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April 19, 2018

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Weakness, What Weakness?

I saw it.  The question was looming in an essay and hiding behind a corner in the brain and/or instruction sheet of my interviewer. “So Natalie, tell me about your weaknesses and what you did to overcome them”? Gosh, there are so many, I don’t even know where to begin.  Ding! What do you do… 

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Article by Natalie Grinblatt / College Admissions, Cornell Johnson, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, LLM, MBA Admissions, MBA Interview, Medical School Admissions, Michigan Ross, Residency

April 19, 2018

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The Waiting Game: What MBA Applicants Should Do After Hitting SUBMIT

Within twelve hours I heard the same question from three clients, so I suppose this question may be on the minds of more than three, “now that I’ve submitted my applications, what should I do?”  The following are a list of suggestions: 1. Continue to learn about each school by speaking with faculty, alumni and… 

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Article by Natalie Grinblatt / Admissions Consulting, MBA Admissions, MBA Interview, MBA Waitlist / leadership, MBA Interview

December 14, 2015

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Prepare for Interviews with Positive Imagery

In the conference room, I imagined myself standing on a tennis court: I tossed the ball into the air then smashed an ace serve right past my opponent. Back in real life, I smiled to myself when the assistant came to tell me the McKinsey partner was ready to meet with me. With confident steps,… 

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Article by / Interview, Job Search, MBA Admissions, MBA Interview

September 2, 2014

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Part I: The Dos and Don’ts of Audio and Video–Application Style

Paper application?  That’s like, so yesterday.  Now you Gen X, Y and Millennial candidates get a chance to wow the admissions committee with your dope multimedia “skillz.” According to a recent article in Businessweek, UCLA Anderson School of Management (Anderson Full-Time MBA Profile) already gives candidates the option to submit an audio or video clip…. 

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Article by Michelle Stockman / Chicago, MBA Admissions, MBA Interview, UCLA Anderson / Columbia Business School, MBA Interview, UCLA Anderson

August 26, 2014

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Personal Statement Tip: Pick Yourself Up and Applaud

Essay questions dealing with failure,  risk, mistakes, and difficult interactions or conflict cause applicants to cringe, squirm, and bite their nails. After all, you want to show yourself succeeding and conquering the world in your application essays and personal statements.  Not falling down. Schools ask these questions because they want to see how you get… 

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

August 19, 2014

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MBA Admissions Interviews: Behavioral AND Qualitative Questions

Even though behavioral questions have been used for the last several years, since “WhartonLeaks” broke in November and Wharton promptly moved away from exclusive use of the leaked questions, applicants have wondered if they should prepare for behavioral questions or the more general, qualitative questions that had been the backbone of MBA admissions interviews for… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions, MBA Interview, Wharton / ebook, MBA Interview, MBA Video Tips, Wharton

April 24, 2011

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Winning Tips for a Successful Business School Interview

   For some Round 2 and Round 3 applicants, business school interview season is still in full swing, which means you still have time to prepare for and ace the interview that will help you gain acceptance to your top choice MBA program. There are endless articles and books you can read about preparing for… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions, MBA Interview / MBA Interview

March 8, 2011

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MBA Interview Feedback Database is Back Up

The MBA Interview Feedback Database is back up! We apologize to those of you who attempted to access it and couldn’t. Many of you are trying to access the questionnaire to share your feedback because this is the last month for the MBA iPad giveaway. The questionnaire is also back up and awaiting your input…. 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions, MBA Interview / MBA Interview

February 25, 2010

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Make (and Complete) Your Interview Checklist

For some of you, it may be just a little too late. For others, this post is right on time. Because it’s about interviews—how to prepare for them, excel in them, and follow up after them. Whether you’re applying to college, graduate school, or a job, you’ll likely have to interview. Here are items to… 

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Article by / MBA Admissions, MBA Goal, MBA Interview / ebook, leadership, MBA Interview

September 21, 2009

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MBA Essay Tip: Responding to Criticism

2012 MBA Applicant posted recently that thanks to an upcoming employment review he will have material for the question, “What is the toughest criticism you have ever received and what did you learn?” While we’re glad that  2012 MBA Applicant has material, I thought you (and maybe even 2012 MBA Applicant) may want tips on… 

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Article by Jennifer Bloom / Chicago, Dartmouth Tuck, MBA Admissions, MBA Interview, Stanford GSB, Wharton / Wharton

September 9, 2009

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QS World MBA Tour: Exclusive Tips from Top MBA

The QS World MBA Tour is coming to a city near you starting today September 9 in Santiago and Taipei. It continues with events throughout North American, Europe, the Middle East, India, Asia, and Latin America. In addition to the traditional MBA fair and booths, The World MBA Tour offers Connect 1-2-1, a program where… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Admissions Consulting, MBA Admissions, MBA Interview / GMAT, MBA fair, MBA tour

December 16, 2008

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MBA Admissions: Prepare for Probing Interviews

The interview was going great, my friend said, until they got to the “How can you contribute to our program?” This was just last month, at an interview for the MBA program at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. Booth’s interviews are by invitation only, and my friend’s interviewer had a similar background… 

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Article by / Chicago, MBA Admissions, MBA Interview, Northwestern Kellogg / career goals, MBA Interview

September 18, 2008

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Accepted Welcomes Natalie Grinblatt

It is with great pleasure that I welcome Natalie Grinblatt to Accepted’s staff. Natalie previously served as: Assistant Dean at Arizona State University’s W P Carey School of Management. Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at Cornell’s Johnson School Director of MBA Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at the University of Michigan (where she also… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Admissions Consulting, Babson, BBA Admissions, Chicago, CMU Tepper, College Admissions, Columbia, Consortium, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, EMBA, Emory Goizueta, Financial Aid, Georgetown McDonough, GMAT, Harvard HBS, IMD, Indiana Kelley, INSEAD, London Business School, MBA Admissions, MBA Interview, MBA Waitlist, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Notre Dame Mendoza, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, UNC Kenan Flagler, USC Marshall, UVA Darden, Wharton, Yale SOM / Financial Aid

February 15, 2008

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What is an Accomplishment?

Accomplishments constitute the bread and butter of personal statements and application essays. Nothing too exciting in that statement. However, a fascinating brainstorming session on Accepted’s Editor Mailing List reveals that applicants don’t always know what an accomplishment is. What goes into this application staple? The bread: Impact.  Your accomplishment must show you as a contributor… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, MBA Interview, Medical School Admissions, Residency / leadership

November 19, 2007

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MBA Admissions Chats: Haas, Wharton, Consortium,

During this week’s upcoming Haas MBA admissions chat, Stephanie Fujii, Senior Associate Director of MBA Admissions at the Haas School of Business, will answer your questions about Haas’ top MBA program and its focus on innovation and leadership.  Please join us tomorrow Tuesday November 20 at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET/6:00 PM GMT for an… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions, MBA Interview, Michigan Ross, NYU Stern, UC Berkeley Haas, UNC Kenan Flagler, USC Marshall, Wharton / career goals, Consortium, Fellowship, Goizueta, leadership, Michigan Ross, NYU Stern, Wharton

October 16, 2007

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MBA Admissions: What’s at Accepted for R1, R2 Applicants

Accepted offers MBA applicants so many forms of assistance, I thought it would be a good idea to review what we have for MBA applicants at different stages in the process. For Round 1 applicants: Hopefully you are almost finished now with your MBA essays and soon will receive MBA interview invitations. You may want… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions, MBA Interview / ebook, MBA Interview, Wharton

November 16, 2006

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MBA Admissions Interview Must Know #4: The Interview Type

The Interview Type. Is it blind (where the interviewer knows only what’s on your resume and what you tell him or her)? Or is it informed with an interviewer who has gone thoroughly through your file (for example, HBS or MIT). If blind, then you can use material from your application because that material presents… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / College Admissions, EMBA, Forte, Harvard HBS, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, MBA Interview, MIT Sloan, Wharton / GMAT, leadership, Wharton

November 13, 2006

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4 Must-Knows Before Your MBA Admissions Interview: #1 Your Purpose

I wrote this post with MBA’s in mind, but the truth is that while it focuses on MBA interviews, the advice is true for any admissions interview. I also originally wrote this as one long post, but I have a lot to say on this topic. Like Pinocchio’s nose, this post grew and grew. I… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, MBA Interview, Medical School Admissions, Residency, Wharton / MBA Interview, Wharton

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