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Creating an Innovative Book Series While in Med School? All in a Day’s Work for Compendium Medicine

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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 Romée Snijders and Veerle Smit, founders of Compendium Medicine… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you …

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Accepted’s Selectivity Index: Are You Asleep When You Apply?

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[xyz-ihs snippet=”Selectivity-Index-MBA-Small-Button”] [xyz-ihs snippet=”Selectivity-Index-Med-Small-Button”] [xyz-ihs snippet=”Selectivity-Index-Law-Small-Button”] I once heard a story about a gentleman who was about to purchase a certain piece of land with the intention of building a school on that property. It was wartime, and the theater of war was rapidly approaching the region in which he and the property were located. A friend heard …

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Your Past Doesn’t Define You [Episode 209]

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[powerpress]Today’s one of those shows where I’m going to be the sole presenter. I actually started preparing this show during the World Series way back in October. Yes, folks, after 108 years of losing, the Chicago Cubs finally won the World Series. At the same time, we were working (and have worked in the past) …

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Extracurricular Activities in Your MBA Admissions Profile

MBA Admissions Profile Your Extracurricular Activities

While business schools deeply value your academic background, GMAT score, and work experience, they also ascribe significant weight to your extracurricular and community service activities. Why? Because they want to see that you are an individual who is not just focused on work but also has other passions, and that you are well rounded. Whether it is practicing …

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Stanford MBA Class of 2018 Profile

Stanford Class of 2018

Who will be receiving their MBA from Stanford in 2018? Here’s a look at this year’s incoming class. • Total Applicants: 8116 • New Students: 417 • Women: 41% • International: 40% • U.S. minorities: 29% • Average GMAT score: 737 • Range of GMAT score: 590-790 • Average TOEFL score: 112 • Range of …

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Getting Ready to Apply to Top Tier Colleges and Universities: Senior Year

Getting Ready to Apply to College Senior Year

This is the final post in our series Getting Ready to Apply to Top Tier Colleges and Universities, a 4-part series for freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors. Accepted can help bring out your best in your applications and my colleagues and I are here to help. Tips for High School Seniors 1. Create a spreadsheet that …

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Medicinal Magic and Magical Medicine: An Interview with M3 David Elkin [Episode 207]

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[powerpress]Our guest today is a fourth year medical student at Stony Brook who graduated from UC San Diego with a bachelors in Physiology and Neuroscience. Nothing too unusual there for a medical student. However, things start to get interesting, maybe even enchanting, when we learn a little about his hobby: magic. He has been performing …

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Harvard Law Expands Junior Deferral Program

Harvard Law Expands Junior Deferral Program

Harvard Law School’s Junior Deferral Program, previously open to only Harvard College students, will begin accepting applications from undergrad juniors from all U.S. and foreign institutions starting this fall. There will not be rolling admissions to the program, and all decisions will be released at the same time. This announcement comes just two month after …

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A Non-Traditional Route to Med School? Student Doctor Angela’s Combined BA/MD Experience

med student interview with Angela

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

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