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What to Do About a Low GPA [Episode 146]

Linda Abraham LowGPA

This week, join us for a rebroadcast of one of our most popular shows – our discussion of how to address a low GPA. Many applicants are concerned about their undergrad GPAs, and nervous that their GPA might be too low for their target graduate program. If this is you, don’t miss this episode! Accepted’s founder …

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Make Your MPP Dream a Reality

Dream big and make the world a better place

Dreamers look out their window and see an opportunity for improvement, a chance at providing future generations a better tomorrow. Visionaries understand the complex intersection of what is and what could be. While many of us have an interest in improving our communities, policy makers take this ambition and make it a career. Why choose …

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The ACT Essay: A Breakdown

preparing for the ACT

The Prompt The new ACT essay prompts that premiered last fall have been giving even top-scoring students a run for their money. The reason is because the ACT is now asking students to do a lot more in their essay responses. So let’s break it down. The ACT essay prompt consists of three main parts: …

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The Importance of Work-Life Balance for MedStud

Ammu med blogger

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

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The SAT Essay: A Breakdown

SAT Essay Tips

The Prompt On the old test, the SAT essay prompts were pretty simple one sentence phrases that you’d have to evaluate, something like: The best leaders are those who listen to what others have to say. Since this was far too readily gamed, students writing perfect-scoring essays that were cookie cutter and lacked logical consistency, …

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MCAT Expertise + Harvard MBA Experience [Episode 145]

Alec Lee

Today’s show has something for pre-meds looking to prepare for the MCAT and for MBA wannabes interested in Harvard Business School. << Click here to listen to the show >> Meet Alec Lee [1:15] Alec is the co-founder of the online prep course M Prep. He graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2011 …

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The New GMAC Executive Assessment for EMBA Applicants

GMAC introduces EA

GMAC just launched the new Executive Assessment (EA) test which EMBA applicants can take instead of the GMAT or GRE. Applicants can still take and submit GMAT/GRE scores, but according to GMAC, the EA will become the new industry standard. Here are some key features of the EA: • The EA will test a student’s …

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Idaho to Open New Osteopathic Med School

Idaho State Univ.

The Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine will be opening a new med school at Idaho State University – Meridian campus. The first class of 150 students will be accepted in 2018, and tuition is expected to be in the $40,000 range, with preference given to students in Idaho. Construction of the $32 million, 80,000+ square …

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2016 GMAC Alumni Perspectives Survey Report

GMAC percentages 2

GMAC released results from its 2016 Alumni Perspectives Survey, based on responses from 14,279 graduate business school alumni from 1980-2015, representing 275 programs in 70 universities at 20 worldwide locations. The survey examines the educational, professional, and personal outcomes of its respondents. ROI is measured based on employment rates, post-degree salary growth, job satisfaction, career …

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