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May 6, 2022

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Applying to Medical School with a Low Science GPA

Applying to medical school with a low science GPA

The process of applying to medical school is stressful. Applying with a low science GPA can make the process even more nerve-wracking. For over five years with the UC Davis School of Medicine Postbaccalaureate Program, I specialized in helping students with low numbers apply successfully to medical schools across the country. In my last year… 

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Article by Alicia Nimonkar / Medical School Admissions / GPA, med low stats, postbac, weakness

March 11, 2022

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Making Friends With the GRE: How To Overcome Test Anxiety and Perform at Your Best

Making Friends with the GRE How to Oversome Test Anxiety and Perform at Your Best

“I can’t stop trembling…I can’t eat…I cry for little or no reason…I am just so nervous.” All of this from Janelle, a prospective graduate student on her response to scheduling a GRE test date. I was not surprised that Janelle was nervous as almost all prospective graduate students are a bit anxious about admissions’ tests…. 

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Article by Carol Drummer / Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions / GRE, weakness

February 22, 2022

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How to Apply Successfully to Grad School Despite a Low GPA [Episode 458]

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What steps can you take to get accepted despite a low GPA? [Show Summary] Linda Abraham outlines five steps for mitigating the impact of a low GPA so that you can move forward with a successful graduate school application. Linda Abraham, Founder and CEO of Accepted shares her insights into overcoming low stats [Show Notes]… 

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Article by Accepted / Grad School Admissions / GPA, grad low stats, law low stats, mba low stats, med low stats, podcast, weakness

January 2, 2022

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Your Guide to Getting off the Waitlist in 2022

Your Guide to Getting off the Waitlist in 2022

Landing on a waitlist can be a nerve-wracking experience. As a result, sometimes waitlisted applicants let their anxiety or disappointment get the better of them. But the application process is not over for waitlisted applicants! “Waitlisted” is not “rejected.” If you play your cards right, you still have a fighting chance of getting into your… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Consulting, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / college waitlist, grad waitlist, law waitlist, MBA Waitlist, med waitlist, weakness

May 27, 2021

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Test-Taking Advice for People with Learning Disabilities or Test Anxiety

Test-taking advice for people with learning disabilities or test anxiety

Nobody likes taking tests, right? Well, perhaps a few of you out there get psyched at the chance of showing how well you have boned up for your exams. But most people facing a timed test can’t wait to get it out of the way. Even those who are fairly confident of their abilities will… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Consulting, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / GMAT, GRE, weakness

May 12, 2021

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4 Sure-Fire Ways to Ace Essays Showing Resilience in the Face of Failure

4 Sure-Fire Ways to Ace Essays Showing Resilience in the Face of Failure

Recently we worked with a client applying to MBA programs who had experienced a failure that could have been the kiss of death for his job. Not only could it have gotten him fired, it also risked ending a lucrative business relationship between his employer and a major customer.  How one applicant transformed a failure… 

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Article by Accepted / 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, weakness

February 18, 2021

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Got a Criminal Record? Here’s How to Address It in Your Application

Got a Criminal Record? Here's How to Address It in Your Application

If you have ever engaged in disorderly conduct, petty theft, gotten a DUI, been arrested during a political protest, or have any other infractions (minor or major) on your record, we hope that you have learned important lessons from those experiences and won’t repeat them. But if you are applying to a grad program, you… 

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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, mba application essays, med application essays, weakness

February 4, 2019

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6 Tips for Talking About Your Weaknesses

How do you react when you read/hear the weakness question? With this question, schools are assessing how well you self evaluate. Like a business problem, they want to hear your plan of action, your implementation, and your success rate. Here are some tips to help you a) think about and evaluate your weaknesses, and b)… 

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Article by Natalie Grinblatt / Admissions Consulting, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / college interview, grad school interview, law application essays, law school interview, low stats, MBA Interview, Medical School Interview, weakness

December 3, 2018

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Waitlisted! What Now?

6 Tips for Waitlisted Applicants

So, you’ve been waitlisted and you’re not sure whether to laugh or cry. You can choose to do either, neither or both, but then it is time to figure out what to do next. Listen to the recording of our latest podcast episode to hear Linda Abraham’s six tips for waitlisted applicants. Make sure you… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Consulting, Admissions Straight Talk, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / grad waitlist, law waitlist, MBA Waitlist, med waitlist, podcast, weakness

July 29, 2018

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Flaws Make You Real

A speaker recently told a story about traveling in Asia where he saw a stunning emerald. Enchanted by the stone’s beauty, he decided to buy it. On the spot. He returned home and took the emerald to a jeweler for appraisal. The jeweler began to examine the stone through his magnifier, and as he did… 

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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, weakness

July 29, 2018

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Encore: Your Past Doesn’t Define You [Episode 228]

The Past Doesn't Define You

This week we are airing an encore of one of the most populars shows of 2017. Many applicants focus on the past – both the good and the bad – to the detriment of their applications. Find out the role your past plays in admissions and what you should focus on in your applications when you listen… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, 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, podcast, weakness

December 12, 2017

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16 Grad School Application Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make [Episode 237]

The application cycle is in full swing in early December, when I’m recording this podcast. In reflecting on the many applications that my colleagues and I review here at Accepted and the problems we help our clients deal with, I thought it might be a good time to discuss things you shouldn’t do – mistakes… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / career goals, college interview, essay editing, grad application essays, grad school interview, law application essays, mba application essays, med application essays, podcast, weakness

February 19, 2016

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5 A’s for Your Low GPA [Episode 137]

  Not proud of your undergrad GPA? Concerned it will hamper your chances of graduate acceptance?  Get ready to find out what to do about it. The 5 A’s for your low GPA: 1. Assess your GPA (2:40) Is it really low? I define a low GPA as one that is .3 on the U.S. 4.0… 

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