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May 1, 2023

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Ace Your Summer Business Internship: Tips for College Students

Ace your summer business internship Tips for college students

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 interns this coming summer. In my opinion, there is no better way to test out your career interests than by working in your intended field for a few months. From… 

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Article by Karin Ash / MBA Admissions / internships, optimize your mba admissions profile

April 3, 2023

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Six Ways to Mitigate Low Stats in Your MBA Application

six ways to mitigate low stats in mba application

Business school applicants and admissions directors generally seek the same thing. Applicants want to be desired by admissions directors, and admissions directors want their schools to be desired by applicants. Applicants want to optimize their ability to gain admission to the highest-ranking school that fits their educational and professional needs, and admissions directors want to… 

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Article by Natalie Grinblatt / MBA Admissions / 2023 MBA Applications, low gpa, low stats, mba low stats, MBA Rankings, optimize your mba admissions profile

March 31, 2023

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How Much Does Your Social Media Presence Factor Into the Application Process?

How much does your social media presence factor into the application process1

Grad school admissions officers might well be checking out your social media accounts and forming opinions about you based on your profile and content. Will what they see help you or hurt you? The most recent survey of this growing trend – conducted in 2021 by Kaplan Test Prep – involved admissions officers from 247 top… 

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Article by Judy Gruen / College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / optimize your college admissions profile, optimize your law admissions profile, optimize your mba admissions profile, optimize your med admissions profile, social media

February 1, 2023

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Do Extracurricular Activities Matter for B-School?

Do Extracurricular Activities Matter for B-School? | Accepted

The top MBA programs don’t want workaholic nerds. The schools already know that you work 40 or 50 hours a week crunching numbers at a desk or designing marketing plans for product launches. But if that’s really all they know about you, your MBA application can appear flat. When they also learn that you ran a… 

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

January 23, 2023

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MBA Application Timeline: How to Get Accepted in 2023

MBA Application Timeline: How to Get Accepted in 2023

It’s time for my annual harangue/plea/rant. If you are planning to apply to business school in Round 1 in the fall but have not yet thought about why you want an MBA, taken the GMAT/GRE (if you need to do so), researched schools, or evaluated your qualifications, please, please, please keep reading. And then get… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / optimize your mba admissions profile, when to apply to bschool

November 9, 2022

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Test Waivers at Top 25 MBA Programs: Everything You Need to Know

Test Waivers at Top 25 MBA Programs: Everything You Need to Know

For most applicants, taking a standardized test is likely the least appealing part of applying to business school. At the onset of COVID in the spring of 2020, many Full-Time MBA programs created great flexibility with their GMAT or GRE requirement. In some cases, the test was waived altogether; in other cases, either the online… 

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Article by Kelly Wilson / MBA Admissions / COVID-19 MBA, executive assessment, GMAT, GRE, optimize your mba admissions profile, test optional mba

September 20, 2022

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Approaching Your MBA Application [Episode 487]

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Expert tips on how to approach your MBA application [Show Summary] What’s the right way to approach an MBA application? Like a productivity challenge? A jigsaw puzzle? A to-do list? Linda Abraham weighs in and shares her expert tips to master this process.  Linda Abraham, Founder and CEO of Accepted, shares her insights into how… 

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August 14, 2022

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What Does It Take to Get Into Harvard, Stanford, and Wharton?

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Are you the Harvard, Stanford, or Wharton “type?” Each year, Harvard, Stanford, and Wharton are flooded with applicants who have great experience and powerful stats. However, most are not the applicants these programs are looking for. If these elite programs are on your radar, you need to know if you will be considered a viable… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Harvard Business School, mba webinar, optimize your mba admissions profile, Stanford GSB, Wharton

May 1, 2022

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Should You Take the GMAT, the GRE, or Seek a Test-Optional Program?

Take GMAT or GRE Mar 2022

Test-optionality had been a growing trend in undergraduate admissions, and during COVID it became common for many graduate programs as well. While the pandemic is largely over, test-optionality even in grad programs shows no signs of disappearing. A growing number of programs offer test-optional applications or test waivers, and decisions that were previously non-negotiable, such… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / executive assessment, GMAT, GRE, optimize your mba admissions profile, test optional mba

April 26, 2022

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Applying to U.S. Business Schools from Europe, Asia, the Middle East [Episode 467]

MICHELLE STOCKMAN March 2022

What international applicants to U.S. business schools need to know [Show Summary] Michelle Stockman has a Master’s in Journalism, 15 years of experience as an Accepted admissions consultant, and has lived all around the world. Bridging all of these experiences, Michelle gives her tips for international students applying to U.S. MBA programs.  Interview with Michelle… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk Podcast, MBA Admissions / international student, mba application essays, optimize your mba admissions profile, overrepresented mba applicants, podcast

February 23, 2022

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Build Your Blueprint for MBA Application Success in 2022

Max Chance Reduce Stress 2022 BLOG2

Did you miss our recent webinar, How to Maximize Your Chances of Acceptance (and Reduce Your Stress!) Before the 2022 MBA Application Season? This comprehensive expert presentation on creating an effective, long-term game plan for your b-school application is now available to watch. Be smart, lower your stress and get the tools you need to… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / mba webinar, optimize your mba admissions profile, when to apply to bschool

January 3, 2022

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From the Mouths of MBA Adcom Members: How to Get Accepted

Business school admissions directors speak about how to get accepted

Looking for the best possible admissions advice? How about admissions advice from the admission committee members themselves? Linda Abraham, founder of Accepted and host of the Admissions Straight Talk Podcast has a collection of highly enlightening interviews with directors of admissions and adcom members of top business schools! Listen in as Linda asks her adcom… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Cambridge Judge, CMU Tepper, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, ESADE, fit, Georgetown McDonough, HEC, INSEAD, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, optimize your mba admissions profile, Oxford Said, podcast, researching mba programs, Rotman, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, USC Marshall, Vanderbilt Business School, Washington Foster School of Business, Wharton, Wharton-Lauder, which MBA programs to apply to, Yale SOM

April 19, 2021

Reading Time: 17 minutes

Which MBA Program Is Right for Me? The Ultimate Guide to Choosing an MBA Program

Which mba program is right for me

In 20+ years of MBA admissions consulting, I have found that otherwise highly capable and focused people often flounder when creating their target list of business schools. I’ve heard things like: “I’m just applying to all the top ten.” Top ten according to what source? Or: “I realize now [after R2 deadlines have passed] I was overreaching…. 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / fit, optimize your mba admissions profile, researching mba programs, which MBA programs to apply to

April 13, 2021

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What It’s Like to Apply for a Master’s in Finance or MBA in 2021 [Episode 413]

Podcast IV with Dr. Christie St John

Are you considering a Master’s in Finance or MBA degree? [Show summary] Admissions veteran and Accepted consultant Dr. Christie St-John explores the latest in MBA admissions and provides insights for those applying for a master’s in finance. Read on for must-know admissions insights! [Show notes] In May of 2020, admissions veteran Dr. Christie St-John joined… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk Podcast, Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / Masters in Finance, optimize your mba admissions profile, podcast

March 10, 2021

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Build Your Blueprint for MBA Application Success in 2022

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Did you miss our recent masterclass, 7 Steps to MBA Acceptance in 2022? This thorough and expert presentation to creating an effective, long-term game plan for your b-school application is now available to watch. Don’t get caught unprepared as school deadlines sneak up on you! Get the tools you need to build an application strategy… 

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

April 8, 2020

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Are You Ready? Introducing the MBA Admissions Calculator Quiz!

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Are you ready to apply for your MBA? Take our interactive quiz and find out! Here at Accepted, we’re always looking for new and exciting ways to educate and assist current and prospective applicants, and our newest tool is a great way to do just that. We’re proud to present the MBA Admissions Calculator Quiz!… 

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

March 31, 2020

Reading Time: 12 minutes

An Admissions Expert’s Top Tips for Business School Applicants [Episode 358]

Podcast interview with Esmeralda Cardenal

Accepted MBA admissions consultant Esmeralda Cardenal shares advice with applicants [Show summary] Esmeralda Cardenal, an Accepted consultant and former admissions professional at business schools around the U.S. and abroad, is an expert on both sides of the admissions process. In this episode, she shares her advice on improving your MBA applicant profile, applying to data… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk Podcast, MBA Admissions / optimize your mba admissions profile, podcast

March 17, 2020

Reading Time: 8 minutes

How to Prepare for a Successful Round 1 MBA Application [Episode 356]

How to prepare for a successful Round 1 MBA application

Is there a secret recipe for MBA application success? Linda Abraham lays out seven steps that MBA applicants can take now to enhance their chance of success when the MBA applications come out over the summer. Listen to the show! What steps can you take NOW to improve your chances of acceptance to top MBA… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk Podcast, MBA Admissions / optimize your mba admissions profile, podcast

June 21, 2019

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7 Action Items for MBA Round 1 Applicants

7 Action Items for MBA Round 1 Applicants

It’s June, and your plan is to apply for Round 1 deadlines. That’s three months away. What should you be doing now? Decide how you feel about your GMAT/GRE score. Hopefully, you have taken the GMAT or GRE already and are happy with your score. One less thing to worry about. If you haven’t, now… 

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Article by Esmeralda Cardenal / MBA Admissions / optimize your mba admissions profile

June 21, 2019

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Six Advantages of Starting Your MBA Application Early

Six Advantages of Starting Your MBA Application Early

How much time is too much time to prepare your MBA application? The answer: there is never too much time! To apply successfully to business school, you can’t be hasty. You need to clarify your goals, take the GMAT or GRE, research schools, prepare your essays, fill out the online application, gather your transcripts, and… 

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Article by Jen Weld / MBA Admissions / optimize your mba admissions profile

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