When considering your long term goal of attending medical school, selecting extracurricular activities that will set your application apart can seem overwhelming. This blog post will provide you with strategies for finding and selecting activities. In choosing activities, it’s important to consider the following: 1. Do what you love. It’s more interesting to see applicants who…
Stanford MBA Class of 2018 Profile
Who will be receiving their MBA from Stanford in 2018? Here’s a look at this year’s incoming class. • Total Applicants: 8116 • New Students: 417 • Women: 41% • International: 40% • U.S. minorities: 29% • Average GMAT score: 737 • Range of GMAT score: 590-790 • Average TOEFL score: 112 • Range of…
Getting Ready to Apply to Top Tier Colleges and Universities: Senior Year
This is the final post in our series Getting Ready to Apply to Top Tier Colleges and Universities, a 4-part series for freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors. Accepted can help bring out your best in your applications and my colleagues and I are here to help. Tips for High School Seniors 1. Create a spreadsheet that…
The Most Productive Study Break Ever
Is it still a study break if it’s a one-hour investment in your medical school application future? Well, maybe! Either way, we hope you’ll be able to join us for this informative webinar. We understand that you, as a busy premed, are facing a stressful time of year (with applications coming up this summer). That’s…
Understanding Stanford GSB’s Interest in Personal Qualities and Contributions
What are the qualities that Stanford GSB is looking for as they build their class? How do successful applicants stand out from the crowd? At a school as competitive as Stanford, it’s a fact that many smart, accomplished applicants won’t get in—so how can you demonstrate that you have that “it” factor? Let us walk…
Three Steps to Starting Your Medical School Personal Statement
Don’t know where to start? Take a deep breath. You’re facing the blank page with that dizzying cursor flashing expectantly. You think it shouldn’t be that hard to write a personal statement, yet you’ve already gotten up for a second cup of coffee, scrolled through Instagram, and twiddled around with your new fidget spinner. What’s…
Planning on Stanford GSB? Plan for This!
We know that for many MBA wannabes – especially those with entrepreneurial aspirations – Stanford beckons. How can you approach the application thoughtfully and put yourself in the best position to succeed? What does Stanford GSB value in the application process? We also get it: applying to top schools is stressful – and that you’re…
Medicinal Magic and Magical Medicine: An Interview with M3 David Elkin [Episode 207]
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Our guest today is a fourth year medical student at Stony Brook who graduated from UC San Diego with a bachelors in Physiology and Neuroscience. Nothing too unusual there for a medical student. However, things start to get interesting, maybe even enchanting, when we learn a little about his hobby: magic. He has been performing…
Harvard Law Expands Junior Deferral Program
Harvard Law School’s Junior Deferral Program, previously open to only Harvard College students, will begin accepting applications from undergrad juniors from all U.S. and foreign institutions starting this fall. There will not be rolling admissions to the program, and all decisions will be released at the same time. This announcement comes just two month after…
A Non-Traditional Route to Med School? Student Doctor Angela’s Combined BA/MD Experience
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 Angela… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as…
Work Experience in Your MBA Admissions Profile
The last two articles explored the importance of the academic portion of your MBA application, including your undergraduate performance as well as your GMAT. This article will focus on the other, equally important, side of the coin: your work experience. Although more schools are now open to considering candidates without post-college experience, most top MBA…
Understanding Stanford GSB’s Take on Demonstrated Leadership Potential
What are the qualities that Stanford GSB is looking for as they build their class? How do successful applicants stand out from the crowd? At a school as competitive as Stanford, it’s a fact that many smart, accomplished applicants won’t get in—so how can you demonstrate that you have that “it” factor? Let us walk…
Med School Kicks Off: Ten Tips to Get You Through The Season
Medical school hopefuls are getting ready to work on those applications. This can be an awfully hectic time as you try to stay on top of everything. Here are ten tips to help you hit the ground running: 1. Get cozy with the AMCAS/AACOMAS. These two services (the acronyms stand for the American Medical Colleges…
Getting Ready to Apply to Top Tier Colleges and Universities: Junior Year
This post is the third in our series Getting Ready to Apply to Top Tier Colleges and Universities, a 4-part series for freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors. As it becomes increasingly difficult to gain admission into the country’s elite schools, knowing how to navigate the system should become important for you. Tips for High School Juniors 1….
How an MBA from Anderson Helped this Career Switcher
This interview is the latest in an Accepted blog series featuring interviews with business students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top programs. Here’s a talk with James about his experience at UCLA Anderson. We first met James three years ago – you can find that post here. Accepted: Welcome back, James! For those who haven’t read your…
Admissions Resumes: Putting it All Together
This post is taken from The Quick Guide to Admissions Resumes. Click here to download the full guide. MBA and other graduate school applicants frequently submit a resume with their applications. Many schools require it, and some schools, such as Columbia Business School, even specify a given format. The resume not only will present a valuable…
Chemerinsky Appointed New UC Berkeley Law School Dean
University of California, Berkeley Law School has announced that preeminent law expert and founding dean of the University of California, Irvine School of Law, Erwin Chemerinsky will be the next dean of the school. According to Law.com, Chemerinsky’s five-year term will begin on July 1. He will replace Interim Dean Melissa Murray who took the…
Yale SOM MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines
As you did for the last two years applying to Yale SOM, you need to make the most of its single required essay, but you also need to take the time to make every box in the application a home run. They are not after-thoughts. Your job descriptions and activity history are very important. Write and edit…
What College Applicants Need to Know about AP and Advance Level Courses
AP refers to Advanced Placement classes. These are high school classes taught with college level curriculum and expectations. If completed successfully, they can set you apart from your peers, add additional points to your high school grade point average, demonstrate college-readiness, and lead to college credit. Keep in mind that not all high schools offer…
Understanding Stanford GSB’s Core Value of Intellectual Vitality
Do you have the smarts that Stanford GSB is looking for? What are the qualities that Stanford GSB is looking for as they build their class? How do successful applicants stand out from the crowd? At a school as competitive as Stanford, it’s a fact that many smart, accomplished applicants won’t get in—so how can…
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