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September 24, 2019

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Michigan Ross Prepares Students for Cutting-Edge Fintech Careers

Michigan Ross Prepares Students for Cutting Edge Fintech Careers

Through a partnership with Chicago-based PEAK6, the University of Michigan Ross School of Business has announced a new program whose main goal will be to produce a strong pipeline of students knowledgeable about technology and finance. The Fintech Initiative is the newest example of Michigan Ross changing its academic curriculum to keep up with the… 

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Article by Accepted / Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / finance, Michigan Ross, University of Michigan

January 2, 2019

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B-Schools That Rank for Landing Jobs in Investment Banking

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When looking to fill investment banking positions, top firms tend to direct their searches towards cream of the crop universities. Here are the top b-schools you should be looking at to give yourself the best chance of getting hired after graduation, according to the latest eFinancialCareers findings. * For a complete list of the top… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Columbia Business School, Cornell Johnson, finance, Harvard Business School, HEC, INSEAD, investment banking, London Business School, Masters in Finance, NYU Stern, Rankings, Stanford GSB, Wharton, Yale SOM

May 23, 2018

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From Wall St to Wharton, While Starting Wall Street Oasis [Episode 204]

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Today’s guest is Patrick Curtis, CEO & Co-founder of Wall Street Oasis. Patrick graduated from Williams College in 2002 and worked as an Investment Banking Analyst for Rothschild & Co for two years. He then joined Tailwind Capital as a Private Equity Associate in 2005 around the same time that he founded Wall Street Oasis,… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / entrepreneurship, finance, podcast

October 31, 2017

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MIT Sloan Master in Finance: How to Get In! [Episode 231]

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This week we are pleased to welcome Heidi Pickett, Director of the MIT Sloan Master of Finance Program. Heidi worked in financial services for 20 years before becoming Director of this program in 2011. She fills us in on what the program is looking for in an applicant, how to figure out if the program… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / finance, Masters in Finance, MIT Sloan, podcast

October 15, 2017

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Former Investment Bankers, Current Admissions Experts [Episode 227]

Former Investment Bankers Current Admissions Experts

About a year ago I received an email from someone interested in working for Accepted. She had admissions office experience, an MBA from a top business school, and investment banking experience on Wall Street and in Hong Kong. About a week later, I received another email from another potential consultant who attended a different top… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, MBA Admissions / finance, investment banking, podcast

July 30, 2017

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4 Tips for Applying to B-School With Finance Experience

9 Secrets 4 Tips for Applying with Finance Experience

It’s your job to demonstrate to the adcom that you stand out from the applicant pool and are exactly the person they want in their next MBA class. In this series, you’ll learn how to dig deep to unearth your unique character traits, experiences, skills, and talents and bring them to the forefront of your… 

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November 12, 2016

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The Facts About Financial Services

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Finance is the most popular career destination for business school graduates according to GMAC’s recent Prospective Applicant Survey. In fact 37% of all MBA wannabes also “wannabe” in financial service when they graduate. If you are one of those 37% or if you are planning a different route to the concrete canyons of Wall Street… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, College Admissions, MBA Admissions / finance, investment banking, podcast

February 2, 2016

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J.P. Morgan Tells Investment Bankers to Relax

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According to a Wall Street Journal article, J.P. Morgan is making new efforts to improve the work-life balance and make junior staff members, as well as more senior ones, feel more appreciated. Pencils Down As of last Thursday, the bank will officially be encouraging its employers (“everyone from analysts to managing directors”) to take weekends… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / finance, investment banking

August 26, 2015

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How To Become A Corporate Executive

Tom Schick

If you were to ask a senior executive at American Express for his best career advice, what would he answer? Listen to our interview with Tom Schick, recently retired Executive VP of Communications at American Express, for the keys to corporate success and invaluable advice for young financial services professionals. 2:00 – From untenured NYU… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / finance, podcast

August 24, 2015

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Which Business School Will Get Me to Wall Street?

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I want to go into financial services. Which is the best MBA program for me? Accepted.com ~ Helping You Write Your Best

Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / finance, MBA Video Tips

August 24, 2015

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Vault’s 2015 Banking Rankings

Vault Bank Rankings

The following banks were rated based on the issues that matter to bankers: prestige, hours, compensation, work-life balance, firm culture, overall satisfaction, business outlook, and other “quality of life” categories. For each of these parameters, other than prestige, the banking professionals rated their own place of work. They rated other intuitions and not their own… 

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Article by Accepted / Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / finance, Rankings

February 26, 2015

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2011 Indian School of Business Admissions Director Interview Posted

  Last week’s conversation with Hima Bindu, the assistant director of admissions and financial aid at the ISB, and current ISB students Atma Shivalanka and Chandrasekhar Ghoda, was yet another Q&A success. If you missed the ISB event or if you wish to review it, you can read the whole transcript, listen to the full… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Accepted Podcast, MBA Admissions / finance, Financial Aid, GMAT, Indian School of Business, leadership, recruiting

February 26, 2015

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2011 UT McCombs Admissions Director Interview Posted

  If you attended our recent conversation with UT McCombs‘s Vicki Duran, Director of MBA Admissions, Jolene Ashcraft, Senior Associate Director, and Jaryn Creasy, a second-year student at UT, then you know what a success it was. You can review the Q&A by reading the whole UT McCombs Q&A transcript, by listening to the full… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Accepted Podcast, MBA Admissions / finance, GMAT, investment banking, UT McCombs

February 26, 2015

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2011 London Business School Admissions Director Interview Posted

  We’d like to extend a hearty thank you to the London Business School representatives who helped make our recent Masters in Management Admissions Q&A a huge success. We discussed a wide range of topics, including London Business School admissions policies, the differences between the MiM and the MBA programs, student life, scholarships, and more…. 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Accepted Podcast, MBA Admissions / entrepreneurship, finance, London Business School

August 26, 2014

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Digging Deep – 2: Kellogg’s MMM Program

Several weeks ago I posted about a hypothetical client –let’s call him Wonderman– with sterling stats, extra-curriculars and long-term goal. He wants to transition into Strategy Consulting as preparation for a VC or PE career. As an applicant from a developing economy experiencing a boom in infrastructure and manufacturing activity, Wonderman dreams of identifying local… 

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Article by Accepted / Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / entrepreneurship, finance, INSEAD, leadership

July 14, 2014

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Business, Law and Beyond: An Interview with John Engelman

John Engelman

Want to start a business? Partner in a law firm? Go into private equity? Run a media and entertainment company? How about all of the above? Learn from someone who has done it all. And doesn’t normally give interviews. Listen to the full recording of our interview with John Engelman, for tips, advice and insights… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions / career changers, entrepreneurship, finance, podcast

July 10, 2014

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Masters in Finance: What You Need to Know

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The Masters in Finance degree is one of the most up and coming specialized masters programs in the business world. Listen to the recording of our conversation with Anthony DeAngelis, owner and founder of Masters in Finance HQ, for the low-down on his company, the MSF degree, and the world of finance. 00:03:35 – The… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / finance, Masters in Finance, podcast

January 15, 2014

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Which Schools are Good for PE/VC and VC-Backed Entrepreneurship

Andy White

Admit it: You love the ring of ‘venture capital’ and ‘private equity.’ Enter Pitchbook, the ultimate resource for those looking for a future in PE/VC (and those looking for VCs to fund their futures). Listen to the full recording of our conversation with Andy White, Senior Research Associate for Pitchbook for some great stats, info,… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, College Admissions, MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, entrepreneurship, finance, Harvard, Northwestern Kellogg, podcast, Stanford GSB, Wharton

April 18, 2012

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Making Your MBA Essays Do “Double Duty”

With the new MBA essay questions coming out, you may be starting to sketch out your answers.  Of course first and foremost answer the given questions thoroughly and thoughtfully.  But how can your essays work for you to the max, especially when the questions don’t seem to provide opportunities to portray experiences, skills, qualities, or… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / Columbia Business School, EMBA, finance, goals essay, leadership, optional essay

February 15, 2012

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MBA Admissions: Yale SOM and Not-for-Profit Management

   This post about Yale SOM and not-for-profit management 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,… 

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