Our free one-hour webinar, Create a Winning AMCAS Application, is coming up this week, but it’s not too late to register and join us! This info-packed session, led by Accepted med school expert Alicia Nimonkar, will help you break down the AMCAS application into easily digestible sections. Alicia will guide you on topics ranging from…
What Should You Do If You Can’t Visit B-Schools in Person? [A COVID-19 Special]
A desirable part of the application process to b-schools is the on-campus visit. The visit usually has two purposes: (1) help prospects clarify their own impressions of the school and either build enthusiasm or, conversely, help rule certain programs out; and (2) demonstrate interest in the school by meeting with current students, administrators, etc. But what…
Would You Benefit From a Mock Wharton Team-Based Discussion?
“Chance favors the prepared mind,” said Louis Pasteur, and I agree. A successful Wharton Team-Based Interview is all about the team’s success and your contribution to the team. It’s not about strutting your stuff or dominating the conversation. It’s also not about being a wallflower or going with the flow. You need to listen carefully…
A Career-Changer Discusses Juggling Optometry School and Motherhood
Learn how real students navigate their way through the graduate school admissions process and grad school itself with our What is Graduate School Really Like? series. Meet Florence, a wife, mom, and student on-track to fulfill her dream of becoming an optometrist. Florence, thank you for sharing your story with us! What inspired you to…
Could COVID-19 Derail your MBA Dreams?
During this unprecedented time of global disruption, it’s natural to feel anxious. The MBA application process is daunting in the best of times, and all the more so when factoring in a pandemic. However, you don’t have to navigate this alone; there are people who have the answers, and they are here to guide you!…
What Makes a Successful AMCAS App?
The med school application process is long and complex. The AMCAS application is just one leg of the journey, but it’s arguably the most important. It’s vital that you get it right if you want to keep moving forward. Each section of the application is important for different reasons, and how you approach them has…
Must-Know Tips for Getting into B-School with Low Stats
Our recent webinar, Get Accepted to Top MBA Programs with Low Stats, was super informative and engaging. It covered so much ground on the topic of how low stats don’t have to stop you from applying to your dream MBA program. If your schedule got the best of you and you couldn’t join us, don’t…
How Much Do Your GMAT & GRE Scores Matter for MBA Admissions?
The MBA application process is composed of quite a few elements, and it can be hard to determine how much weight each of them carries. If you’re stressing out about the impact your GMAT or GRE scores may have on your chances of acceptance at your dream program, mark your calendar right now for this…
A Physician’s Nontraditional Path from Law Enforcement to Medical School [Episode 363]
Dr. Joe Bardinelli shares his journey from cop to doc [Show summary] Not everyone follows a traditional path to a career in medicine. Today’s guest, emergency physician Dr. Joe Bardinelli, was a police officer for six years before deciding to enter medical school. In this episode, he shares how and why he went from being…
How to Write a Grant Proposal: 6 Tips for Winning the Big Bucks!
Applying for financial grants to fund research, academically-related travel, and other expenses is often part and parcel of the graduate student experience. Especially when working on a PhD, you might find yourself regularly seeking funding for conference attendance, research and travel, or summer language acquisition programs. While the money is out there, competition is at…
Newsflash: GMAT to Be Offered Online
According to the MBA.com website, the GMAT Online exam will be available from April 20, 2020 through June 15, 2020. This online and remotely-proctored exam has been developed to assist candidates working to meet upcoming application deadlines for fall 2020. Registration for the GMAT Online began on April 14, 2020. Due to the worldwide disruption…
Is 10 Days Per Business School Application Enough?
There are a number of steps involved in the MBA application essay writing process: contemplating the questions, choosing the topics, and crafting a collection of short stories that tell a tale and appeal to an admissions committee. Each of these steps takes time. But HOW MUCH time do you actually need? A day? A week?…
5 Tips for Completing AACOMAS Secondary Applications
Looking for the best osteopathic med school admissions advice out there? Ace those AACOMAS apps by reading our osteopathic application tips series – each post, another set of 5 expert tips that will help you get accepted. Once you file the AACOMAS application and choose your schools, the process is not yet over. You will…
How Do Your Top Choice MBA Program Ranks in Accepted’s Selectivity Index?
This year’s MBA Selectivity Index™ is here! Four 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…
Encore: Is an MBA Worth It, or Is the Sky Falling Down on the MBA Degree? [Episode 360]
This week, I’m taking a podcasting staycation and airing an encore of our most popular MBA podcast so far in 2020: Is an MBA Worth It, or Is the Sky Falling Down on the MBA Degree? I recorded this episode in December, and it aired in January. Despite the radical transformation of our lives since…
The Key to Crushing Your AMCAS Application
Getting into med school is hard work, but you already know that. If you don’t want all the time and effort you’ve put in so far to studying, volunteering, and gaining clinical experience to go to waste, then you need to make sure you’re submitting an application that accurately reflects your potential as a future…
Online LSAT to Debut in May
According to the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) website, an online remotely-proctored version of the LSAT will be rolled out in May for those who were registered for the April 2020 test. The LSAT-Flex is being introduced to help students deal with the havoc being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. LSAC will make other spring…
5 Tips for Perfecting Your AACOMAS Personal Statement
The AACOMAS requires one personal statement that is a maximum of 5,300 characters long. Below are five tips to help make your AACOMAS personal statement shine. Perfecting your personal statement Show, Don’t Tell. The first axiom of the personal statement is to “show, don’t tell.” Honest, compassionate, caring, dedicated – you want to show all…
Linda Abraham and Al Dea Discuss COVID-19 and MBA Admissions
Linda Abraham, Accepted’s founder and CEO, is usually the one asking the questions and eliciting other’s views and insights as host of Accepted’s Admissions Straight Talk podcast. However, when invited by Al Dea to be a guest on his new podcast, MBASchooled, the tables were turned. Linda was the one answering Al’s excellent questions. Since…
How Can I Continue Volunteering in the Age of COVID-19?
Many of our Accepted clients are asking how they can continue their volunteering given that many of their previous positions now only allow essential personnel in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. We’ve put together the table below to help in your efforts to find new volunteering positions. If you know of other helpful…
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