As co-founder, current board member, and past president of the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC) as well as founder of Accepted, I have worked hard to maintain ethical and professional standards in the admissions consulting industry. So why has Accepted.com posted sample essays on its site since 1996? Am I talking out of…
Who’s Applying to College?
My college professor friends and colleagues have told stories of parents who called to dispute their child’s grades and ask for extensions. For a number of years, I presumed that was the anomaly. After reading two articles in the press this week (“University of Virginia’s Sullivan: ‘You Might be a Helicopter Parent If…” and…
Who’s Applying to College?
My college professor friends and colleagues have told stories of parents who called to dispute their child’s grades and ask for extensions. For a number of years, I presumed that was the anomaly. After reading two articles in the press this week (“University of Virginia’s Sullivan: ‘You Might be a Helicopter Parent If…” and…
Tips for Completing Your Brown Supplement to the Common Application
This post about the Brown 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. Today, when I visited the Brown website, the academic page banner proclaimed, “Brown gives students the freedom to direct their education.” If that…
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…
Are You Applying to Harvard College?
This post about the Harvard 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. Last year, almost 35,000 students applied to Harvard College. Of those, 2158 received offers of admission to join the class of 2015. That’s…
Michigan Ross 2012 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips.
Please click here for the Michigan Ross 2013 MBA Application Tips. This Michigan Ross 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 valuable MBA essay advice. My tips for answering…
Your Personal MBA Application Assessment
With more than fifteen years in the admissions consulting business, Accepted.com knows how difficult the MBA application process is. You face grueling competition, fuzzy admissions criteria, and mind-numbingly similar school descriptions. It’s hard to know where to apply much less how to apply. We want to help you, and let you sample the benefits…
Columbia 2012 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips.
Our 2013 Columbia MBA Application Essay Tips are Now Online! Click Here to Check Them Out! This Columbia 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 valuable MBA essay advice. …
Harvard Business School 2012 Essay Questions and Tips
The 2013 Harvard Business School tips are now available. Click here to check them out! This HBS 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 valuable…
HBS 2+2 Essay Questions and Tips
Summer Round: July 6, 2011
Round 1: October 2011
Round 2: January 2012
Round 3: March 2012
2011 MIT Sloan Executive MBA Essay Tips
This intriguing set of essay questions seeks to distill those applicants who are bold thinkers; who discern, or even better, create connections among disparate elements; and who have the will and the ability to transform sometimes difficult or uncomfortable ideas into effective action – all in one person. A person who also possesses “leadership performance,…
The Thoughtful College Application
Last month, one of my students passed along the rough draft of his “Why University X?” response. Upon reading it, I chuckled. It was almost identical to the thoughtful, well-written response to a similar question he had written for College Y. The problem, of course, was that the answer, which fit his interests in Y…
A Six-Item Checklist before Hitting “Submit”
WAIT! Don’t hit “submit” just yet! You may think you’re done with your Round 3 MBA or EMBA application, but it can’t hurt (unless you are literally at the deadline) to go over it one last time to make sure that all elements are intact and that you’re submitting compelling, articulate work that truly represents…
Race to 1,000 Finish Line – “Like” Us Now and Save!
We reached our goal of 1,000 Facebook fans in record time! In appreciation of your efforts, we already sent an update to all our fans with a discount of 50% off their first hour of admissions consulting/editing . Didn’t “Like” us before the buzzer? We’ll be sending out 1 more update with the coupon code,…
2011 Chicago Booth Executive MBA Admissions Tips
Chicago 2011 EMBA Application Essay Questions This 2011 Chicago Booth Executive MBA Admissions tip post is one of a series of posts providing Executive MBA application and essay advice for applicants to top EMBA programs around the world. You can access the entire series at https://blog.accepted.com/acceptedcom_blog/tag/2011-executive-mba-admissions-tips. My tips for answering Chicago’s EMBA essay questions are in…
