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January 13, 2023

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Recipe for Writing an Accomplishment Essay

Recipe for Writing an Accomplishment Essay - Accepted

Build a better accomplishments essay by following this recipe.  Accomplishments are the bread and butter (and jam!) of MBA personal statements and application essays. That might sound straightforward, but a fascinating brainstorming session among Accepted admissions consultants revealed that applicants don’t always understand what an accomplishment is in this context. What goes into this application staple? And… 

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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, mba application essays, med application essays

December 7, 2022

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How Can You Show Passion in Admissions?

How can you show passion in admissions

When one thinks of passion, one doesn’t generally think of investment bankers. But the admissions committees are looking for passion in their applicants; so how are you – a computer guy, an engineer, a biology major, or yes, an investment banker – going to craft a winning application that shows them the passion they’re looking… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Admissions Consulting, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / college application essays, grad application essays, law application essays, mba application essays, med application essays

December 2, 2022

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4 Ways to Show How You’ll Contribute in the Future

4 Ways to Show How Youll Contribute in the Future

Schools are looking for applicants who can show that they have strong leadership qualities and experiences and can demonstrate that they will actively contribute to their student/alumni communities, not to mention to the greater community and society.  Many applications include an essay question with some variation of “what would you contribute to your future campus… 

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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, mba application essays, med application essays

September 29, 2022

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Harness the Power of Storytelling in Admissions and Job Interviews

Harness the Power of Storytelling in Admissions and Job Interviews

“Tell me about a time when you disagreed strongly with your supervisor. ” “How would you do things differently now?” “What draws you to this program more than to any other?” If you have interviews coming up, whether for a seat in a college program or a job opening, will you be ready to answer… 

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Article by Alice Diamond / Admissions Consulting, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / college application essays, grad application essays, law application essays, mba application essays, med application essays

August 16, 2022

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9 Secrets to Telling an Attention-Grabbing Story

9 secrets to telling an attention grabbing story

You’ve completed most of your application. Now it’s time to write your personal statement. You want your statement to stand out from the rest, and the way to do this is to tell a compelling story – the tale of your greatest achievements, dreams, and challenges.  You can tell a compelling story by tying together… 

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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, essay editing, grad application essays, law application essays, mba application essays, med application essays

June 22, 2022

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How to Write the “Why This Medical School” Secondary Essay

Secondary strategy Why do you want to go here

One of the most popular secondary questions asked by medical schools is “why our program?” Saying why you’re attracted to a particular school can be a hard thing to explain, especially when you’ve looked at so many programs that they’ve all begun to blur. I think that’s why I so often see the same answer:… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / med application essays, secondary essays

June 9, 2022

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Writing About Your Experiences Abroad

Writing about your experiences abroad

You studied, worked, or volunteered abroad. Now you want to include part of this in your personal statement as part of an undergrad, AMCAS or other application. Maybe you want to show that you’ve experienced a different culture and expanded your perspective through your eye-opening experiences meeting new people, mountain-climbing, assisting in a rural community,… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Consulting, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Other Healthcare Admissions / college application essays, diversity, grad application essays, law application essays, mba application essays, med application essays, personal statement

June 7, 2022

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How to Write a Great Statement of Purpose [Episode 473]

Vanessa Febo May 2022

How to Write a Statement of Purpose That Gets You Accepted [Show Summary] Vanessa Febo is a PhD candidate in English Literature at UCLA and a writing instructor who has guided students to acceptance at top programs at Harvard, Stanford, and USC. In this episode, she shares her expert tips on mastering the writing required… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Other Healthcare Admissions / grad application essays, Grad Financial Aid, law application essays, mba application essays, med application essays, PhD, podcast

June 3, 2022

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10 Tips for Better Essay Writing

10 Tips Essay Writing Apr 2022

Let’s take your writing up a notch–or two!  Ready to up your game in the writing department? Since you’re probably eager to show the adcom that you’ve got the “write” stuff and can relate your significant experiences and insightful ideas eloquently, these 10 tips are for you:  Think about writing as a conversation on paper…. 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Consulting, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Other Healthcare Admissions / college application essays, essay editing, grad application essays, law application essays, mba application essays, med application essays

June 1, 2022

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What NOT to Write in Your Medical School Secondary Application Essays

What not to write in your secondary essays

Since the number of secondary applications that you receive can be overwhelming, you may be tempted to take a few shortcuts. Some shortcuts are warranted while others are just too risky to consider using. To ensure that you are one of the “lucky” few who receive a medical school interview, avoid the following egregious errors:… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / med application essays, secondary essays

May 31, 2022

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How to Write Essays That Will Get You Into Medical School: An Expert’s Take [Episode 472]

Madison Searle May 2022

All you need to know about med school admissions [Show Summary] Madison Searle, a published writer, graduate application advisor, and former director of an undergraduate Honors Center at a leading Public Ivy, shares his tips and strategies for medical school applications that lead to acceptance.  Madison Searle, Accepted medical school consultant, talks about how to… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions, Other Healthcare Admissions / med application essays, podcast, premed activities

May 26, 2022

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Here’s How to Match Your Values to the Medical School Mission Statement

Matching Your Values to the Med School Mission Statement

While every U.S. medical school offers you an education that will prepare you for a career as a successful physician, the social mission of each school vary greatly, and you should understand these nuances before you apply. Successful applicants will not only have the essential qualifications a particular school wants, but will also have proven… 

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Article by Lolita Wood-Hill / Medical School Admissions / AACOMAS, AMCAS, med application essays, researching med schools

May 24, 2022

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Everything You Need to Know to Start Your Med School Personal Statement

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Our recent webinar, How to Write a Compelling Medical School Personal Statement, featured Accepted med school expert Mary Mahoney, who combines her medical knowledge with her talent for creative storytelling. Mary’s experience and advice will help premeds compose meaningful personal statements with impact.  We know the life of a premed is hectic, so if you… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / AMCAS, med application essays, med webinar

May 17, 2022

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Teamwork in Medical School Admissions: How to Show You’ve Got It

Teamwork in Medical School Admissions

In this post: Why do medical schools value teamwork? What is teamwork in medicine? Patients and families as team members Teamwork and safety How to show teamwork in your application 10 ways to show your teamwork skills Why do medical schools value teamwork? When the Institute of Medicine published their 2000 report, “To Err Is… 

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Article by Suzi Schweikert / Medical School Admissions / med application essays, premed activities, teamwork

May 16, 2022

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Why Do You Want to Be a Doctor? [Short Video]

why do you want to be a doctor

“I really want to help people” simply isn’t a valid response to the common medical school application question, “Why do you want to be a doctor?” Watch this short video for Linda Abraham’s reflections on what to say – and what not to say – when answering this million dollar why I want to be a doctor essay question. Do… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / med application essays, Med Video Tips, optimize your med admissions profile

May 12, 2022

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How Personal is Too Personal?

application essays how personal is too personal

The personal statement is a terrific opportunity to share an intriguing and unique aspect of your life with the admissions committees. How much should you tell? At what point are you crossing the line into TMI?  When I applied to college, I wrote a personal statement describing some challenging family circumstances I’d had while growing up…. 

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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, mba application essays, med application essays

May 9, 2022

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7 Simple Steps to Writing an Excellent Diversity Essay

What is the diverstiy essay question and how do you answer it

What is the diversity question in a school application, and more importantly, why does it matter when applying to leading programs and universities? A diversity essay is an essay that encourages applicants with minority backgrounds, unusual education, distinctive experience, or unique family histories to write about how these elements will contribute to the diversity of… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / college application essays, diversity, grad application essays, law application essays, mba application essays, med application essays, Non-Traditional Med School Applicants

April 25, 2022

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5 Tips for Perfecting Your AACOMAS Personal Statement

5 Tips for Perfecting Your AACOMAS Personal Statement

The AACOMAS requires one personal statement that is a maximum of 5,300 characters long. Below are five tips to help make your AACOMAS personal statement shine. Perfecting your personal statement Show, don’t tellThe first axiom of the personal statement is to “show, don’t tell.” Honest, compassionate, caring, dedicated – you want to show all of… 

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Article by Mary Mahoney / Medical School Admissions / AACOMAS, DO Application Series, med application essays, osteopathic med school

March 3, 2022

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Admissions Tip: BE YOURSELF!

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One of the things admissions committee members tell us again and again is that they wish – really, truly wish – that applicants would not try to write what they imagine the adcom wants to hear, but would just be themselves instead. Time and time again, admissions committee members tell us they wish applicants would… 

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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, mba application essays, med application essays, overrepresented mba applicants

February 25, 2022

Reading Time: 5 minutes

Writing a Lead That Pops

Writing a Lead that Pops

How many times have you wandered through a bookstore or library, opening up a book to read the first few lines only to quickly close it again? How often have you tested a free sample on your Kindle only to decide after a paragraph that you’re glad you didn’t buy it? How often have you… 

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