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3 Key Ways to Stand Out Through Your EMBA Essays

Ace the EMBA 3 Key Ways to Stand Out Through Your Essays

This is the sixth post in our Ace the EMBA series on how to apply successfully to a top executive MBA program. After demonstrating that you’re a well qualified applicant comes the biggest challenge: differentiating yourself. You must show your uniqueness and value as an individual and as an applicant in a way that is relevant to the …

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Is Drop in Foreign Student Visas Due to Trump’s Immigration Policy?

Is drop in foreign student visas due to Trumps immigration policy

According to State Department data, the number of visas given to foreign students was noticeably lower last year after stricter immigration policies were implemented. This has added to the financial challenges that some US colleges and universities are experiencing. Foreign schools have increased their competition with their American counterparts, and some foreign governments have decreased …

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US News Best MBA Rankings by Business School 2019

US News Best Business Schools 2019 Rankings

The big winners in this year’s U.S. News derby… uh, I mean rankings: • Chicago Booth tied with Harvard and leapfrogged Wharton to snag the top spot for the first time ever. • Michigan Ross jumped 4 places into the top 10. There were also a few “losers” although the losses, much like the wins, …

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Yale SOM Dean Ted Snyder to Step Down in 2019

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Edward (“Ted”) A. Snyder will step down at the end of the 2019 academic year as the Indra K. Nooyi Dean of the Yale School of Management. Snyder, currently on sabbatical, will return to his position on July 1, 2018, and will complete his term on June 30, 2019. Snyder’s retirement as Yale’s dean will …

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Bain & Company’s Keith Bevans Talks About Careers, Life at Bain [Episode 251]

Podcast interview with Keith Bevans a Bain Company Partner

One of the biggest motivations, if not the biggest motivation, for applying to graduate school is career enhancement and achievement of professional goals. For many MBAs and some other graduate students, consulting has irresistible appeal. Today it is my distinct pleasure to have on Admissions Straight Talk Keith Bevans, Partner and Global Head of Consulting …

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The Inside Scoop on Life as a PA

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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 Andrea… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as …

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6 Fatal Resume Flaws to Avoid

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The MBA resume. Done right, this one-to-two-page list of accomplishments can woo the adcoms towards acceptance; done wrong, a resume could be your ticket to ding-hood. Here are 6 fatal mistakes to avoid when creating this important first-impression-making document: Fatal Resume Flaw #1: Viewing your resume as an afterthought Your resume should not be your …

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Early Career Management and European MBA Programs with Jamie Wright [Episode 249]

Jamie Wright Former LBS Admissions Dir

Our guest today is Jamie Wright. She grew up in California, started her career in PR in Chicago, and then crossed the pond in 2009 to become the Client Services Manager at London Business School’s then brand-new Masters in Management (MIM) program. Jamie rose to become the admissions director for all early career programs at …

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4 Tips for Applying to Part-Time MBA Programs

4 Tips for applying to part time MBA programs

The extensive available advice about applying to MBA programs was largely created with applicants to full-time MBA programs in mind. If you are applying to part-time MBA programs, most of this advice will be pertinent for you as well. But there are some nuances to applying to part-time programs that warrant attention. Here are a few things that set the …

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How Important is Research for Medical School Admissions?

How important is research for medical school admissions

Why Medical Schools Value Research Experience Research experience isn’t a requirement for med school admission. You won’t find a section about it on your application, but it is still valued and important. So important, in fact, that at some of the most competitive research-oriented med schools, 80-90% of admitted applicants have at least some research …

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