The Indian School of Business, one of the top-ranked international one-year business programs in the world, is giving away scholarships worth $400,000 for non-Indians. The deadline for scholarship applications is Tuesday, January 15, 2013. For more details email intladmission@isb.edu or call +9140 23187484. For more information on ISB, please see Accepted’s Indian School of Business…
UCLA Receives $100 Million Donation for Medical Scholarship Fund
UCLA announced this week that David Geffen, who already donated $200 million to the university’s medical school in 2002, has made a $100 million donation to establish the David Geffen Medical Scholarship Fund. The money will fund full scholarships for up to 30 medical students (covering the full cost of tuition and fees, plus room…
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…
MIT Offers Students $20,000 to Defer
According to a Wall Street Journal article, too many students enrolled in MIT Sloan this year, forcing the Sloan admissions committee to ask for volunteers to postpone their studies for a year. What went wrong? How did the school get the numbers wrong? The article goes on to explain the concept of “summer melt,” a…
Student Loans: A Market that “Needed Disruption”
According to a Poets & Quants article, “Disrupting The MBA Loan Market,” Mike Cagney, Sloan Fellow at Stanford GSB, saw some major problems with the current student loan system and decided to do something about it. With school loan default rates as high as 18% (as is the case for the U. of Phoenix), Cagney…
Upcoming Forté Forum Events + FREE Smarties Books!
Eminent women business leaders and admission officers from top MBA programs will be available for mingling, networking, and advising on MBA admissions, financial aid, and careers for women during the upcoming Forté Forum events. Additionally, four lucky participants will win free copies of Linda Abraham’s and Judy Gruen’s book, MBA Admission for Smarties: The No-Nonsense…
Three More Days to Save 20% on Financing Your Future Ebook!
Time is running out for you to save 20% on July’s featured ebook, Financing Your Future: Winning Fellowships, Scholarships and Awards for Grad School. This ebook contains critical information on: Different types of scholarships How to create the best scholarship application The best time to apply for financial aid …and more! The sale ends in…
Law School Applicants Finally Get a Leg Up
It may sound backwards, but law school applicants can now use the dismal job market to their advantage, The National Law Journal reports. Due to the lower employment potential and a greater awareness of the risk in attending law school, the past two years saw a 25 percent drop in law school applicants across the…
Save 20% on Valuable Grad School Financing Ebook
For many applicants, the most stressful part of applying to graduate school (in any field) is paying for it. That’s why this month’s featured ebook, Financing Your Future: Winning Fellowships, Scholarships and Awards for Grad School, available at 20% off through Tuesday, July 31, 2012, is a must-have for any future grad student who is…
Darden and Stamps Foundation to Jointly Offer Full Scholarships
The Stamps Family Charitable Foundation has generously offered a gift of $1.8 million to the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. The gift will be used to match support from Darden in establishing 26 full-tuition scholarships that will be presented over the next six years starting in the fall of 2013. The Penny and…
MBA Applicant Blogger Interview: Abhishek’s Journey
Next up in our series of featured MBA applicant bloggers is Abhishek, author of the blog, “Beyond GMAT: The Quest Begins.” Please enjoy Abhishek’s thoughtful answers and use them to help you make your way through the MBA admissions process. Accepted: First, can you tell us a little about yourself – where are you from,…
Wharton MBA Admissions Q&A Tomorrow!
Do you have questions about U Penn Wharton‘s flexible yet rigorous curriculum? Do you want to hear more about the school’s emphasis on “leadership in action,” its collaborative environment, or its strong alumni network? Ask all your pressing MBA admissions questions to Wharton’s Ankur Kumar, Deputy Director of Admissions & Financial Aid, and Anthony…
MBA Applicant Blogger Interview: Motown, Ms. HR, and Mads Mom’s Journey
Next up in our series of featured MBA applicant bloggers are Motown, Ms. HR, and Mads Mom from the blog, “Fortune 800: Our Journey to an MBA.” Please enjoy their thoughtful answers and use them to help you make your way through the MBA admissions process. Accepted: First, can you tell us a little…
Graduate School News Roundup
Inside Higher Ed offers some words of wisdom for graduate students struggling with the challenges of working independently. Nobody wants to hear “nobody cares about you,” but it can be a helpful mantra to remind students that whether you succeed or fail is completely up to you. If you manage your advisor and believe…
4 Ways You Should NOT Use the MBA Rankings
You’ll find loads of articles online enumerating the ways in which you can use the MBA rankings to your benefit. Most of these articles are found on the ranking websites. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t trust what you read on BusinessWeek, The Financial Times, or U.S. News – after all, the rankings do…
Interested in ISB? Indian School of Business MBA Admissions Q&A This Thursday!
Are you considering applying to the Indian School of Business? Do you have questions about this top Indian MBA program’s admissions process or curriculum? If so, you won’t want to miss Accepted’s upcoming Q&A on Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 8:00 AM PT/11:00 AM ET/8:30 PM IST with Associate Director of Admissions and Financial…
College Admissions News Roundup
The Chronicle of Education looks at how the new King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Kaust) in Saudi Arabia plans to transform itself into a world-class research graduate university, despite the fact that it is located in one of “the most restrictive countries in the world.” The campus has cost King Abdullah $10…
July’s Featured Ebook: Financing Your Future
When we ask prospective students for their biggest concerns when choosing a graduate program, the most common answer is: tuition. But there are ways to lessen the burden of loans. Financing Your Future: Winning Fellowships, Scholarships and Awards for Grad School can help you find the financial support your need to attend the graduate…
Colleges Lend a Helping Hand with Student Loans
For many future college students the price of a private liberal arts education is just too high. An annual survey conducted by UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute shows that the economy has an impact on 62% of college students choosing where to enroll. This means that two-thirds of college applicants make decisions based on…
4th Annual AIGAC Conference: An Inspiring Way to Kick Off the New MBA Application Season
In the first week of June I had the great pleasure of getting together with colleagues from around the world for the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants’ annual conference. This year it was in Palo Alto – thanks to the conference organizers for arranging 3 days of perfect weather! Here is a summary…
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