For this section of our What to Expect After Medical School series, I’ll provide a brief run-down of what happens after you graduate from medical school. As you have probably realized by now, medicine requires a commitment to lifelong learning. There will always be new procedures, new medications, and new lab tests to learn about. Treatments we…
William G. McGowan Charitable Fund Announces Fellows
The William G. McGowan Charitable Fund recently announced its eighth class of McGowan Fellows. The Chicago-based family foundation recognizes students from top business schools across the U.S. who are dedicated to societal issues and ethical practices. The McGowan Fellows Program, established in 2010, honors the legacy of William G. McGowan, the pioneering entrepreneur who embodied…
Welcome Back Cyd!
We’d like to welcome back one of our favorite consultants, Cydney Foote, back after a temporary retirement. After dabbling in Hollywood screen writing and some admissions consulting on her own, Cydney decided that she just missed Accepted.com too much! Cydney specializes in med school admissions, as well as residency and fellowship admissions. She is also…
Election Day Thoughts – Public Service and Fellowships
I’ll admit that no matter how cynical I’m feeling about our political process by the time Election Day rolls around (so many negative ads!), I always get a buzz when I actually go to the polls and vote. There’s something about this moment of actual, physical engagement with our democracy—it excited me when I was…
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Consortium 2012 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips
Consortium 2012 MBA Application Essay Questions My comments are in blue. This year’s core application questions are identical to last year’s, and I’ve posted their guidelines from 2009 as well below:* The following essay questions provide us with an opportunity to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses, experiences, and any other traits and abilities that are…
Why Use an Admissions Consultant?
This blog post originally appeared on AIGAC’s blog. 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: “Everyone I know that’s been accepted and is attending top schools did so without …an admissions…
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Don’t forget to take advantage of our 10% off all residency and fellowship essay editing services during the month of August. Take a look at our catalog of residency and fellowship services to find the service that best suits your needs. If you are looking for someone to guide you in developing your essay,…
Special Savings for Residency/Fellowship Seekers
The last year of medical school or residency can be so overwhelming that it’s difficult to prepare for what comes next. But applying to residencies or fellowships is not something to do at the last minute. Now is a great time to start work on your personal statement. Take advantage of our editing skill…
A New Army of Public Interest Lawyers
While “public interest” law used to be a dirty word amongst corporate-minded law school students, there has been a noticeable shift in perception. In fact, more and more law school graduates are choosing jobs in public interest law. The percentage of law school graduates taking public interest jobs grew to 6.7% in 2010 from…
Save 20% on June Featured Ebooks for Medical Residency and Fellowship Applicants
There’s only one thing better than a monthly featured ebook…TWO monthly featured ebooks! Between now and Thursday, June 30, 2011, you can save 20% on both Write Your Way to a Residency Match and Write Your Way to a Fellowship Match with coupon code MATCH20. Write Your Way to a Residency Match…
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. …
MBA Admissions: UC Berkeley Haas and Entrepreneurship
This post about Haas and entrepreneurship is part of a series of interviews of top MBA programs called “MBA Career Goals and the B-Schools that Support Them.” Please subscribe to our blog to ensure that you receive all the interviews exploring the elements at each school that support career goals in finance, consulting, general…
Welcome to the Family!
The team at Accepted.com is happy to extend a warm welcome to two new editors this month, Dr. Sheryl Neuman and Nancy H. Evans. Sheryl is a former admissions committee member for UCLA Medical School and the Cedars Sinai Internal Medicine Residency program. She herself has applied (and gotten accepted) to top medical schools,…
MBA Admissions: UC Berkeley Haas and Finance
This post about Haas and finance is part of a series of interviews of top MBA programs called “MBA Career Goals and the B-Schools that Support Them.” Please subscribe to our blog to ensure that you receive all the interviews exploring the elements at each school that support career goals in finance, consulting, general…
Harvard Medical School Media Fellowship Deadlines Approach
Two spots in the media fellowship program at Harvard Medical School (HMS) are open for applications from reporters until the February 7, 2011 deadline. The themes for these two fellowships are “How Regenerative Biology is Changing the Future of Medicine” and “Cancer Genetics: Interrogating One of Medicine’s Greatest Adversaries.” The fellowships will be awarded to…
Notre Dame Mendoza Announces High Stakes Applicant Case Competition
Unlike most business schools which reserve their high stakes competitions for current students, Notre Dame Mendoza has launched the Mini Deep-Dive Challenge, a case competition for applicants with hundreds of prizes, including a $10,000 fellowship to the Notre Dame MBA program. The competition highlights a key part of the Notre Dame MBA curriculum to prospective…
Consortium 2011 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips
Consortium 2011 MBA Application Essay Questions My comments are in blue. This year’s core application questions are identical to last year’s, and I’ve posted their guidelines from 2009 as well below:* The following essay questions provide us with an opportunity to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses, experiences, and any other traits and abilities that are…
