The college planning process can be stressful for both parents and their children. As a parent, you’re balancing your child’s goals and your family’s needs – while still handling all your other commitments. If it’s your first time navigating the college application system, it’s also easy to feel overwhelmed. Maybe you’re also feeling discouraged by…
The College Admission Scandal
Like most people, I am outraged by the college admissions scandal. As the parent of five adult children and as an admissions consultant for approximately 25 years, I view the alleged behavior of the parties accused in Operation Varsity Blues as shameful and repulsive. Although I have not played a role in writing this statement,…
The Interviewer Becomes the Interviewee [Episode 300]
Accepted Founder Linda Abraham Provides an Inside Look at the World of Admissions [Show Summary] For 299 episodes, Linda Abraham, founder of Accepted, has interviewed school deans, admissions directors, students, and more. Today we learn about her! The Interviewer Becomes the Interviewee [Show Notes] Linda Abraham: This is our 300th episode and since those round numbers…
5 Things the Adcoms Hate
When I was admissions Director there were some things applicants would do that were minor, but that I found to be very annoying. Here are my top 5 “hates” that I’m sure are shared by many adcoms: 1. Asking for information that can easily be found on the school’s website Some applicants would do that…
How an Accepted Med School Admissions Consultant Can Help You
Is an admissions consultant for you? How will they help? And most importantly, is it WORTH it? Watch this short video to help you answer these questions for yourself. Medical school applicants face grueling competition and an unfamiliar, arduous journey to acceptance. Let me show you how we can ease the way. As a…
How to Get the Most Out of Working With a Med School Admissions Consultant
You’re applying to med school and need to juggle numerous things at once to stay afloat – school and/or a job, volunteer activities, MCAT prep, and family obligations…and that’s before we even talk about the complicated and time-consuming medical school application process. How can a consultant help you, and how can you get the most…
Admissions Consulting: What about Accepted?
Some of you are already working with an Accepted admissions consultant and benefiting from the experience and insight your adviser brings to the admissions process. Many more of you are considering hiring an admissions consultant or may consider it as you ponder options and dive deep into completing applications and drafting essays, personal statements, and…
Why Use an MBA Admissions Consultant?
There are endless and frequent discussions on forums and message boards questioning the value of admissions consulting. One of the more common arguments against using a consultant runs something like this: “I know so many MBA students at top schools who got in without an admissions consultant. It just is not necessary to use one.”…
Fun Facts about this Year’s B-School Applicants
Poets & Quants provided a lengthy summary and analysis of the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC)’s recent survey on b-school applicants’ opinions and experiences of the MBA admissions process. Here we’ll provide some highlights from the survey, and then I’ll provide a few additional thoughts. • Applicants ranked Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua,…
How to Choose the Best MBA Admissions Consultant
You’ve heard that hiring an MBA admissions consultant can make the difference between getting in to all or most of your top-choice programs and getting into none. But do you really know what a consultant does? How do you know if you need one? Is it worth it? And most importantly, once you decide you’re…
Admissions Straight Talk: Interview with Anna Ivey
Listen to the full audio of our informative conversation with Anna Ivey for valuable insight into the world of law school admissions: 00:24:50 – Meet Anna Ivey: admissions consultant, author, president of AIGAC, and former Dean of Admissions at the University of Chicago Law School. 01:08:00 – “I wanna’ be an admissions officer when I…
Choosing an MBA Admissions Consultant: What Should You Ask?
The new MBA admissions cycle is gearing up; 2012-2013 essay questions and applications are already appearing. If you, like many MBA applicants, plan to hire an MBA admissions consultant to assist you in delivering your best possible applications, you need to know what to ask to determine if the consultant you are talking to is…
What Adcoms and Admissions Consultants Share
While going through security at the airport recently, I had a first-ever experience: A TSA agent examining my ID suddenly said, “I know you. You’re Linda Abraham from Accepted.com!” Surprised, I replied, “You’re right. How did you know?” Accepted.com is not on my ID. “I’ve attended your webinars.” Why should I have cared, or actually…
Rejected Application: Disappointment or Tragedy
A few weeks ago I went to a meeting for bereaved mothers, mothers who have lost a child. The passing of our youngest child several years ago made me eligible for this club that anyone would do anything to stay out of. One of the women in this group, let’s call her Nancy, told about…
Wharton Admissions Director Interview Available Online
We had an excellent Q&A last week with Ankur Kumar and Anthony Penna, admissions directors at Wharton. The excerpt below provides an insider look at how the adcom readers approach your goal essays – how you should bridge your past and present experiences to what you’d like to be doing in the future. Linda Abraham:…
NYU Stern 2012 MBA Application Questions, Tips, Deadlines.
The 2013 NYU Stern tips are now available. Click here to check them out! This NYU Stern 2012 MBA Application tip post is one of a series of posts providing MBA application and essay advice for applicants to top MBA programs around the world. Check out the entire 2012 MBA Application Tips series for more…
Tips for Completing Your Application to Columbia University
This post about the Columbia supplement to the Common Application is part of a series of posts written to help you complete the 2012 Common Application supplement for Ivy League schools. When I visited Columbia University, it was clear to me that the undergraduate college takes distinct pride in two things: the 100-year-old Core Curriculum…
UCLA Anderson 2012 MBA Application Questions, Tips.
The 2013 UCLA Anderson MBA tips are now available. Click here to check them out! This UCLA Anderson 2012 MBA Application tip post is one of a series of posts providing MBA application and essay advice for applicants to top MBA programs around the world. Check out the entire 2012 MBA Application Tips series for…
Chicago Booth Executive MBA 2012 Admissions Tips
The 2013 Chicago EMBA Tips are now available. Click here to check them out! Chicago 2012 EMBA Application Essay Questions This 2012 Chicago Booth Executive MBA Admissions tip post is the first in a series of posts providing Executive MBA application and essay advice for applicants to top EMBA programs around the world for the…
Tips for Completing your Cornell Supplement to the Common Application
This post about the Cornell supplement to the Common Application is part of a series of posts written to help you complete the 2012 Common Application supplement for Ivy League schools. A friend of mine has a son who studying at Cornell. When I look at the Cornell supplement, it isn’t hard to picture…
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