This interview is the latest in an Accepted blog series featuring interviews with medical school applicants and students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top medical schools and the med school and residency application process. And now, introducing Dr. Joyce Park… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did…
Shadowing Experiences Around the Globe with Gap Medics [Episode 141]
If you’re a pre-health student interested in international travel and one of a kind clinical experiences, this is the show for you! Meet Ricky Persson of Gap Medics [1:40] Gap Medics overview [2:16] Gap Medics coordinates short term shadowing placements in the health professions for high school and college students. The placements are in 1-week blocks;…
Mapping out Your MBA Prep — Post-Grad + 2
“Wish I had done that a few years ago ….” We hear that frequently from MBA applicants as they’re filling out their MBA applications. We don’t want you to have to say that. This is the third of a five-part blog series with advice on how you can prepare, years in advance, to be competitive for a…
Highlights from the Bloomberg Job Skills Report 2016
What are job recruiters looking for in their MBA hires? What skills are they looking for? What skills are hardest to find? 1,251 job recruiters at 547 companies were surveyed for the 2016 Bloomberg Job Skills Report about the skills they seek in job candidates and the b-schools that provide the best job candidates based…
SMDEP – All You Need to Know
SMDEP, or the Summer Medical and Dental Education Program, is a free six-week program for freshman and sophomore undergrads from demographics underrepresented in medicine and dentistry. As you probably already know, there are loads of other premed summer undergraduate research programs (see our chart here). What sets the SMDEP apart from the others is…
Mapping out Your MBA Prep — Post-grad + 1
“Wish I had done that a few years ago ….” We hear that frequently from MBA applicants as they’re filling out their MBA applications. We don’t want you to have to say that. This is the second of a five-part blog series with advice on how you can prepare, years in advance, to be competitive for a…
How to Address a Low MCAT Score
After weeks of patiently waiting, you finally receive your MCAT score, only to realize that it’s much lower than you’d hoped. In this situation, you have several options. First, take some time to think. It’s not a good idea to make a decision immediately after receiving your score. Give it some time. Identify and consider…
Excellent Executive MBA Admissions Advice [Episode 140]
CLICK HERE FOR OUR MOST RECENT PODCAST INTERVIEW WITH EMBA ADMISSIONS EXPERTS JEN WELD & CINDY TOKUMITSU! This week, join Accepted’s own Jen Weld and Cindy Tokumitsu for the inside scoop on EMBA admissions. Listen to the show! Meet Jen and Cindy. [1:10] Jen came to Accepted after serving as Assistant Director of Admissions for…
When & Why to Pass on a B-School Acceptance Offer
Scenario: You get accepted to an excellent MBA program. You’re happy…but…you can’t help thinking that maybe you could’ve done “better.” Should you turn down your acceptance (whether it’s an early decision acceptance or regular) on the chance that the school that waitlisted you ends up accepting you, or in the hope that a school that rejected you…
Wayne State Medical School Reports 643% Increase in Minority Acceptances
In an effort to boost their minority student numbers, Detroit’s Wayne State University of Medicine increased their minority stats by a whopping 643% for the coming year. In the 2015-2016 entering class, there are five black students, two Hispanic students, and no Native Americans; in next year’s class, however, the expected breakdown is 31 black…
Mapping out Your MBA Prep — The College Years
“Wish I had done that a few years ago ….” We hear that frequently from MBA applicants as they’re filling out their MBA applications. We don’t want you to have to say that. This is the first of a five-part blog series with advice on how you can prepare, years in advance, to be competitive for a…
An Inside Look at Med School & Life in Puerto Rico
This interview is the latest in an Accepted blog series featuring interviews with medical school applicants and students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top medical schools and the med school application process. And now, introducing Jani… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as an…
Magoosh’s Free Practice Questions for the TOEFL
Are you preparing for the TOEFL? If so, you know how important it is to practice questions that are similar to those you’ll see on the actual exam. But, it can be hard to find quality (free!) materials to study with. That’s where this resource from our friends at Magoosh TOEFL comes in! Magoosh has…
In-State vs. Out-of-State Tuitions at Top MBA Programs
B-school’s not cheap. We all know that. And we all know that staying in-state and attending a public university close to home can save you money…but how much? Should you choose your MBA program based on price? Should you stay in-state to save money? Those are questions that depend on you, the schools available in…
5 Tips for Law School Interviews
Not all law schools conduct interviews, but some will, generally over the phone or Skype. While law school interviews are usually very short, you should keep these 5 tips in mind. 1. Identify new accomplishments. If you have anything new to add to what is already in your application, you should mention it in your…
What I Learned from My Shadowing Experiences
As a pre-med, I was grateful to shadow seven physicians in different medical environments. Some were primary care doctors, others were D.O. physicians. I even had the opportunity to learn alongside an orthopedic surgeon. People constantly say shadowing is important for resumes, applications, and medical school acceptances– and that’s true. But shadowing is more than…
Are You a Med School Applicant with Low Stats? Read On…
Applying to med school and worried your stats are too low? Not sure if your numbers will make the cut? In our upcoming webinar, Get Accepted to Medical School with Low Stats, you’ll learn tips and strategies for putting together an application that focuses on your strength rather than your weakness – one that convinces…
5 Tips for Making the Most of an Online Med School Fair
Attending a med school fair is a great way to get to know the programs you’re thinking about applying to. Below are 5 tips that we put together for a recent virtual fair hosted by AAMC (though much of this advice can be applied to in-person fairs too): 1. Clean up your social presence Your online…
Stanford GSB Alum Transforming Online Dating for the Ambitious [Episode 139]
With a hat-tip to Valentine’s Day, this show is about a dating app for the “smart, busy and ambitious” as well as life at Stanford GSB and start-ups. Meet Amanda Bradford: [0:46] She earned her bachelors in Information Systems in 2007 from Carnegie Mellon. After getting her degree, Amanda worked for leading tech companies like Salesforce,…
J.P. Morgan Tells Investment Bankers to Relax
According to a Wall Street Journal article, J.P. Morgan is making new efforts to improve the work-life balance and make junior staff members, as well as more senior ones, feel more appreciated. Pencils Down As of last Thursday, the bank will officially be encouraging its employers (“everyone from analysts to managing directors”) to take weekends…
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