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May 1, 2023

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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 interns this coming summer. In my opinion, there is no better way to test out your career interests than by working in your intended field for a few months. From… 

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

April 25, 2023

Reading Time: 18 minutes

Get Into INSEAD, the Business School for the World [Episode 520]

how to get into INSEAD

In this episode the Associate Global Director of Admissions & Financial Aid at INSEAD discusses the school’s unique language requirement, the role of the GRE/GMAT in admissions, and what to include in the optional essay. [SHOW SUMMARY] Are you a citizen of the world? Is it your goal to be a leader in international business?… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk Podcast, MBA Admissions / business school, EMBA, INSEAD

April 21, 2023

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MBA Admissions: Application Advice for Tech Applicants

MBA admissions application advie for IT applicants

Often, when we work with MBA applicants who are from traditional technology backgrounds, they begin the process already feeling that the odds are stacked against them. Their first question is usually “How can I stand out in such a crowded field to earn a place in a top MBA program?”  This post is here to… 

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Article by Jennifer Bloom / MBA Admissions / diversity, overrepresented mba applicants, technology

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 11, 2023

Reading Time: 17 minutes

How to Get into Dartmouth Tuck [Episode 514]

How to get into Dartmouth Tuck

In this episode the Executive Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth discusses what the Adcom expects from applicants. [SHOW SUMMARY] Would you like to attend an MBA program with a tight-knit community and a strong foundation in general management, but with enough breadth that you can still do… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Consulting, Admissions Straight Talk Podcast, MBA Admissions / 2023 MBA Applications, Dartmouth Tuck, interview, MBA Adcom podcast, MBA Interview, podcast

April 3, 2023

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Six Ways to Mitigate Low Stats in Your MBA Application

six ways to mitigate low stats in mba application

Business school applicants and admissions directors generally seek the same thing. Applicants want to be desired by admissions directors, and admissions directors want their schools to be desired by applicants. Applicants want to optimize their ability to gain admission to the highest-ranking school that fits their educational and professional needs, and admissions directors want to… 

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Article by Natalie Grinblatt / MBA Admissions / 2023 MBA Applications, low gpa, low stats, mba low stats, MBA Rankings, optimize your mba admissions profile

March 31, 2023

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

How much does your social media presence factor into the application process1

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

March 23, 2023

Reading Time: 11 minutes

Deferred MBA Programs and Other Options for MBA Hopefuls With No Work Experience

Deferred MBA programs and other options for MBA hopefuls with no work experience

For many business degree hopefuls, the MBA remains the gold standard of graduate management education, and not without reason – an MBA can be the start of a new chapter in your life. Professionally, it can help you accelerate in your career or make a career pivot. Academically, it can help fill hard and soft… 

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Article by Jamie Wright / MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Georgetown McDonough, Harvard Business School, HBS 2+2, Masters in Finance, Masters in Management, mba work experience, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UVA Darden, Wharton, when to apply to bschool, Yale SOM

March 18, 2023

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Short-Listing and Visiting Business Schools

You must understand how business schools differ when deciding whether to apply to specific MBA programs. What are their relative strengths and weaknesses? Getting a real sense of what makes a school unique is difficult: they all claim top faculties, great student bodies, and professional networks that will sizzle when you graduate. How can you… 

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

March 17, 2023

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

Full time MBA vs Part time MBA vs EMBA3

At its core, the MBA is a business administration graduate program for professionals seeking knowledge, skills, a credential, and/or a network to advance in business and maximize their career 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 multiplied in response… 

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

March 16, 2023

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Four Tips for Displaying Teamwork in Your Application Essays

Teamwork and its close cousin leadership are highly prized by graduate programs and universities. But if you haven’t worked in teams on any regular basis, don’t worry! You’ve probably got a number of examples of teamwork in your back pocket that you didn’t even realize were there. Consider the following four ideas when you are writing… 

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Article by Judy Gruen / Admissions Consulting, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / college application essays, grad application essays, law application essays, leadership, mba application essays, med application essays, teamwork

March 14, 2023

Reading Time: 4 minutes

Making Friends with the GRE: How To Overcome Test Anxiety and Perform at Your Best

Making Friends with the GRE How to Oversome Test Anxiety and Perform at Your Best

“I can’t stop trembling. I can’t eat. I cry for little or no reason. I am just so nervous.” All of this from Janelle, a prospective graduate student, in response to scheduling a GRE test date. I was not surprised that Janelle was nervous, given that almost all prospective graduate students are a bit anxious… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Consulting, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions / GRE, weakness

March 13, 2023

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Can You Use the Same Personal Statement for Different Schools?

Can you use the same personal statement for different schools

One of the questions we are asked most often by college and graduate school applicants is this: “I’m applying to six different schools, and each one requires two to seven essays/personal statements. That’s so much writing! Can I reuse the same essay for different schools? How can I keep up the quality and not burn… 

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Article by Sadie Polen / College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions / college application essays, essay editing, grad application essays, law application essays, mba application essays

March 12, 2023

Reading Time: 4 minutes

Seven Ways to Make the Most of B-School Visits, Fairs, and Receptions

7 ways to make the most of business school visits fairs and receptions

Applying to MBA programs in the fall? If so, then you’re probably planning to meet with MBA admissions committee members at various types of events – school visits, MBA fairs, school receptions, and so one – as part of that process. Adcom members are preparing for you as well. Before they meet with you, they… 

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Article by Judy Gruen / MBA Admissions / business school visits, MBA fair

March 10, 2023

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Admissions Tip: Be Yourself!

Admissions Tip Be Yourself1

Would you like to know one thing that admissions committee members really want from applicants? Here it is: they wish – really, truly wish – that applicants would not try to write what they imagine the adcom wants to hear but instead just be themselves. Time and time again, admissions committee members tell us they want applicants… 

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Article by Judy Gruen / 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, overrepresented mba applicants

March 7, 2023

Reading Time: 23 minutes

How to Get Into Georgetown McDonough’s MBA Program [Episode 512]

Podcast interview with Shelly Heinrich How to get into Georgetown McDonough

Shortcuts to Key Insights from this Episode Shelly Heinrich, Associate Dean for MBA and MS-ESM admissions, and Director of Marketing at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, discusses everything applicants need to know about getting into Georgetown McDonough’s MBA program. [Show Summary] Are you interested in sustainability? Also considering an MBA? Well Georgetown University’s McDonough School… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Consulting, Admissions Straight Talk Podcast, Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / 2023 MBA Applications, Georgetown McDonough, MBA Adcom podcast, mba application essays, MBA Interview, podcast, researching mba programs

March 5, 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutes

Four Tips for Highlighting Your Strengths in Your Application Essays

4 Tips for Showing Your Strenghts in Your Application Essays

One of the most important pieces of advice you can receive regarding your personal statements and application essays is this: Show, don’t tell.  But you might have been given this advice before and are wondering how to go about it. Let’s dive into how to show effectively. Here are four tips to help you achieve… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / 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

March 2, 2023

Reading Time: 4 minutes

Writing a Lead That Pops

Writing a Lead that Pops

How many times have you sampled the first few lines of a book and decided, “Nah, this isn’t for me.” Whether you picked up the book in a store or library, or tested the free sample on your e-reader, you probably made a pretty speedy decision about whether it would hold your interest.   The human… 

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Article by Judy Gruen / Admissions Consulting, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / college application essays, essay editing, grad application essays, law application essays, mba application essays, med application essays

February 28, 2023

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Welcoming Sadie Polen

Welcoming Sadie Polen | Accepted

The Accepted consultant team is thrilled to welcome Sadie Polen, who previously ran highly selective summer programs at Harvard University, where she reviewed more than 1,000 applications a year. Through these programs, Sadie worked with partner individuals and organizations across the public service and political spectrum, including economic development, journalism, elected officials, law, civic tech,… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Admissions Consulting, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions

February 25, 2023

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Welcoming Kelly Wilson

Welcoming Kelly Wilson | Accepted

Accepted warmly welcomes consultant Kelly Wilson to our A-Team! Kelley has worked with b-school applicants for 23 years, having led business school recruitment and admissions for the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, and the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz Graduate School of Business. In her role… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Admissions Consulting, MBA Admissions

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