay, mba application essays, MBA career goals

May 1, 2022

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Should You Take the GMAT, the GRE, or Seek a Test-Optional Program?

Should You Take the GMAT, the GRE, or Seek a Test-Optional Program?

Test-optionality had been a growing trend in undergraduate admissions, and during COVID it became common for many graduate programs as well. While the pandemic is largely over, test-optionality even in grad programs shows no signs of disappearing. A growing number of programs offer test-optional applications or test waivers, and decisions that were previously non-negotiable, such… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / executive assessment, GMAT, GRE, optimize your mba admissions profile, test optional mba

April 26, 2022

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Applying to U.S. Business Schools from Europe, Asia, the Middle East [Episode 467]

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What international applicants to U.S. business schools need to know [Show Summary] Michelle Stockman has a Master’s in Journalism, 15 years of experience as an Accepted admissions consultant, and has lived all around the world. Bridging all of these experiences, Michelle gives her tips for international students applying to U.S. MBA programs.  Interview with Michelle… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, MBA Admissions / international student, mba application essays, optimize your mba admissions profile, overrepresented mba applicants, podcast

April 24, 2022

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MBA Admissions Tip: Explaining Frequent Job Switching

Explaining Frequent Job Switches

You’ve got a strong transcript, a solid GPA, and you aced the GMAT. You know you’re a strong candidate for pretty much any top MBA program. There’s just one thing standing in your way…your resume. You’ve had some good jobs—that’s not the problem. The problem is that you’ve had too many of them, very close… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / mba work experience

April 20, 2022

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MBA Options: Full-Time MBA vs. Part-Time MBA vs. EMBA

Full-time MBA vs Part-time MBA vs EMBA

At its core, the MBA is a graduate program in business administration for professionals who seek knowledge, skills, a credential, and/or a network to advance in business and to maximize their business performance. While “MBA” makes many people automatically think of a two-year, full-time program, in recent years the variations on the MBA theme have… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / EMBA, Part time MBA, researching mba programs

April 18, 2022

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How Do Your Top Choice MBA Programs Rank in Accepted’s Selectivity Index?

Check out Accepted's MBA Selectivity Index!

This year’s MBA Selectivity Index™ is here! Accepted developed the MBA Selectivity Index to help you apply realistically and effectively to business school. The index takes the most recent U.S. News rankings data and reflects the schools’ average GPA, test scores, and acceptance rates so that you can assess the relative difficulty of acceptance. You… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / GMAT, MBA Rankings, researching mba programs, Stanford GSB

April 13, 2022

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Ace Your Summer Business Internship: Tips for College Students

Ace your summer business internship- Tips for college students

This post is aimed at college sophomores and juniors who are thinking about earning an MBA in the future, and who will be working as an intern this coming summer. In my opinion, there isn’t a better way to test out your career interests than by working in your intended field for a few months…. 

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Article by Karin Ash / MBA Admissions / optimize your mba admissions profile

April 7, 2022

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Top 10 or Bust: Dispelling 2 MBA Myths

Dispelling 2 MBA Myths

I constantly hear two comments from applicants related to MBA admissions. Both of them are myths that I want to bust once and for all: Myth #1: Once you attend an MBA program outside the Top 10, it doesn’t matter which school it is, so you may as well go to the least expensive one… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / MBA Rankings, MBA ROI, researching mba programs

April 5, 2022

Reading Time: 22 minutes

Applying to Wharton Lauder? Do Your Research! [Episode 465]

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Discover what opportunities the Wharton Lauder MBA program offers [Show Summary] Kara Keenan Sweeney, Director of Admissions Marketing and Financial Aid at the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and Penn Law School shares how the program continues to offer global opportunities during a COVID influenced world. [Show Notes] Welcome to the… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions / international student, MBA Admissions, podcast, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton, Wharton-Lauder

March 31, 2022

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U.S. News MBA Rankings 2023 [Full-Time & Part-Time]

U.S. News MBA Rankings 2023 [Full-Time & Part-Time]

Chicago Booth and Wharton (University of Pennsylvania) share the #1 spotlight in U.S. News’ Best Business Schools of 2023 rankings, released March 29. The metrics for the rankings are based on career placement success, student excellence and qualitative assessments by experts. MBA rankings are studied voraciously by applicants, students, and alumni but remain controversial.  Notable changes… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Dartmouth Tuck, Harvard Business School, MBA Rankings, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, Part time MBA, researching mba programs, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, US News, Wharton, Yale SOM

March 29, 2022

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Elissa Sangster, CEO of the Forte Foundation, Returns for AST’s 10th Anniversary [Episode 463]

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A peek into what change the Forte Foundation is implementing [Show Summary] In honor of Admissions Straight Talk’s 10th anniversary episode, our first ever guest is back. Elissa Sangster is the CEO of the Forte Foundation which is at the forefront of increasing female representation in the business world – from the classroom to the… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, MBA Admissions / diversity, Forte, leadership, MBA Financial Aid, MBA Interview, podcast, underrepresented mba applicants

March 24, 2022

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Shortlisting and Visiting Business Schools

Shortlisting and Visiting Business Schools

In deciding whether to apply to specific MBA programs, you need to understand how the schools differ. What are their relative strengths and weaknesses? It isn’t easy to get a real sense of what makes a school unique: they all claim top faculties, great student bodies, and professional networks that will sizzle when you graduate…. 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / business school visits, Navigate The MBA Maze, researching mba programs

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