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December 6, 2019

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Writing About Overcoming Obstacles in Your Application Essays

Writing About Overcoming Obstacles in Your Application Essays

What does the adcom actually want to know about the challenges you’ve overcome? In this short video, Linda Abraham shares the answer to this often-asked question: Why obstacles? When applicants write about their accomplishments, whether in personal statements for graduate school or in b-school essays that ask for greatest accomplishments, challenges, and the like, they… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Consulting, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / college application essays, College Video Tips, grad application essays, Grad Video Tips, law application essays, Law Video Tips, mba application essays, MBA Video Tips, med application essays, Med Video Tips

December 3, 2018

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Personal Branding in Admissions

The term “personal brand” is bandied about a lot in admissions. I don’t claim to be an expert on branding, but after fifteen years editing essays and advising applicants, I know a bit about admissions. I see the concept of “personal brand” as a threat and opportunity for applicants. Want to know more?  See this… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Residency / College Video Tips, Grad Video Tips, Law Video Tips, MBA Video Tips, Med Video Tips

December 3, 2018

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Three Topics to Discuss in Waitlist Letters

Waitlist Advice from Linda Abraham

If you are on a waitlist, Linda Abraham has something to tell you: You want your waitlist letter to be as compelling as possible. Check out our Waitlist Services and work one-on-one with a dedicated advisor who will help you jump from the waitlist to that coveted acceptance pile. Learn more about how we can… 

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July 29, 2018

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How to Demonstrate Leadership When You Don’t Have Leadership Experience [Short Video]

Most admissions committees are looking for applicants who can demonstrate leadership. If you don’t have any formal leadership positions to discuss in your application essays, that doesn’t mean that all is lost. Watch this short video for Linda Abraham’s definition of “informal leadership” and how to highlight it in your applications. Visit our services section… 

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Article by Accepted / College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / college application essays, College Video Tips, grad application essays, Grad Video Tips, law application essays, Law Video Tips, leadership, mba application essays, MBA Video Tips, med application essays, Med Video Tips

July 29, 2018

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Writing the Diversity Personal Statement

One of the many challenges of applying to college or graduate school is showing the admissions committee how you’ll fit in and stand out. Adcoms are trying to build student bodies that will work cohesively towards shared goals and ideals, but that come from different backgrounds and with different ideas so that the combined educational,… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Consulting, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / college application essays, College Video Tips, diversity, grad application essays, Grad Video Tips, law application essays, Law Video Tips, mba application essays, MBA Video Tips, med application essays, Med Video Tips

April 12, 2018

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4 Must-Haves in Your Law School Application

The 4 Must-Haves of Your Law School Application

Your law school application needs to contain a number of key features. Watch this video to learn what four of the most important ones are. Full video transcript I was recently interviewed by U.S. News for an article on the opportunity inherent in the sharp decline in law school app volume since the Great Recession…. 

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February 21, 2017

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Do I Really Need a Mock Admissions Interview? [Short Video]

Just how important is a mock interview if you have a graduate school admissions interview coming up? Listen to Linda Abraham’s 2-minute answer to this often-asked question. Wondering how applicants who participated in mock interviews feel about them? Here is some recent feedback from two of our clients: “Our session went exactly like the simulation… Thank… 

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April 11, 2016

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4 To-Do’s for Accepted Grad School Applicants

Should you kick back on a beach? Or go for a latte with a colleague? Find out why both may be in order in this video from Eye on Admissions where Linda Abraham outlines four action items that should be on the to-do lists of all accepted graduate school applicants matriculating this fall?.

Article by Linda Abraham / Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / Grad Video Tips, Law Video Tips, MBA Video Tips, Med Video Tips

August 20, 2014

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Application Boxes Should Do the Heavy Lifting

For one of Accepted’s first forays into video, I decided to focus on application boxes, the mundane, pedestrian elements of an application that frequently are not given appropriate attention.  Please watch the video to see how you make the ordinary into extraordinary, value-added elements of your application. Since this is our first attempt at providing… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / BBA Admissions, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, LLM, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Residency / College Video Tips, Grad Video Tips, Law Video Tips, MBA Video Tips, Med Video Tips

August 20, 2014

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Epidemic Among Applicants!

Your personal statements, application essays, and statements of purpose are suffering. It’s serious. And could be fatal to your application. This latest epidemic of vacuous, declarative sentences that either state the obvious or make non-credible claims has reached epic proportions in applicant essays, personal statements, and statements of purpose. The cure? Substance and specifics. Stories… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Admissions, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / application essay, College Video Tips, Grad Video Tips, Law Video Tips, MBA Video Tips, Med Video Tips, personal statement, statement of purpose, writing techniques

August 19, 2014

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The Biggest Application Essay Mistake [Video]

What is the very worst thing you could possibly do in your application essays? Watch Linda’s answer and add your own comments below: Accepted.com ~ Helping You Write Your Best

Article by Accepted / Admissions Consulting, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / College Video Tips, Grad Video Tips, Law Video Tips, MBA Video Tips, Med Video Tips, personal statement

March 25, 2012

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Optional Essays: When and How to Write Them

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In this short video, Linda Abraham explores the two kinds of optional essays, who should write them, and what should go into them. Don’t miss the crucial warning at the end.   Related Resources: • 5 Fatal Flaws to Avoid in Your Application Essays, a free guide • How to Edit Your Application Essays, a podcast… 

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