Taken together, these essay questions cover a lot of ground: your professional path and plans, your alignment with the program’s core values, and who you are as a person. Moreover, this vast ground is covered in few words – these essays are short, requiring tough decisions about what key points and anecdotes to include and…
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Help Your Child Boost Their Premed GPA
Do you want to help your premed child get into med school…without having to nag or stress them out? This series has loads of concrete, actionable advice that will help your premed discover their competitive advantage and get Accepted! A low GPA is probably the hardest area to improve. This makes sense – it was years in the…
What Not to Do in the Activities Section of Your Medical School Application
While the activities section of the application may not seem as important as the others, it can be. Simply submitting an application with less than 15 activities can lead to a rejection. Recently, I reviewed the application of a student who was rejected last cycle—the only negative thing in her application was the fact that she…
Parents of Premeds: How Much Help is Too Much Help?
Do you want to help your pre-med child get into med school…without having to nag or stress them out? This series has loads of concrete, actionable advice that will help your premed discover their competitive advantage and get accepted! It can be nerve-wracking to determine how to best support your son or daughter during the application…
The Importance of Staying Healthy & Happy in Med School: Catching Up with Heather
This interview is the latest in an Accepted blog series featuring interviews with med school applicants and students. And now for a follow up interview with Heather. We first met Heather nearly three years ago – you can read our first interview with her here.) Accepted: Last we spoke, you were just about to start med…
Test Your MBA Reapplication IQ!
Last year’s application was rejected, so you’re aiming your sights high and trying again. Congratulations on working hard to make your b-school dream come true! Most MBA reapplicants are concerned about how the adcoms will see them as they reapply. Test your MBA reapplication knowledge by deciding if the following statements are true or false:…
The Passion of a PA
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 Steph… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as an…
Getting in With a Less-Than-Perfect MCAT: Morgan’s Med School Journey
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 Morgan Day… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as…
The Unbelievable Story of an Orthopedic Surgeon [Episode 136]
Think you can’t get into medical school? Listen to this podcast for the amazing story of a physician who was rejected 3 times to medical school and later matched at his #1 choice in one of the most competitive residencies around. Introduction to Dr. Antonio Webb (1:09) Growing Up in Shreveport, LA (2:06) Dr. Webb describes…
3 Ways to Beat the Rejection Blues
For some ’tis the season for hearing good admissions news; but for others, this holiday season may be more grim. If you’ve received a rejection letter from your target school (or – sigh – from all your target schools), then you may be feeling more Grinch and less glee this season. It’s hard to get…
Insights into MIT Sloan MBA Admissions with Dawna Levenson [Episode 132]
Ho-hum and dry theory isn’t for you. You’re looking for an elite MBA program firmly grounded in practice but capable of soaringly creative innovation. Then you need to learn more about MIT Sloan. In today’s episode, meet Dawna Levenson, MIT Sloan’s Director of Admissions. Introduction to Dawna Levenson: (1:30) Her background and the professional experiences…
Should I Retake the MCAT?
<< IS YOUR MCAT SCORE COMPETITIVE AT YOUR DREAM SCHOOL? CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT! >> For updated MCAT resources and advice, click here. Losing sleep about whether to retake the new MCAT? You’re not alone. Retaking the MCAT can be a big commitment — in terms of money and time, so it’s important to…
Top Dog Takes MIT Sloan by Storm
This interview is the latest in an Accepted blog series featuring interviews with MBA students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top MBA programs. And now for a chat with Top Dog, a first-year student at MIT Sloan. (We first met Top Dog last summer – you can read our first interview with him here.) Accepted: It’s…
Global EMBA 2016 Essay Tips
The Global EMBA has 2 program options: EMBA-Global Americas & Europe which combines the strengths of Columbia University and London Business School; and EMBA-Global Asia, with Columbia University, London Business School, and Hong Kong University Business School. Of course all MBA and EMBA applications are about “fit.” The Global EMBA is too – just…
Chicago Booth 2016 Executive MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines
Chicago Booth EMBA has streamlined its questions this year, giving you one essay with ample space to make your case holistically. This change indicates that they are looking for people who can organize their thoughts, build a credible and compelling case for their candidacy, and maintain an extended yet focused discussion. The Booth EMBA adcom…
MIT Sloan 2016 Executive MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines
This set of essay questions shows that MIT seeks applicants who understand the impacts of their actions; applicants who have the judgment and practical skills to take on the challenges that will fly at them as they re-define industries and functions, push the boundary of what’s possible, and exercise “principled leadership” in a torrent of…
Get Accepted To Wharton Webinar Recording Available!
Wharton hopefuls – this one’s for you! Our recent webinar, Get Accepted to Wharton, is now available for viewing on our website. Who is the webinar for? Get Accepted to Wharton is geared towards all Wharton applicants – U.S. applicants, international applicants, reapplicants, young applicants, older applicants…anyone with their eye on the Wharton prize. The webinar is…
Kellogg 2016 MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines
In September 2014, Kellogg “rebranded” itself and adopted a more concrete (and in my opinion better) mission statement: “Inspiring growth.” The video below explores and clarifies this mission as well as the values Kellogg holds dear. I highly recommend that you watch it to grasp Kellogg’s fundamental principles. A couple of key takeaways from the video: Kellogg seeks individuals…
Wharton 2016 MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines
After several years of change and shrinkage, Wharton is keeping its essays unchanged this year. My tips for completing the Wharton application essays are in blue below. The Admissions Committee wants to get to know you on both a professional and personal level. We encourage you to be introspective, candid, and succinct. Most importantly, we suggest you…
Nine Ways To Get Rejected From Medical School
With a decade of experience in medical school admissions, I have read thousands of AMCAS applications. Over the years, I have identified the most common reasons students are accepted or rejected. Below I am revealing the most common reasons for medical school rejections. To learn from others’ mistakes, I recommend that you avoid the following…
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