Thank you to Peter von Loesecke, CEO and Managing Director of The MBA Tour for answering some of our most pressing questions about The MBA Tour’s popular MBA fairs. Upcoming MBA Tour events include fairs in Washington, D.C. on February 2nd, in New York City on February 4th, and in San Francisco on February 6th….
GMAT Integrated Reasoning Section FAQs
This blog post is courtesy of our friends at Magoosh. Be sure to check out Magoosh for help when preparing for the GMAT. This June the GMAT will introduce an entirely new section to the GMAT. The new section, called Integrated Reasoning, will replace the Issue Essay. Below are several common questions regarding the Integrated…
Behavioral MBA Interview Questions: Don’t Get Caught Off Guard!
The days of exclusively traditional MBA interview questions have passed. While you can expect the occasional softball question, like “Walk me through your resume” or “Tell me about your leadership experiences,” you are also likely to be asked behavioral questions, which are much more directed and focused. They begin along the lines of “Tell me…
Be Smart MBA Admissions Q&A Transcript Available Online
Our recent Be Smart MBA Admissions Q&A was a huge success with tons of excellent questions asked and detailed answers given by Linda Abraham, founder & CEO of Accepted.com. Here’s a particularly good question about the connection between the application essays and the MBA resume: Miriam Berlin: J asks, “How much overlap should there be…
What is the Real Value of an MBA?
“What is the real value of an MBA?” This is the question that all applicants to MBA programs must ask themselves at one point or another. A recent survey by the Graduated Management Admissions Council (“Graduate Management Alums Report 100% ROI After Four Years”) offers one answer to this question. The survey discovered that: 87%…
NYU Stern Current MBA Student Interview
Accepted.com is continuing a blog series featuring interviews with current MBA students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top MBA programs. We hope to offer you a candid picture of student life, and what you should consider as you prepare your MBA application. Here’s a talk with Huriyyah Muhammad, an NYU Stern student who is…
The Ultimate Timeline for Round 1 2013 MBA Applicants
Planning on applying to a top business school Round 1 in the fall of 2013? Follow this timeline to stay focused, get organized, and hit those R1 October deadlines on time (or better yet, in advance). Have a smooth, successful, and essentially stress-free application experience. January Read this post to get your bearings on what’s…
Hispanic Med School Students Living the Dream
The Chicago-Sun Times (“Hispanic Students Filling Medical Schools Nationwide”) looks at the story of Anthony Acosta, a young Hispanic fourth-year medical student at University of Illinois who is the first member of his family to complete medical school. Acosta is living his family’s dream by becoming a doctor, but he is also fulfilling a larger…
4 New Year’s Resolutions for Medical School Applicants
Do you want to be in medical school in Fall 2013? Then resolve to: Sign up ASAP for an MCAT course so that you are fully prepared to take the test early. Ideally you want to ace it no later than the April 28th administration because then your scores should be released by May 30,…
Kellogg MBA Admissions Director Interview Available Online
Thank you Jennifer Hayes, Senior Associate Director of Admissions at Kellogg, and Erik Mazmanian, a second-year student at Kellogg, for an excellent Q&A about life and admissions at Northwestern Kellogg. Jennifer and Erik covered a wide range of topics, including the following advice on how to avoid some common Kellogg application mistakes: Linda Abraham: What…
6 Things to Check Before You Submit
Not to sound like a broken record or anything, but I’m reposting this from last year as it’s really an important reminder for Round 2 applicants. WAIT! Don’t hit “submit” just yet! You may think you’re almost finished with your Round 2 MBA applications, but it can’t hurt to go over it one last time…
INSEAD MBA Admissions Interview Available Online
If you attended our recent INSEAD Q&A then you know that Kara Keenan, the Assistant Director of Marketing for the Americas from INSEAD, covered a wide range of admissions topics, offering some excellent advice to our INSEAD applicants. Here’s an excerpt from the conversation in which Kara discusses the benefits of an INSEAD MBA –…
Consortium MBA Admissions Director Interview Available Online
Thank you for attending our recent Consortium Strategy Q&As with Travis McAllister and the reps from participating Consortium schools UT McCombs, University of Wisconsin, UC Berkeley Haas, Yale SOM, Michigan Ross, CMU Tepper, Indiana Kelley, and Rochester Simon. The school adcom representatives each talked about what’s new at their schools and how their programs view…
INSEAD MBA Student Interview
Accepted.com is continuing a blog series featuring interviews with current MBA students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top MBA programs. We hope to offer you a candid picture of student life, and what you should consider as you prepare your MBA application. Here’s a talk with Kelly Sun, a student who is wrapping up…
The GMAT is Slipping and So are Applications
Good news for b-school applicants: There has been a decline in business school applications. While that might not mean that getting into MBA programs has gotten easier, it does mean that the median GMAT score has been lowered. Poets and Quants (“GMAT Scores Slip At Many Top Schools”) did an analysis of the median GMAT…
4 Application Strategy Tips: Stand Out AND Fit In
It can be confusing: Half of the advice you read urges you to stand out in your application, while the other half advices you to explain how you’ll fit in. So which is it? Should you stand out or fit in? The answer, unsurprisingly, is BOTH. You need to show your distinction and demonstrate fit…
Get Your MBA Admission Smarts ON!
Are you looking for ways to boost your MBA admissions IQ? Interested in acquiring wisdom that will send you to the head of the class? Want advice that covers every aspect of the MBA admissions process that’s all wrapped up nicely in a single, coherent, and succinct BOOK? Look no further – the MBA book…
Duke Fuqua MBA Admissions Director Interview Available Online
We hope you enjoyed our recent Duke MBA Q&A with Megan Lynam, Director Admissions, and Catherine Tuttle, Associate Program Director of Career Services from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business. You all asked excellent questions, including this one on MBA application mistakes: Linda Abraham: What are the most common mistakes MBA applicants make? Megan Lynam: One…
Cornell Johnson Admissions Director Interview Available Online
We hope you enjoyed our recent Q&A with Cornell Johnson‘s Christine Sneva, Director of Admissions & Financial Aid, and Ann Richards, Associate Director of Admissions & Director of Financial Aid – we know we did! The following excerpt offers applicants advice on how to approach the MBA application essays, particularly those that may ask applicants…
The 5 Most Important Tips for Your Medical School Interview
The 5 Most Important Tips for Your Medical School Interview Looking for med school interview secrets? You’ve come to the right place. Read on to discover the 5 most important tips for acing your medical school interview. Stay informed. It’s important that you know what’s going on in the world of medicine. Stay abreast of…
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