According to State Department data, the number of visas given to foreign students was noticeably lower last year after stricter immigration policies were implemented. This has added to the financial challenges that some US colleges and universities are experiencing. Foreign schools have increased their competition with their American counterparts, and some foreign governments have decreased…
Early Career Management and European MBA Programs with Jamie Wright [Episode 249]
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Our guest today is Jamie Wright. She grew up in California, started her career in PR in Chicago, and then crossed the pond in 2009 to become the Client Services Manager at London Business School’s then brand-new Masters in Management (MIM) program. Jamie rose to become the admissions director for all early career programs at…
IMD MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines
IMD, the International Institute for Management Development, in Lausanne, Switzerland, offers a 1-year MBA program focused on global general management and leadership, with a growing emphasis on digital innovation and entrepreneurship. While there are only 90 students in each class, the diversity among that class is wide: students hail from 44 countries: 41% from throughout…
An International Med Student’s Outlook on Momhood and Medicine
This interview is the latest in an Accepted blog series featuring interviews with medical school applicants and students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top medical schools and the med school application process. And now, introducing Angelica Villicana… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you…
Meet Dr. Akshat Kumar, Wharton MBA ‘19 [Episode 242]
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Our guest today, Dr. Akshat Kumar, earned his MD from Kasturba Medical College in India and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Rutgers University/St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Jersey, where he became Chief Resident and then Attending Physician. In his spare time he co-founded thewisemd.com and later joined WellUHealth as Business Development Lead…
A Unique Path to Med School in Europe and Canada
This interview is the latest in an Accepted blog series featuring interviews with medical school applicants and students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top medical schools and the med school application process. And now, introducing Alina Mizul… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as…
10 Tips and Tricks for Acing the IELTS
The path to passing the IELTS is not a straight line, nor a short walk. You can think of it more as a long hike, challenging but rewarding. Now, if you go on a long hike, you’ll need to pack a bag of supplies. In the case of the “hike” to IELTS success, your supplies…
An Electrical Engineer from Ghana Makes His Way to Yale SOM
This interview is the latest in an Accepted blog series featuring interviews with business students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top programs. And now, introducing Ernest Kojo Mills… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as an undergrad? Ernest: I’m from Cape Coast in the Central…
From US Military to IE MBA Student
This interview is the latest in an Accepted blog series featuring interviews with business students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top programs. And now, introducing Nick… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as an undergrad? Nick: My name is Nicholas Laine. I was born in…
MBA Funding for International Students: On Demand Webinar!
If you missed our special webinar on The Six Steps to Understanding International Student Loans, don’t worry – you can now view it free, on-demand! International students face a special set of challenges when it comes to financing business school abroad. To help you through this process, we partnered with our friends at Prodigy Finance…
What are Interest Rates and APR? (And Why are They Important?)
Let’s face it: education is expensive. And that’s before adding in an international component. Few students can afford the cost of attendance with the money that’s sitting in their bank accounts – their bank, their parent’s bank, and the accounts of half a dozen close friends and family members. The chances are good that you’ll…
Paying for Your MBA as an International Student
If an international MBA has crossed your mind, you’ve probably taken a minute to look at the price tag of a programme or two. Now that you’ve picked yourself up off the floor and still can’t manage to shake your desire to pursue this amazing experience, you’ve got the difficult task of figuring out how…
English Language Skills & Your MBA Admissions Profile
In the previous articles of this series we explored the first four elements of your MBA Profile: your Academic Performance, your GMAT, your work experience, and your extracurricular activities. The topic of the last post of this series is probably the most under-rated in business school admissions, and many times the one that non-native English…
Why Cornell Tech was the Perfect Fit for This Londoner
This interview is the latest in an Accepted blog series featuring interviews with business students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top programs. And now, introducing Tosin Adeniji… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as an undergrad? Tosin: Hi, I’m Tosin and am a proud Londoner….
The Importance of Creating a Strong MBA Budget
You’ve heard that an MBA is an investment dozens of times. And after you’ve got those letters in hand, you will say the same. It’s not a cliché; it’s just truth. But, it is a steep investment for many students. Figuring out how you afford a degree in your home country is often tough enough,…
Mid-Career, a Peruvian Economist-Engineer is Energized at CMU Tepper
This interview is the latest in an Accepted blog series featuring interviews with MBA students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top MBA programs. And now for a chat with an MBA student at CMU Tepper, Daniel Espinoza… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study…
Tu Perfil para el MBA: El Manejo del Idioma
En los artículos anteriores abordábamos los primeros 4 elementos de tu perfil del MBA: 1. Tu rendimiento académico; 2. La importancia del GMAT; 3. La importancia de tu experiencia profesional; 4. La importancia de actividades extracurriculares. El quinto elemento es a primera vista el más obvio, pero es tan decisivo para tu admisión como los…
Tu Perfil para el MBA: La Importancia de las Actividades Extracurriculares
En los artículos anteriores explorábamos la importancia que tienen tu rendimiento académico, el GMAT, y tu experiencia profesional para tu aplicación al MBA. En este artículo abordaremos el cuarto elemento importante para tu perfil: las actividades extracurriculares. Con actividades extracurriculares me refiero a cualquier actividad o proyecto (usualmente sin remuneración) fuera de tus horas de…
Tu Perfil para el MBA: La Importancia de tu Experiencia Laboral
En los artículos anteriores explorábamos la importancia de tu desempeño académico para tu solicitud de admisión al MBA, tanto en tu rendimiento en la universidad como en el GMAT. En este artículo abordaremos la otra cara de la moneda de tu solicitud: tu experiencia profesional. Si bien existen programas que admiten estudiantes directo de la…
Get Into IE, an Innovative Leader in Business Education [Episode 197]
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The MBA application process is multi-faceted and there are a lot of things you can do NOW that will improve your chances of acceptance when you actually apply. I shared those steps, which I’ve seen work over the last 20 years, at our recent webinar 7 Steps to MBA Acceptance in 2018. Click here to view the…
