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May 24, 2022

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Transitioning from the Military to an MBA at Stanford GSB [Episode 471]

DAVID HARRIS May 2022

Football, Air Force Academy, and business; hear how they come together in this Stanford MBA’s journey [Show Summary] Captain David Harris has been a leader since childhood. Growing up and in college, he played football. After graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy, he served as an officer in the U.S. Space Force, and now… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, MBA Admissions / military applicants, podcast, Stanford GSB, underrepresented mba applicants

August 25, 2020

Reading Time: 13 minutes

Expert Advice for Applicants and an Inside Look at UCLA Anderson from an Intl MBA [Episode 380]

Podcast interview with Chen Chadash

Chen shares his journey from military intelligence service-member to international MBA student to Accepted admissions consultant [Show summary] Chen Chadash, Accepted consultant and UCLA Anderson MBA grad, had a unique path to business school as an international student with a background in military service. He shares his insights on life at UCLA Anderson, working as… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, MBA Admissions / Accepted Admissions Consultant Interview, military applicants, podcast, UCLA Anderson, what is business school like series

September 19, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Yale’s School of Management Increases Financial Aid to Veterans

Yales SOM increases financial aid to veterans

According to Yale Daily News, the School of Management is the first private business school in the U.S. to provide a complete subsidy for tuition and fees to eligible vets admitted to the MBA program. Eligible vets must have had at least three years of service besides any service that paid for their undergrad education… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / MBA Financial Aid, military applicants, Yale SOM

September 3, 2019

Reading Time: 8 minutes

A Harvard PhD Student and Admissions Consultant Shares Her Story [Episode 328]

Podcast interview with Rachel Slutsky

Interview with Rachel Slutsky, Accepted admissions consultant [Show summary] Want to know what makes for stupendous statements of purpose or impressive MBA essays? Our guest, and recent addition to Accepted’s team of consultants, is an expert at both. But, for some of you her main claim to fame may be her status as a Harvard… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / Accepted Admissions Consultant Interview, Grad Financial Aid, Harvard, military applicants, PhD, podcast

August 26, 2019

Reading Time: 4 minutes

Academic De-Greening, Part 2: Applying to Graduate School After Military Service

Academic De Greening Applying to Graduate School After Military Service

In Part 1 of this military series, we discussed possible misconceptions that recent veterans might possess regarding their suitability for college-level learning, and their attraction as applicants. Having worked closely with veterans to prepare them for the transition into higher education, I know that it can sometimes seem challenging to figure out how best to… 

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Article by Rachel Slutsky / Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / diversity, military applicants, underrepresented mba applicants

August 14, 2019

Reading Time: 4 minutes

Academic De-Greening: Applying to College After Military Service

Academic De Greening Applying to College After Military Service

Having worked with numerous military veterans as they begin to transition to college, I know firsthand how challenging and daunting this shift can be. In particular, many veterans struggle to include their military experiences and accolades within the context of a personal statement, often assuming it is at worst a shot against them (proving they… 

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Article by Rachel Slutsky / College Admissions / diversity, military applicants, optimize your college admissions profile

June 1, 2019

Reading Time: 4 minutes

From US Military to IE MBA Student

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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… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / b-school life, entrepreneurship, IE, international student, MBA Student Interviews, military applicants

May 16, 2019

Reading Time: 4 minutes

From the Military to Haas MBA [Episode 223]

mba podcast david middleton

Military and older student attending the UC Berkeley Haas Full-time MBA program. Let’s hear his story. Our guest today, David Middleton, graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from the US Coast Guard Academy in 2003, when many of his classmates were in middle school. He served in different capacities in the Coast Guard, most… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, MBA Admissions / b-school life, military applicants, podcast, UC Berkeley Haas, underrepresented mba applicants

April 18, 2019

Reading Time: 7 minutes

Journey to Duke Fuqua: Marine-Turned-MBA, Entrepreneur, and Dad

Student interview with Andrew

Learn how real students navigate their way through the business school admissions process and b-school itself with our What is Business School Really Like? series. Meet Andrew, a Marine veteran, entrepreneur, new father, and first-year MBA student at Duke Fuqua. Andrew, thank you for sharing your story with us! What made you decide to go… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Duke Fuqua, military applicants, what is business school like series

July 9, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutes

A Veteran’s Transition to Tuck

mba iv with Keal Harter

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 Keal Harter… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as an undergrad? Keal: I’m originally from West Michigan, but I’ve moved… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Dartmouth Tuck, MBA Student Interviews, military applicants

July 3, 2018

Reading Time: 7 minutes

The Military: One Way to Get an MD Debt-Free [Episode 266]

CPT Jennifer Cox OIC Charleston Medical Recruiting blog

Become an MD Through the Army, Debt Free! [Show Summary] Are you interested in practicing medicine in an environment that allows you to focus on clinical excellence? Do you want to have the option of practicing medicine in a host of different environments? Is it important for you to emerge from medical school debt-free? Do… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / Med Financial Aid, military applicants, Non-Traditional Med School Applicants, paying for med school, podcast

December 28, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Top MBA Programs That Defer

Top MBA Programs that Defer

Most U.S. MBA programs will allow students to defer acceptance (push off starting the program for a year) for U.S. military deployment, illness, or illness of a loved one for whom the candidate is the sole or a major caregiver (you will need proof of the above). Check with the individual programs, but here are… 

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Article by Natalie Grinblatt / MBA Admissions / Harvard Business School, MBA accepted applicants, military applicants, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB

December 24, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes

The MBA, a Military Background, and Expectations

Do MBA applicants with military backgrounds have an advantage

The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article entitled “MBAs Attract Current and Former Soldiers.”  Like many such articles I’ve read in my decade of MBA admissions consulting, it promotes the benefits of business schools to former military personnel and vice versa, so no surprises there.  However, I did find the reaction posted by readers… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / military applicants

November 23, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes

$15 Million Endowment Gift to NYU Stern School of Business to Benefit Veterans

NYU Stern School of Business

Alumnus Lorenzo Fertitta (MBA ’93) and his brother Frank J. Fertitta III have given New York University’s Stern School of Business a $15 million endowment gift to create a new program exclusively for U.S. military veteran and active duty students who will be entering the school’s full-time MBA program next year. The school predicts that… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / military applicants, NYU Stern

November 9, 2016

Reading Time: 4 minutes

Wearing My Military Uniform in the Business World

Ben Faw Blog Post

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

November 9, 2016

Reading Time: 5 minutes

Talking with a Military Tuckie

dave from tuck

This interview is the latest in an Accepted.com blog series featuring interviews with MBA students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top MBA programs. And now for a chat with David Donahue, a student at Dartmouth Tuck. Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as an undergrad?… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Dartmouth Tuck, MBA Student Interviews, military applicants

October 19, 2015

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USC Marshall Launches New Master of Business for Veterans Program

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University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business created a new master’s in business program this year for military veterans. According to the Marshall website, the Master of Business for Veterans (MBV) is designed for “military veterans, active military and active duty military, who wish to gain formal business knowledge and develop critical thinking skills… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / military applicants, USC Marshall

August 24, 2015

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An NYU Stern Grad and Strat Consultant Helping Vets Get Into School

GusGiacoman

West Point grad. Iraq war vet. NYU Stern MBA. Engagement Manager and Senior Associate at Strategy&. Co-founder of Service to School. Gus Giacoman, our guest this week, is a fascinating individual, dedicated to helping vets get into schools of all kinds – everything from community colleges to law school, business school and diverse graduate programs…. 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Consulting, Admissions Straight Talk, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions / Management Consulting, military applicants, NYU Stern

May 17, 2012

Reading Time: 6 minutes

Wharton-Lauder Current MBA Student Interview

Lauder lounge

Accepted.com is continuing a blog series featuring interviews with current MBA students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top MBA programs. We hope to offer you a candid picture of student life, and what you should consider as you prepare your MBA application. Here’s a talk with Andrew DeBerry, a Wharton-Lauder student whose childhood and… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / MBA Student Interviews, military applicants, Wharton

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