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January 15, 2016

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Indian School of Business: Thoughts After My Visit to Hyderabad

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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 / MBA Admissions / entrepreneurship, GMAT, Indian School of Business, investment banking, leadership, London Business School, recruiting, Wharton

February 26, 2015

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2011 Indian School of Business Admissions Director Interview Posted

  Last week’s conversation with Hima Bindu, the assistant director of admissions and financial aid at the ISB, and current ISB students Atma Shivalanka and Chandrasekhar Ghoda, was yet another Q&A success. If you missed the ISB event or if you wish to review it, you can read the whole transcript, listen to the full… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Accepted Podcast, MBA Admissions / finance, Financial Aid, GMAT, Indian School of Business, leadership, recruiting

February 15, 2012

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MBA Admissions: Yale SOM and Not-for-Profit Management

   This post about Yale SOM and not-for-profit management is part of a series of interviews of top MBA programs called “MBA Career Goals and the B-Schools that Support Them.” Please subscribe to our blog to ensure that you receive all the interviews exploring the elements at each school that support career goals in finance,… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / bschool strengths, career goals, entrepreneurship, finance, leadership, MBA career goals, recruiting, Yale SOM

February 15, 2012

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MBA Admissions: Cornell Johnson and Sustainable Global Enterprise Management

   This post about Cornell Johnson and sustainable global enterprise management is part of a series of interviews of top MBA programs called “MBA Career Goals and the B-Schools that Support Them.” Please subscribe to our blog to ensure that you receive all the interviews exploring the elements at each school that support career goals… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / bschool strengths, career goals, Cornell Johnson, entrepreneurship, finance, leadership, MBA career goals, recruiting

December 13, 2011

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Current Full-Time Duke Fuqua MBA Student

   Accepted.com is continuing a blog series featuring interviews with current MBA students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at selected 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 are some excerpts from an interview with a current full-time… 

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Article by Michelle Stockman / MBA Admissions / Columbia Business School, Duke Fuqua, entrepreneurship, finance, investment banking, MBA Student Interviews, recruiting, Wharton

November 22, 2011

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Columbia Full-Time MBA: A Current Student Interview

Accepted.com is continuing a blog series featuring interviews with current MBA students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at selected MBA programs. We hope to offer you a candid picture of student life, and what you should consider as you prepare your MBA application. Our first stop?  New York City. Here are some excerpts from an… 

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Article by Michelle Stockman / MBA Admissions / Columbia Business School, finance, Job Search, leadership, MBA Student Interviews, recruiting

November 16, 2009

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MBA Admissions Chats: UCLA Anderson, Consortium

Accepted.com is hosting two MBA admissions chats this week: UCLA Anderson. Tomorrow, Monday, November 16, 2009 at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET/6:00 PM GMT, Mae Jennifer Shores, Assistant Dean and Director of MBA Admissions & Financial Aid, as well as other members of the UCLA Anderson community will participate in an Anderson admissions chat at… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / Consortium, Financial Aid, recruiting, UCLA Anderson

June 12, 2009

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Earlier Round 1 MBA Application Deadlines/Notification Dates

Several top MBA programs have released their 2009-2010 application deadlines and essay questions, and I am noticing an interesting trend for those programs that have three rounds. Harvard, Wharton, and Stanford have all moved their Round 1 deadline to the first week in October and their Round 1 notification date to mid December.  2009-2010 Round… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / recruiting, Wharton

March 16, 2009

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Despite Recession, Medical Schools Expanding

Boom Amid Bust: Med Schools Grow As Economy Tanks reports that in response to an anticipated doctor shortage, medical schools are increasing enrollment and expanding their programs. In addition, new schools are sprouting across the country. According to the president-elect of the American Medical Association, Dr. J. James Rohack, the reason is simple: “Americans are… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Medical School Admissions / AAMC, recruiting

February 27, 2009

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NYU Stern’s Isser Gallogly: Finance from an Admissions Perspective

Part of an ongoing series “MBA in Finance: Forget It?” My question: Given the weakness in investment banking, hedge funds, and financial services in general, how do you react to applicants who say they want an MBA to enter IB, PE or a related field that has been devastated by the economic downturn? Is the… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / finance, hiring, investment banking, NYU Stern, recruiting, Wall St. Journal

November 20, 2008

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Highlight Your Kellogg Kontributions

  (note: “contributions” is normally spelled with a ‘c’)   Describe how your background, values, academics, activities and/or leadership skills will enhance the experience of other Kellogg students.   That’s good old Question 2 on Kellogg’s MBA application. It’s a simple enough query, but one that stymies many of my clients, leading to several questions:… 

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Article by / MBA Admissions / leadership, recruiting

July 17, 2008

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See India In Your Future? Get Money for an MBA in Hyberadad!

Think you’re up against tough odds to get into a top MBA program? In India, over 200,000 applicants vie for 1600 spots at the country’s elite MBA schools—the IIMs (Indian Institute of Management). These programs aren’t ranked internationally. They mostly serve as a launching ground for Indian engineering students who seek management and finance exposure…. 

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Article by Michelle Stockman / MBA Admissions / entrepreneurship, finance, Financial Times, GMAT, Indian School of Business, international student, London Business School, recruiting, Wharton

March 8, 2007

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MBA Audio: Forte, Haas, and EMBA programs.

There is no shortage of MBA admissions information, or media for presenting that data. Here are a few excellent podcasts I have come across in the last several weeks: “GMAT Not Required?: Which B. Schools Are Removing the GMAT Requirement from Admissions Criteria?” discusses EMBA programs and the pros and cons of requiring the GMAT… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / Duke Fuqua, EMBA, Forte, GMAT, recruiting, Wharton

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