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October 27, 2019

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Writing a Powerful Leadership/Achievement Essay

Writing a Powerful Leadership/Achievement Essay

Essays that ask you to write about significant achievements fall under the category of behavioral or experiential questions. The basic assumption behind these questions is that past behavior is a great predictor of future behavior and are used to measure of your managerial potential. Introducing the MBA uber-value: leadership Achievement questions present fantastic opportunities for… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / leadership, mba application essays

May 27, 2019

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What Harvard Business School Is Looking For: The Habit Of Leadership

What is HBS looking for the habit of leadership

Thank you, Harvard Business School. That’s what applicants should think when they visit the program’s website and find “habit of leadership” on its “Who are we looking for?” admissions page. It’s common knowledge that HBS values leadership, but with this phrase, the adcom succinctly expresses how they view leadership – dynamic, deep, intrinsic, long-term. It’s… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / Harvard Business School, leadership, What HBS is Looking For

January 20, 2019

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How to Write Waitlist Update Letters

The application process is not over for waitlisted applicants. You’ve still got a chance of getting into your dream school, so now’s not the time to slack off, and it’s certainly not the time to give up. Continue fighting for that acceptance! Your waitlist updates (you write those) and letters of support (other people write… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / leadership

December 19, 2018

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7 Traits of a Competitive Medical School Applicant

7 Traits of a Competitive Medical School Applicant

Are you med school material? What traits are the adcoms looking for in their future students? It’s time to do some serious introspection to make sure that you’ve got what it takes to get into med school, and that you know how to show off these top skills to the admissions committee! Here are some examples… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / leadership, med application essays, optimize your med admissions profile

December 17, 2018

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2007 Harvard B School Essay Questions and Deadlines

My comments are in red below. HBS Deadlines      * Round 1      October 11, 2006    * Round 2      January 3, 2007    * Round 3      March 7, 2007 Essay Questions for the Class entering 2007 Essays should be single spaced. 1. What would you like the MBA Admissions Board to know about your undergraduate academic experience?… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Harvard HBS, MBA Admissions / Admissions Consulting, leadership, Rankings

November 12, 2018

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Admissions Tip: Thanksgiving Appreciation

I could write now about the aspects of my life I am thankful for: my husband, five healthy children, two delightful, adorable grandchildren, my daughter’s recent engagement, a thriving business, work that I enjoy, and good health. I have done so in the past as I wished you a Happy Thanksgiving, a US holiday that… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / BBA Admissions, College Admissions, EMBA, Fellowship, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Residency / application essay, leadership, personal statement

October 10, 2018

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4 Ways to Display Teamwork in Application Essays

Teamwork, and its close cousin, leadership, are highly prized by graduate programs and universities. Haven’t worked in teams on any regular basis? Don’t worry! There are more ways than you may realize to prove your chops in this area. Consider the following 4 options: Remember: No Man is an Island Unless you’ve been living alone… 

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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, grad application essays, law application essays, leadership, mba application essays, med application essays, teamwork

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

April 26, 2018

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MBA Admissions: Does Extracurricular Equal Extra Credit?

MBA admissions does extracurricular equal extra credit

YES! Don’t underestimate the value of non-academic, non-work activities! These activities that you participate in – hobbies, sports, volunteering, etc. – do tons to liven up your otherwise one-dimensional application. Here are some reasons why you should bulk up your extracurricular quotient: 1. Extracurricular activities add life and texture to your application. MBA applications can… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / leadership, optimize your mba admissions profile

April 19, 2018

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The Waiting Game: What MBA Applicants Should Do After Hitting SUBMIT

Within twelve hours I heard the same question from three clients, so I suppose this question may be on the minds of more than three, “now that I’ve submitted my applications, what should I do?”  The following are a list of suggestions: 1. Continue to learn about each school by speaking with faculty, alumni and… 

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Article by Natalie Grinblatt / Admissions Consulting, MBA Admissions, MBA Interview, MBA Waitlist / leadership, MBA Interview

March 26, 2018

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An Interview with Dartmouth Tuck’s Admissions Director, Luke Pena [Episode 252]

Listen now: Interview with Dartmouth Tuck’s Admissions Director, Luke Pena

It gives me great pleasure to have for the first time on AST, Luke Pena, Executive Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. Luke earned his bachelors in PR and business at USC in 2006 and cut his admissions teeth at USC’s Annenberg School of Communication. He subsequently… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, MBA Admissions / Dartmouth Tuck, leadership, podcast

January 31, 2018

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Are You A Leader?

Of course you are – but do you know how to present those impressive leadership skills and experiences in your application essay? For many applicants, writing the “leadership essay” is one of the most challenging aspects of the application process, mainly because the concept of leadership is so tough to define. It’s easy to say… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Consulting, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / college admissions guide, grad school admissions guide, law school admissions guide, leadership, MBA admissions guide, medical school admissions guide

November 28, 2016

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How Business Schools Have Failed Business

Business school deans and educational thought leaders are doing a lot of soul-searching concerning the role and culpability of graduate business schools in the economic downturn. Dean Robert Bruner of Darden on April 5 wrote on Twitter “Controversy over the role of B-schools in the crisis. Did they warn strongly enough about the risks of toxic… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Harvard HBS, MBA Admissions, McGIll University, Rankings, Stanford GSB, UNC Kenan Flagler, UVA Darden, Yale SOM / Harvard Business School, leadership, twitter, Wall St. Journal

November 27, 2016

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Stanford Sloan Master Program: Q&A with Dr. Bruce McKern, Director

Last week I had the pleasure of talking to Dr. Bruce McKern, Director of the Stanford Sloan Master’s Program. If you are a manager with more than eight years of impressive professional growth and interested in accelerating that growth by studying for a Masters of Science in Management, then you should be very interested in… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / EMBA, London Business School, MBA Admissions, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB / EMBA, entrepreneurship, GMAT, leadership, London Business School, Q&A, Stanford GSB

November 15, 2016

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Where MedEd & Leadership Meet: An Inside Look at AMSA

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If you are on the road to med school, you’ve probably heard of AMSA, the American Medical Student Association – the largest independent association of doctors-to-be in the USA. Listen to the recording of our conversation with Britani Kessler, National President of AMSA, for more information about what the organization does, and how you can… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / AMSA, leadership

November 9, 2016

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Wearing My Military Uniform in the Business World

Ben Faw, a combat veteran and former Army Captain, shares his thoughts on how prior members of the military can use their unique skill sets to battle the dangerously high young-veteran unemployment rate of 21.4%. Rank never equaled respect in the military, and neither will your title in the private sector Pinning the 2nd Lieutenant… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / leadership, military applicants

January 28, 2016

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Ace Your Summer Internship

This post is aimed at college sophomores and juniors who are thinking about earning an MBA in the future, and who will be working as an intern this coming summer. In my opinion, there isn’t a better way to test out your career interests than by working in your intended field for a few months…. 

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Article by Karin Ash / MBA Admissions / leadership

January 15, 2016

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Indian School of Business: Thoughts After My Visit to Hyderabad

Teeming, packed, noisy streets connecting the serene, sprawling, park-like campuses of Infosys and the Indian School of Business. Slum hovels just yards/meters away from beautiful apartment buildings. These are a few of the images from the busy three days I, and roughly 16 other MBA admissions consultants, spent in Hyderabad, India as guests of the… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / ISB, MBA Admissions / entrepreneurship, GMAT, Indian School of Business, investment banking, leadership, London Business School, recruiting, Wharton

October 28, 2015

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The Schwarzman Scholars Program: Leaders of the Future Unite [Episode 126]

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This is the opportunity of a lifetime. When fully set up, 200 students every year will learn how to lead the world into the future at an innovative (and all expenses paid) program. Listen to our conversation with Dr. Rob Garris to learn all about the Schwarzman Scholars Program: what it is, who it’s for,… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / leadership, podcast, Schwarzman Scholars

October 25, 2015

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MBA Applicants: 3 Ways to Back Up Your Social Enterprise Goals

They want to save the world. That’s what a lot of my MBA clients say they want to do, by leading a tech-based effort to bring education to rural areas or launching a groundbreaking non-profit or running the emerging economy practice of a top consulting firm. Not surprisingly, it’s an especially common goal for MBA… 

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