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, 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 …
“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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
“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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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