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January 22, 2018

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An International Med Student’s Outlook on Momhood and Medicine

UAG Medical School Student Interview

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.  Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as an undergrad? UAG… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / international student, med school student interview

January 4, 2018

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A Unique Path to Med School in Europe and Canada

Interview with Med Student Alina Mizul

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… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / international student, med school student interview, Non-Traditional Med School Applicants

December 25, 2017

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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… 

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Article by Accepted / College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / IELTS, international student, Magoosh, Test Prep

December 25, 2017

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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… 

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Article by Esmeralda Cardenal / MBA Admissions / Creating a Competitive MBA Admissions Profile, international student

December 7, 2017

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An Electrical Engineer from Ghana Makes His Way to Yale SOM

Yale MBA Student Interview - Ernest Kojo Mills

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… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / international student, MBA Student Interviews, Yale SOM

September 28, 2017

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Getting a Student Visa for Your MBA Overseas

It’s been a long time since travelling between countries was easy. Over the past decade and a half, it’s become harder to obtain the necessary permits to travel abroad – even for graduate level students. And, yes, that applies to prestigious degrees, such as MBAs. And it still applies after acceptance to highly-ranked, globally-known institutions… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / international student, prodigy finance

September 28, 2017

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Why Study Abroad for Your MBA at All?

Given the sheer number of elite MBA programmes in the United States, it’s hardly surprising that a lower percentage of Americans look overseas for graduate business courses than those in other parts of the world. According to the GMAC 2015 Prospective Student Survey Report, only 17 percent of American MBA applicants plan to submit applications… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / international student, prodigy finance

September 28, 2017

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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,… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / international student, MBA Financial Aid, prodigy finance

September 28, 2017

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3 Long Term Tips For Financing Your MBA Abroad

When I turned 15, I went on a school exchange programme. After having experienced a new culture, spoken a different language, tasted other flavours and, most of all, met such diverse friends, I realized a whole new world was opening its doors and I wanted to fully explore it. I am pretty sure I did… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Financial Aid, international student, prodigy finance

June 29, 2017

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Getting A European MBA: A Unique Experience

When choosing between business schools in Europe and the United States, the main thing to keep in mind is that the decision is very personal. Take a good look at the available options and do not let yourself be influenced by rankings. If your background fits in better with a school that may be a… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / European B-Schools, international student

June 28, 2017

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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… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / entrepreneurship, IE, international student, podcast

May 23, 2017

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Making International Student Loans a Prime Investment

B-school students need funding, MBA alumni are looking to invest. Prodigy Finance brings the two together. Listen to the full recording of our conversation with Cameron Stevens, founder and CEO of the company that provides loans to international students and a secure and meaningful investment opportunity for business school graduates. 00:01:30 – Cameron Stevens and… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, MBA Admissions / entrepreneurship, INSEAD, international student, MBA Financial Aid, podcast, prodigy finance

May 23, 2017

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LLM Degree: Opportunity NOT Cost

When confronted with a big decision, people often create lists of pros and cons, strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Lawyers looking at achieving an advanced law degree can find many reasons to complete a LLM degree; employability, knowledge, language, travel, compensation, credibility or the ability to practice in another country. The one question that… 

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Article by Accepted / Law School Admissions / international student, Law Financial Aid, prodigy finance

May 14, 2017

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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…. 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Cornell Tech, international student, MBA Student Interviews

April 9, 2017

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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… 

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Article by Esmeralda Cardenal / MBA Admissions / international student, Tu perfil para el MBA

April 3, 2017

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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… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / CMU Tepper, international student, MBA Student Interviews

March 26, 2017

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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… 

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Article by Esmeralda Cardenal / MBA Admissions / international student, Tu perfil para el MBA

March 21, 2017

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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… 

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Article by Esmeralda Cardenal / MBA Admissions / international student, Tu perfil para el MBA

March 15, 2017

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Tu Perfil para el MBA: La Importancia del GMAT

El GMAT (Graduate Management Admissions Test) es el examen más usado por las escuelas de negocios como requisito básico para admisión, y en base a él pronostican, junto con el rendimiento académico que hayas tenido en la universidad, cómo será tu desempeño en las clases del MBA. Tu puntaje en el GMAT es también usado… 

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Article by Esmeralda Cardenal / MBA Admissions / GMAT, international student, Tu perfil para el MBA

February 26, 2017

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Tu Perfil para el MBA: El Rendimiento Académico

En mi artículo anterior observábamos los cinco elementos que todo aplicante a un programa de MBA debe analizar. En este artículo abordaremos el primero: el rendimiento académico. Tu rendimiento académico en la universidad, desde el primer hasta el último año, es muy importante para cualquier aplicación de maestría, y el MBA no es una excepción…. 

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Article by Esmeralda Cardenal / MBA Admissions / international student, Tu perfil para el MBA

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