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by Karin Ash
In my opinion, there is no better way to affirm your career interests than by working in your intended field for a few months via an internship. An internship is also the most effective way for a company to assess your skills and determine your leadership potential. If you are serious about pursuing an MBA …
Your GMAT score and undergraduate GPA are critical components of your MBA application. These numbers serve as indicators of your academic capability and potential for success in graduate business studies. The launch of the new version of the GMAT (Focus Edition), with its revamped scoring system, has given admissions committees a fresh lens through which …
by Kelly Wilson
Standardized tests have long been an essential component of the MBA application process. Alongside academic coursework, professional achievement, and leadership potential, adcoms worldwide use test scores to assess a candidate’s academic readiness for the rigors of the MBA program. However, you might be surprised to learn that in the 2024-2025 MBA admissions cycle, 14 of …
Warning: You are about to be nagged. If you are planning to apply to business school in Round 1 in the fall but are not yet able to define in specific terms why you want an MBA and have not taken the GMAT/GRE (if you need to do so), researched schools, or evaluated your qualifications, …
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 …
by Kelly Wilson
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 …
[powerpress] 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 …
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 …
[powerpress] 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 …
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 …
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 …
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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