You have one more days to sign up for Natalie Grinblatt Epstein’s back-due-to-popular-demand webinar, MBA Reality Check. The webinar, which will air live on Monday, November 14, 2011, at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET/6:00 PM GMT, will teach you new and updated tips on how to evaluate how your skill set matches those sought by your…
MBA Profile Evaluation Webinar
It’s important to understand how you measure up in the eyes of top business school adcom, but in order to do so, you’re going to need to take an honest, objective look at your skills, experiences, and overall application profile. Join Natalie Grinblatt Epstein, Accepted.com editor and former top b-school admissions dean, for a new…
Do not make Excuses for Poor MCAT Scores
Right after the MCAT scores are released, phones go wild in medical school admissions offices. It will not help to panic over disappointing scores, or to call or e-mail blaming your scores on “bad sushi” the day of the exam. Take responsibility for your disappointing scores, and be honest with yourself and the medical schools…
Do Not Blame Your Professors For Your Poor Grades
Do not try to make excuses for your poor grades or try to defend them. If you are invited for an interview, be prepared to discuss those grades, but instead of placing the blame on someone else, focus on the positive and perhaps highlight your academic performance since then. Emphasize what you learned from the…
Do Not Quote Robert Frost in Your Med School Personal Statement
Be original. Quotes from Robert Frost are very popular on medical school applications. You should probably leave him out of the process. You can be serious or use a bit of humor, but be creative, original, and yourself. One student, with research experience in entomology, began his essay by comparing the different roles of ants…
News Flash!! Essays That Stick This Wednesday
Since last week’s presentation of “Essays that Stick” for the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants did not have enough room for all who wanted to attend, I decided to offer this thought-provoking webinar again for those who missed the previous event for whatever reason and those who would like to participate again—and this time…
Law School Personal Statements with Pizzazz Webinar
It is with great please that I announce Accepted’s first webinar for law school applicants next Wednesday September 30 at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET. I assume you want to submit your law school application early when the most spots are available. I further assume you want to send it in with a personal statement…
London Business School 2010 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips
UPDATE- THE TIPS FOR LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL’S 2011 MBA APPLICATION ARE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE. PLEASE POST QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO THE NEW POST. London Business School 2010 MBA Essay Questions My comments are in red. The Admissions Committee will consider carefully your answers to the following questions. Please complete all of the essay questions beginning…
Happening @ Accepted.com
On Friday I promised a whole new Accepted.com,and it’s up! Please check it out. We know there a few items to clean up, but please let us know what you like and dislike. You can let us know in comments below or just by contacting us. We have also implemented a change that many of…
Coming Soon to Accepted.com!
Coming soon to your local, handy-dandy computer screen: A whole new Accepted.com. Yes folks, Accepted.com will have facelift. (I decided I didn’t want one. May be needed, but too painful. I’m chicken.) Check back on Monday morning, maybe even Sunday, and you will find a brand new and improved Accepted.com with: Improved navigation and ease of…
How to Write Bold & Brilliant MBA Essays
More and more schools are releasing their 2010 essay questions. The round one deadlines are moving earlier. And you need to start writing those essays. But how? Find out during our next free webinar “The Roadmap to Bold and Brilliant Essays” on Tuesday July 14 at 10:00 AM PST / 1:00 PM EST / 5:00…
