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Haas Expands Funding to Student Entrepreneurs

UC Berkeley Haas announced the launch of a new entrepreneurship program this week that will provide more seed funding and lending opportunities for startups run by Haas students. Plans for the Berkeley-Haas Entrepreneurship Program (BHEP) in the next year include: • Providing early-stage startups and mentorship programs with $100,000 of funding (available twice a year to …

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A Funding Plan for Business School

As you may know, the MBA experience is more than just building DCF models and structuring LBOs – it’s also expanding your network. Factoring in tuition, living expenses, and the “additional travel and getting to know your classmates” line item (which took me to Ibiza, Israel, Russia, Mexico, and more) – the total bill can …

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The Schwarzman Scholars Program: Leaders of the Future Unite [Episode 126]

This is the opportunity of a lifetime. When fully set up, 200 students every year will learn how to lead the world into the future at an innovative (and all expenses paid) program. Listen to our conversation with Dr. Rob Garris to learn all about the Schwarzman Scholars Program: what it is, who it’s for, …

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Introducing MBALaunch Prep Program for Women

The Forté Foundation will be unrolling MBALaunch 2016, an intensive business school prep program for women. This 10-month program is designed to help women apply successfully to business school by providing a strong support network and a structured roadmap of the application process. GMAT exam prep is also a focus, as well as interview skill …

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Learning By Osmosis: Premeds, Med Students Take It All In! [Episode 125]

Dr. Rishi Desai believes that people should teach what they are good at and study in the way they learn best. And here’s the cool part: His work makes that possible. Tune in to our conversation with the doctor who is changing the face of medical education!   Rishi’s Story (2:38) Commiserating with a self-conscious …

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Deciding When to Take the MCAT

If you are planning on applying to medical school Summer 2016 or 2017, it’s time to make some decisions about when you will take the MCAT, if you have not already done so.  Since the exam carries so much weight, identifying and following through with a strategy that will work for you can help you …

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Making the Switch from Marketing to Med School

This interview is the latest in an Accepted.com 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 Clare… 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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MIT to Offer Online Courses for MA Credit

MIT announced a new program this week which will allow students to take one semester of online courses that will count towards a “MicroMaster’s” degree. The courses will be free, but if you want them to count towards a degree, there will be a “modest fee” (of about $50 per course). Upon successful completion of …

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