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Tips for Answering the Cornell University Supplemental Essay Prompts [2022 – 2023]

Tips for Answering the Cornell University Supplemental Essay Prompts

While Ivy League schools require the Common Application or Coalition Application essay, they also require supplemental essay responses. These help you to convey in greater detail how the specific school and program of study to which you are applying are a good fit for you and how you can contribute to the collegiate environment. This, …

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Writing the Fulbright Statement of Grant Purpose as a Practical Document

Writing the Fulbright Statement of Purpose as a Practical Document

During my time at the UCLA Scholarship Resource Center, I worked with several graduate students on the development of large grant proposals like the Fulbright. In that work, I noticed a tendency among humanities and social sciences students to overemphasize the intellectual value of their work in application materials. Repeatedly, I found myself making suggested …

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Harness the Power of Storytelling in Admissions and Job Interviews

Harness the Power of Storytelling in Admissions and Job Interviews

“Tell me about a time when you disagreed strongly with your supervisor. ” “How would you do things differently now?” “What draws you to this program more than to any other?” If you have interviews coming up, whether for a seat in a college program or a job opening, will you be ready to answer …

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UCLA Anderson Executive MBA Application Essay Tips & Deadlines [2022 – 2023]

UCLA Anderson EMBA 2022 2023 App Tips

The Anderson EMBA‘s two questions together cover past, present, and future, in that order. Essay 1 addresses the past by asking for a particular story drawn from your experience, and essay 2 addresses the present and future by asking about why now is the right time for you to be pursuing this degree. The questions …

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Admissions Straight Talk Receives #1 Ranking of Higher Ed Podcasts

Linda Abraham Ranked 1 Sept 2022.1

It is a great honor for Accepted to receive the #1 position in the Unadmitted ranking of higher ed podcasts created by Gjergj Dollani for our weekly graduate admissions podcast, Admissions Straight Talk. It was a welcome surprise not only to be nominated by Mr. Dollani, but receive such recognition for this powerful free resource. …

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Berkeley Haas MFE (Master of Financial Engineering) Application Tips

Berkeley Hass MFE App 2021

UC Berkeley Haas is perhaps best known for its highly selective MBA program, but this business school also offers a one-year Master of Financial Engineering degree for those applicants interested in computational finance focused on business and economics.  Haas’s MFE shares the MBA program’s high selectivity – the MFE program received 749 applications while only …

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Approaching Your MBA Application [Episode 487]

Linda APPROACHING MBA APP SEPT 2022

[powerpress] Expert tips on how to approach your MBA application [Show Summary] What’s the right way to approach an MBA application? Like a productivity challenge? A jigsaw puzzle? A to-do list? Linda Abraham weighs in and shares her expert tips to master this process.  Linda Abraham, Founder and CEO of Accepted, shares her insights into …

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NYU Stern Executive MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2022 – 2023]

NYU Stern EMBA 2022 2023

Reflecting the character of the university at large, NYU Stern has always sought applicants who bring not just requisite accomplishment, but also intellectual energy and engagement with the world – people who have a point of view and are willing to express it. Stern’s EMBA essay questions are consistent with these values. While they cover …

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Cornell EMBA Application Essay Tips & Deadlines [2022 – 2023]

Cornell EMBA 2022 2023

The Cornell Executive MBA Program has three required essay questions, and the word count for all three is short. While no one is going to be counting individual words, the short word count guideline is a clear indicator that you should work on clarity of thought with all of your answers. Cornell interviews every applicant …

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