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December 23, 2021

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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… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / EMBA, emba application essay, MIT Sloan EMBA

December 21, 2021

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Encore: Are You Interested in NYU Stern? [Episode 449]

Encore Lisa Rios NYU Stern MBA admissions 2021

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… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, MBA Admissions / MBA Adcom podcast, NYU Stern, podcast

December 20, 2021

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UVA Darden Executive MBA Application Tips & Deadlines [2021 – 2022]

UVA Darden 2021-2022 EMBA Essay Tips and deadlines

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… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / 2022 EMBA Applications, Darden EMBA, EMBA, UVA Darden

December 13, 2021

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EMBA-Global Application Essay Tips & Deadlines [2021 – 2022]

EMBA Global 2019-20 MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines

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… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / 2022 EMBA Applications, EMBA-Global

December 12, 2021

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3 Reasons Why Writing About Overcoming Obstacles Strengthens Your Application Essays

Writing About Overcoming Obstacles in 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… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Consulting, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Other Healthcare Admissions / college application essays, College Video Tips, grad application essays, Grad Video Tips, law application essays, Law Video Tips, mba application essays, MBA Video Tips, med application essays, Med Video Tips

December 9, 2021

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IMD Executive MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2021 – 2022]

IMD EMBA essay tips and 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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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / 2022 EMBA Applications, IMD, IMD EMBA

December 7, 2021

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What’s New at NYU Stern’s Online Masters of Science in Quantitative Management [Episode 447]

NYU MSQM - Kim Corfman

Thinking of applying to NYU Stern’s Online MSQM program? [Show summary] Launched right before the pandemic, NYU Stern’s online MSQM program offers a unique blend of business management foundations, leadership and analytics to (mostly) young professionals. NYU Stern’s Vice Dean for online learning, Dr. Kim Corfman, joins us to share details about the program. Interview… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / masters in data analytics, Masters in Management, NYU Stern, online learning, podcast

December 1, 2021

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NYU Stern Announces New Part-Time Online/Modular Program

NYU Stern online modular program 2021

NYU Stern is adding an Online/Modular option to their existing part-time MBA program. Stern’s current part-time tracks include Weeknights, Saturday, and Accelerated Two-Year programs. The new Online/Modular offering will be available beginning with the Fall 2022 entering class of working professional students.  This new option is not an online MBA, but a fusion of online… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / NYU Stern, NYU Stern Langone, online learning, Part time MBA

November 30, 2021

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Would You Like to Improve Your Language Skills? [Episode 446]

Would You Like to Improve Your Language Skills?

Are less-than-stellar language skills preventing you from reaching your professional or academic or personal goals? [Show summary] Christina Ball, Fulbright scholar and founder of Speak! Language Center and B-Speak! brings her love of cultures and languages to this episode. She describes the approach her programs take to making language learning enjoyable and effective for those… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Other Healthcare Admissions / grad school interview, international student, MBA Interview, podcast

November 29, 2021

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NYU Stern Executive MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2021 – 2022]

NYU Stern Executive MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines

Reflecting the character of the university at large, NYU Stern has always sought applicants who bring not just requisite accomplishment, but also intellectual energy and engagement with the world – people who have a point of view and are willing to express it. Stern’s EMBA essay questions are consistent with these values. While they cover… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / 2022 EMBA Applications, NYU Stern, NYU Stern EMBA

November 25, 2021

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today is Thanksgiving in the United States, a national holiday during which we give pause – at least for a brief moment – to count our blessings. Wherever you are, that is a good exercise. With the corona pandemic not yet fully behind us and the various wars, tensions, and crises throughout the world, it… 

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

November 24, 2021

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Starting Salaries for MBA Grads Climbing

Starting salaries for MBA grads climbing

According to the Wall Street Journal, salaries for business school grads have bounced back after flattening at the beginning of the COVID pandemic. In fact, these salaries are hitting record highs as consulting firms, banks, and tech firms try to entice top business school graduates to join them. University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and University… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, Duke Fuqua, MBA ROI, Wharton

November 22, 2021

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M7 MBA Programs: Everything You Need to Know in 2022

M7 MBA Programs: Everything You Need to Know in 2022

What are the M7 business schools? Harvard Business School Stanford Graduate School of Business MIT Sloan School of Management Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania Columbia Business School Talk about diversity! Seven distinct, vivid cultures – each with its own history,… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, researching mba programs, Stanford GSB, Wharton

November 21, 2021

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UC Berkeley Haas EMBA Application Essay Tips and Deadlines [2021 – 2022]

Berkeley Haas EMBA Application Essay Tips & Deadlines 2021-2022

The Haas EMBA essay questions reflect the importance of fit with the program. This fit includes being a mature, self-aware person who is open and will engage productively and meaningfully with the Haas EMBA cohort. Keep on the radar screen as you conceive and draft your essays Haas’s Defining Leadership Principles: “Question the Status Quo, Confidence Without… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / 2022 EMBA Applications, UC Berkeley Haas, UC Berkeley Haas EMBA

November 17, 2021

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MBA Students Pay Off Student Loans Faster Than Other Grad Degrees

MBA students pay off student loans faster than other grad degrees

Most grad students take out student loans to finance their higher education and can end up saddled with debt running into hundreds of thousands of dollars by the time they graduate. According to a Wall Street Journal analysis of federal student loan data for nearly 600 programs, graduates of approximately 98% of universities that offer… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Dartmouth Tuck, Harvard Business School, MBA Financial Aid, MBA ROI, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, Wharton, Yale SOM

November 16, 2021

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Create Compelling Round 2 MBA Applications [Episode 444]

Create Compelling Round 2 MBA Applications

The best way to approach your MBA application [Show summary] You have your GPA and test score but how should you approach the actual application? In this episode Linda Abraham, Admissions Straight Talk host, shares Accepted’s DARE framework to help you confidently apply to your dream schools.  The essential ingredients that adcoms look for in… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, MBA Admissions / podcast, when to apply to bschool

November 15, 2021

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Top STEM MBA Programs: A Comprehensive List and Overview of STEM-OPT Eligible B-Schools

Top MBA Programs get STEM-Certified to Attract International Students

U.S. STEM MBA Programs: An Overview Restrictions on work visas during the 2019-2020 academic year–when the COVID-19 pandemic was at its height–depressed numbers of international MBA applicants. In fact, 48% of U.S. MBA programs reported a decline in international applications for their 2019 entering classes; 23% of U.S. MBA programs reported a significant decline (a… 

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Article by Jennifer Bloom / MBA Admissions / Arizona State Carey, Babson, Chicago Booth, CMU Tepper, Columbia Business School, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Delaware Lerner, Duke Fuqua, Georgetown McDonough, Harvard Business School, international student, Lehigh University College of Business, masters in data analytics, Masters in Finance, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Notre Dame Mendoza, NYU Stern, Pace University, Purdue Krannert, researching mba programs, Rice Jones, Rochester Simon, Rutgers Business School, Stanford GSB, STEM MBA, UC Berkeley Haas, UC Davis, UC Irvine School of Business, UC Riverside, UCLA Anderson, UNC Kenan Flagler, University of Connecticut, University of Georgia Terry, University of North Texas Ryan, University of Wisconsin Madison, USC Marshall, UVA Darden, Vanderbilt Business School, Washington Foster School of Business, Wharton

November 14, 2021

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London Business School Master’s in Management (MiM) Essay Questions, Tips and Deadlines [2021 – 2022], Class Profile

Everything you need to know about the LBS MiM Program Overview of the LBS MiM program Application essay tips Admissions requirements Deadlines Class profile Who gets accepted Acceptance rate Life at LBS Overview of the program The Master’s in Management (MiM) is London Business School’s longest running Early Careers (EC) programme. The first to be… 

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Article by Jamie Wright / Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / London Business School, Management Consulting, Masters in Management

November 9, 2021

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Testing, Testing, 1-2-3: What’s the Right Test Prep For You? [Episode 443]

Testing, Testing, 1-2-3: What’s the Right Test Prep For You?

Are you thinking about taking a standardized test for undergraduate or graduate admissions? Read on for must-know test-prep information! [Show summary] We’re calling in test prep leaders and co-hosts of the Tests and the Rest podcast, Mike Bergin and Amy Seeley to discuss tips and strategies for choosing the right test prep for you as… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions / GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, podcast, Test Prep

November 8, 2021

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Preparing for Your MBA Interview Questions

Preparing for your MBA interview questions

You’ve scored your MBA interview invitation. Now what? Practice, practice, practice! You do not want to wing this; the more prep you do before the big day, the more confident you’ll be and the more smooth and seamless your answers will be. You’ll be asked lots of questions that cover topics like your background, your… 

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