Your child is a talented teenager preparing to apply to college. You want what’s best for them and realize that a little guidance, a boost, would go a long way to helping them get into the best college for them. And you want to give them that boost, that edge. But, they don’t want…
Writing Your Masters of Engineering Statement of Purpose
Top engineering graduate programs will expect a high GPA and impressive GRE score. Those nice high stats get your foot in the door at elite graduate engineering schools. However, it is the statement of purpose (SOP) that allows the admissions committee to view you as a person with unique goals, potential, interests, values, inspirations, and…
Please Note: Out of Office Monday!
Just a quick note letting you know that our office staff will be out of the office on Monday. We will respond to all inquiries and emails first thing on Tuesday. Have a lovely weekend and keep working on those fantastic applications!
Making Friends with the GRE: How To Overcome Test Anxiety and Perform at Your Best
“I can’t stop trembling….can’t eat….cry for little or no reason….I am so nervous.” All of this from Janelle, a prospective graduate student on her response to scheduling a GRE test date. I was not surprised that Janelle was nervous as almost all prospective graduate students are a bit anxious about admissions’ tests. However, Janelle took…
MBA Interviews: Tell Me About Your Weaknesses
Reason for asking the question: To ensure the applicant is humble enough to recognize that nobody is perfect, and to see how introspective he or she can be in an assessment of oneself. How to prepare: This question requires some real reflection. Nobody is perfect, yes, but one can always be striving to be his…
Welcome to the Family!
We’d like to introduce you to Drew Colucci, the newest member of Accepted’s wonderful staff of consultants! Dr. Colucci graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 2012 and is current a senior resident in Diagnostic Radiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He teaches third and fourth year Harvard Medical School students…
Last Day to Beat Accepted’s Price Increase!
REMINDER: Today is your last chance to take advantage of Accepted.com’s current prices before we raise our prices tomorrow. Effective at 12:00 AM PT on September 1, 2014, we will increase our prices on our editing and consulting services. Accepted.com editors have helped literally thousands of MBA, law, med, grad, and college applicants reach their…
Heads Up: Price Increase Ahead
We just wanted to give you a head’s up that we’ll be increasing our prices September 1. So what does this mean for you? It means that you’ve got until August 31, 2014 to lock in a service at the current, low rate. Browse our catalog of services today to get an early start on…
Yale SOM 2015 MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines
Yale is down to one essay this year from two last year. 500 words max. What does this shrinkage imply? You need to make the most of that single essay, but you also need to take the time to make every box in the application a home run. They are not after-thoughts. Your job descriptions and…
Where Does Wall St. Hire: U.S. B-Schools Sending Grads into Financial Services
According to GMAC’s just released Prospective Students Survey Report, 37% of prospective MBA students hope to go into finance after they earn their degree, making it the most popular post-MBA destination. If you fall into this crowded category, then you’ll be interested in knowing which b-schools prepare the most grads for jobs in financial services. As…
How to Show that YOU Want to be a Doctor
“My mom is a doctor, my dad is a doctor. How can I prove to the med school admissions committees that I really want to be a doctor?”
M = Motivation
A good application essay is comprised of both anecdote and analysis, the what and the why of your personal experiences. Telling a straight story (anecdote without analysis) will leave your essay flat, with no depth or insight into your character or motivations; on the other hand, an essay that rattles on about the why but…
Stay safe, warm and dry
To all our readers in the eastern half of the United States, please stay safe, warm, and dry. Hang in there until tomorrow.
MIT Sloan 2013 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips
The 2014 MIT Sloan tips are now available. Click here to check them out! Cover Letter Please prepare a cover letter (up to 500 words) seeking a place in the MIT Sloan MBA program. Your letter should describe your accomplishments, address any extenuating circumstances that may apply to your application, and conform to standard business…
Accepted’s Most in 2011
What worked for you last year? At least what worked at Accepted.com for our readers? And that’s YOU! Here are a few posts, articles, and resources that proved particularly popular: Top Ten Most Visited Accepted Admissions Blog Posts of 2011 Harvard Business School 2012 Essay Questions, Deadlines, Tips INSEAD 2012 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips…
Why Help Kids Kicking Cancer?
We are two days away from the end of Accepted’s Kids Kicking Cancer Holiday campaign. (Accepted will donate $1 for every Like we get on our FB wall through Sunday Dec. 18) We thank each and every one of you who has either liked our Facebook page or told your friend about our efforts on…
Steve Jobs: 4 Lessons for MBA Applicants
Steve Jobs never finished college, not to mention graduate business school, but he became a legendary business leader. As the world stops to consider the enormous contribution of this visionary, I also was thinking about his legacy, and after fifteen years as an MBA admissions consultant, I couldn’t help but think about lessons for MBA…
Evolution of the MBA Infographic
An interesting perspective on the MBA’s history from MBA@UNC, the online MBA program at UNC. Via MBA@UNC Online MBA Program
Accepted Tweeps…Thanks!
We want to thank all of our @Accepted followers for helping us reach our 3K goal! To show our appreciation, we’d like to offer all our Twitter followers a special discount, which we just announced on Twitter. The discount can be used one time per user through August 9, 2011. Visit http://www.twitter.com/Accepted to follow…
Happy Ebook Sale to You! Happy Birthday to Me!
It may be my birthday, but it’s your day to celebrate with super savings! Today is the FINAL day of Accepted’s birthday ebook sale, so browse our growing collection of ebooks, choose the one (or more) that best suit your needs, and then checkout using coupon code SAVE50. You’ll save 50% on your entire…
