It’s risky to apply to med school before taking or retaking the MCAT for a few reasons: 1. Applying to med school is expensive and time intensive. It’s hard to know where you might be a competitive applicant if you don’t know how your scores compare to other students at a school. Your practice scores…
Applying to HBS? Here’s What You Need to Know Now…
If you’re preparing to apply to HBS, you already know how competitive the application process is. We’re not telling you anything new when we say that your application needs to be about as close to perfect as possible. But what, exactly, is Harvard seeking in its applicants? How can you approach your application thoughtfully and…
5 Qualities to Highlight in Your Physician Assistant Program Application
In addition to identifying students with academic promise, physician assistant programs are looking for students who have a wide range of specific personal characteristics. Based on the criteria for the most competitive PA programs, there are five general areas in which students are evaluated: 1. Academic potential This area includes the strength of your foundation…
How to Write the Qualifications Summary for Your Resume
The Qualifications Summary section of the resume is, in theory, the first section of the resume that the admissions reviewer will read: it sits at the very top of the resume after the applicant’s name and contact details, exactly where the eye is naturally drawn. However, if it is a bulky paragraph filled with ambiguity or…
MBA Letters of Recommendation: Who, What, Where, When & How
Selecting your recommenders requires a strategy. I like to begin with the basics: Who, What, Where, When, and How. I also like to suggest that you waive your right to access it. The waiver makes the recommendation more credible to the admissions committee. Who? Who are the best people to address the questions the schools…
Columbia Business School MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines
Columbia Business School has changed to two of its three required questions, leaving unchanged its short answer question, first essay question and optional essay question. Total word limits are the same as last year. The word limits are tight. Columbia Business School Application Essay Tips Goal: What is your immediate post-MBA professional goal? (50 characters)…
6 Tips to Improve Your AMCAS Application Activities Section
It’s almost summer, and for me that means barbecues on the deck, specifically with the company of friends. I was recently enjoying a cook-out at one friend’s home in particular, and gracious as my hosts were, I felt a bit daunted by the huge piece of steak that filled my plate, accompanied by a small…
How to Research MBA Programs
There is a sea of information out there: Make sure you’re not swimming in circles. You’ve defined your goals and assessed your qualifications. Now it’s time to move on to the program research stage of the MBA admissions process. There is a sea of information out there: rankings, books, MBA program websites, MBA fairs, Poets…
Law Schools to Accept Students Without LSAT, But With a Catch
Acceptance to law school once hinged on doing well on the LSAT. This requirement has slowly eroded and increasingly law schools are giving applicants the option of applying with the GRE instead. The University of Georgia School of Law is the latest school to get on the GRE bandwagon. They will be accepting students who…
4 More Elements to Telling an Attention-Grabbing Story
In our last post, we illustrated 5 key story elements with these opening application essay lines: The moment I found the lump, I suspected my life was about to change – in a big way. It was mid-May 2011. I was a busy consultant in McKinsey’s Chicago office, the proud father of a boy about…
Society of Women Engineers: The Community for Women in Engineering [Episode 262]
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Summary The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is 40,000+ members strong worldwide, and provides a sense of community to women who may feel isolated in their engineering studies or career due to a lack of gender diversity. Karen Horting is the Executive Director & CEO of the organization, and shares a lot of great information…
What Harvard Business School is Looking For: The Habit Of Leadership
Thank you, Harvard Business School. That’s what applicants should think when they visit the program’s website and find “Habit of leadership” on its “Who are we looking for?” admissions page. It’s common knowledge that HBS values leadership, but with this phrase, the adcom succinctly expresses how they view leadership – dynamic, deep, intrinsic, long-term. It’s…
What’s the Trick to an HBS Acceptance?
If you’re planning to apply to Harvard Business School, you’re no doubt busy balancing your professional responsibilities with family and community commitments, all while researching b-schools and prepping for your application. You’re a multitasker and a leader. But how can you be sure you’re doing all you can to ensure your HBS application is as…
How to Get Accepted to Physician Assistant (PA) Programs
Physician Assistants (PAs) are similar to doctors in many ways and serve as an important member of the healthcare team. They improve the ease and speed with which patients are able to see a healthcare provider. They take on about 80% of the same activities as doctors in patient care. They see patients to diagnose,…
Harvard Business School MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines
The big news about the upcoming 2018-19 application cycle at Harvard Business School is that it is dropping its third round for all MBA applicants except 2+2 applicants. This past MBA application cycle all 2+2 applicants were reviewed after the Round 3 deadline but non-2+2 MBA applicants could also apply. For this upcoming cycle the…
Exclusive Low Stats Med Webinar Airing Live THIS WEEK!
Are you wondering how to overcome your low stats and wow the admissions committee? Let Accepted’s expert advisor, Alicia McNease Nimonkar, guide you through the steps you need to take during our webinar, Get Accepted to Med School with Low Stats. Reserve your free spot by signing up ASAP and get ready to learn how…
Stand Out or Fit In? 4 Application Strategies to Help You Do Both
It can be confusing: Half of the advice you read urges you to stand out in your application, while the other half advises 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…
What NOT to Do in a Statement of Disadvantage
If you have experienced any form of social, economic, or educational disadvantage at any time in your life, you can apply to medical school as a disadvantaged applicant. When you specify that you are applying as disadvantaged, you will have a new section to complete in your application. AMCAS will request information about your family…
How Your Top Choice MBA Program Ranks in Accepted’s Selectivity Index
This year’s Selectivity Index™ is here! Two years ago, Accepted developed the MBA Selectivity Index to help you apply realistically and effectively to business school. The index takes the most recent U.S. News rankings data and reflects the schools’ average GPA, test scores, and acceptance rates so that you can assess the relative difficulty of…
What NOT to Do in the Activities Section of Your Medical School Application
Don’t underestimate the importance of the activities section! Let’s take a look at some of the biggest mistakes to avoid in your activities section so you can make sure that you’re doing it right: Mistake #1: Providing less than 15 activities Simply submitting an application with less than the required 15 activities can lead to…
