We know you have a lot on your mind right now. Things may be feeling very uncertain in light of the global pandemic we’ve been battling. But if this experience has proven anything, it’s that the world needs great doctors! You can be among them, if you put in the hard work to get there. …
Why You Should Get Started on Your Med School Application Today
Applying to med school is an exciting but stressful time. You’ve put in so much hard work to get to where you are, and the application is the home stretch before reaching your dream of entering med school! On top of all this, everything is in flux because of COVID-19, and with MCAT sessions being…
Final Day of November Sale – Don’t Miss Out!
Tomorrow, November 21st, is the final day to sign up and receive up to $1000 off any non-rush service. With the discount code SAVENOW, you’ll get: $1,000 off orders over $10,000, $500 off orders over $5,000, $200 off orders over $2,000, $100 off orders over $1,000. Work one-on-one with an admissions expert on any part…
November Sale Going on Now!
With deadlines looming, it’s natural to feel a little pressure, but don’t let the stress overwhelm you. Instead, work with one of our admissions experts to make sure your application reflects your very best work! We’re currently offering a special discount on non-rush purchases placed through November 21. With the discount code SAVENOW, you’ll get:…
Save Big with Our Fall Sale!
Are you applying to college, b-school, med school, law school, or a master’s or PhD program this year? Then we know it’s crunch time for you – with some if not all of your application deadlines falling between now and the end of January. Is your application as strong as it can be? Will you…
Let Accepted’s College Admissions Consultants Guide Your Teen to Acceptance
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…
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…
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?”
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…
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…
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 and…
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…
Do Not Go Out And Get “Smashed” The Night Before Your Interview
If you happen to have friends in the vicinity of your interview and if you get together the night before your interview, try to keep it low key. If you do go out for a night on the town be sure not to talk about the previous night’s events in great detail with your interviewer…
Kellogg’s GIM Program and You
Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management is a dream school for many of my MBA clients. And why not? The program features a top-notch marketing and general management curriculum, the standard-issue highly accomplished but well-rounded student body, and what’s viewed as the most people-focused culture among top business schools. Today an increasingly popular Kellogg offering is…
Demonstrating a Growth Mindset
The New York Times‘ article “If You’re Open to Growth, You Tend to Grow” was practically a step-by-step guide for applying to MBA programs. In it, science writer Jane Rae-Dupree discusses the three-decade research of Stanford Professor Carol Dweck. The article discusses Dweck’s research into brain development and learning behavior and Dweck’s conclusion that business…
