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July 1, 2022

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

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

These are the dream MBA programs for thousands of applicants each year. Do you have what it takes to get in? What’s the secret to convincing the adcom that they absolutely want you in the class?  Our recent Q&A, What It Takes to Get Accepted to Harvard, Stanford, and Wharton, featured MBA admissions veteran Linda… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Harvard Business School, mba webinar, Stanford GSB, Wharton

June 7, 2022

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Wharton MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2022 – 2023], Class Profile

Wharton MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2022 - 2023]

Wharton changed its first essay question last year and left its second required question and optional questions as they have been for the last couple of years. They did not change the questions this year. The “change” to the first question last year was really more of a clarification. Wharton is more specific in what… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / 2023 MBA Applications, Wharton

April 5, 2022

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Applying to Wharton Lauder? Do Your Research! [Episode 465]

Episode 465 kara keenan sweeney wharton lauder 2022

Discover what opportunities the Wharton Lauder MBA program offers [Show Summary] Kara Keenan Sweeney, Director of Admissions Marketing and Financial Aid at the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and Penn Law School shares how the program continues to offer global opportunities during a COVID influenced world. [Show Notes] Welcome to the… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions / Grad Adcom podcast, international student, MBA Adcom podcast, podcast, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton, Wharton-Lauder

March 31, 2022

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U.S. News MBA Rankings 2023 [Full-Time & Part-Time]

U.S. News MBA Rankings 2023 [Full-Time & Part-Time]

Chicago Booth and Wharton (University of Pennsylvania) share the #1 spotlight in U.S. News’ Best Business Schools of 2023 rankings, released March 29. The metrics for the rankings are based on career placement success, student excellence and qualitative assessments by experts. MBA rankings are studied voraciously by applicants, students, and alumni but remain controversial.  Notable changes… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Dartmouth Tuck, Harvard Business School, MBA Rankings, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, Part time MBA, researching mba programs, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, US News, Wharton, Yale SOM

February 17, 2022

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Financial Times Ranks Wharton as #1 in 2022 Rankings

Financial Times Ranks Wharton as #1 in 2022 Rankings

The Financial Times has released its global rankings of the best MBA programs and has considerably shuffled the deck. Several top-ranked programs fell several notches, while others rose considerably. For the first time since 2011, Wharton has returned to its status as #1 in FT’s list.  Other programs that made giant strides in the rankings… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Cambridge Judge, CEIBS, Chicago Booth, CMU Tepper, Columbia Business School, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, Georgetown McDonough, Harvard Business School, HEC, IESE, IMD, INSEAD, London Business School, MBA Rankings, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, SDA Bocconi, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, USC Marshall, UVA Darden, Washington Foster School of Business, Washington Olin, Wharton, Yale SOM

February 14, 2022

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Would You Benefit From a Mock Wharton TBD (Team-Based Discussion)?

Would you benefit from a mock Wharton Team-Based Discussion?

Can I prepare for a Wharton TBD? “Chance favors the prepared mind,” said Louis Pasteur, and I agree. A successful Wharton Team-Based Interview is all about the team’s success and your contribution to the team. It’s not about strutting your stuff or dominating the conversation. It’s also not about being a wallflower or going with… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / MBA Interview, Team Interview, Wharton

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

November 24, 2021

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Starting Salaries for MBA Grads Climbing

Starting salaries for MBA grads climbing

According to the Wall Street Journal, salaries for business school grads have bounced back after flattening at the beginning of the COVID pandemic. In fact, these salaries are hitting record highs as consulting firms, banks, and tech firms try to entice top business school graduates to join them. University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and University… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, Duke Fuqua, MBA ROI, Wharton

November 22, 2021

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M7 MBA Programs: Everything You Need to Know in 2022

M7 MBA Programs: Everything You Need to Know in 2022

What are the M7 business schools? Harvard Business School Stanford Graduate School of Business MIT Sloan School of Management Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania Columbia Business School Talk about diversity! Seven distinct, vivid cultures – each with its own history,… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, researching mba programs, Stanford GSB, Wharton

November 17, 2021

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MBA Students Pay Off Student Loans Faster Than Other Grad Degrees

MBA students pay off student loans faster than other grad degrees

Most grad students take out student loans to finance their higher education and can end up saddled with debt running into hundreds of thousands of dollars by the time they graduate. According to a Wall Street Journal analysis of federal student loan data for nearly 600 programs, graduates of approximately 98% of universities that offer… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Dartmouth Tuck, Harvard Business School, MBA Financial Aid, MBA ROI, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, Wharton, Yale SOM

November 15, 2021

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Top STEM MBA Programs: A Comprehensive List and Overview of STEM-OPT Eligible B-Schools

Top MBA Programs get STEM-Certified to Attract International Students

U.S. STEM MBA Programs: An Overview Restrictions on work visas during the 2019-2020 academic year–when the COVID-19 pandemic was at its height–depressed numbers of international MBA applicants. In fact, 48% of U.S. MBA programs reported a decline in international applications for their 2019 entering classes; 23% of U.S. MBA programs reported a significant decline (a… 

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Article by Jennifer Bloom / MBA Admissions / Arizona State Carey, Babson, Chicago Booth, CMU Tepper, Columbia Business School, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Delaware Lerner, Duke Fuqua, Georgetown McDonough, Harvard Business School, international student, Lehigh University College of Business, masters in data analytics, Masters in Finance, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Notre Dame Mendoza, NYU Stern, Pace University, Purdue Krannert, researching mba programs, Rice Jones, Rochester Simon, Rutgers Business School, Stanford GSB, STEM MBA, UC Berkeley Haas, UC Davis, UC Irvine School of Business, UC Riverside, UCLA Anderson, UNC Kenan Flagler, University of Connecticut, University of Georgia Terry, University of North Texas Ryan, University of Wisconsin Madison, USC Marshall, UVA Darden, Vanderbilt Business School, Washington Foster School of Business, Wharton

October 19, 2021

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What’s New at Wharton MBA [Episode 440]

What’s New at Wharton MBA

What makes Wharton’s MBA program unique, and how to demonstrate to the adcom that YOU belong there [Show summary] Blair Mannix, Wharton’s Director of Admissions, shares the ways the admissions committee aims to reduce stress in the application process and offer a positive experience. She dispels myths about the Wharton admissions process and offers advice… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, MBA Admissions / MBA Adcom podcast, podcast, Team Interview, Wharton

October 1, 2021

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Wharton MBA Class of 2023 Profile

Wharton MBA Class of 2023 Profile

Here is a look at the Wharton MBA Class of 2023, taken from the Wharton website: Applications: 7,338 Enrolled Class: 897 Female: 52% LGBTQ+ Students: 7% US Race/Ethnicity:  White: 28% Asian American: 20% Black/African American: 8% Hispanic/Latinx: 7% Did not report: >1% Native American/Indigenous/ Native Alaskan: >1% International Students: 36% WATCH: International MBA Applicants and… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / MBA Class Profile, Wharton

August 26, 2021

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Applying to Wharton? Don’t Start Your Application Until You Watch This Video!

Get Accepted to Wharton watch now

Our recent masterclass, Get Accepted to Wharton, provided a wealth of must-have information on how best to approach Wharton’s application, both strategically and effectively.  If you’re applying to this top-ranked, highly competitive program and you weren’t able to join us for the live session, not to worry: we’re making it available now for free, on-demand… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / mba webinar, Wharton

May 16, 2021

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Wharton Executive MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2021-2022]

Wharton Executive MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2021-2022]

The Wharton EMBA adcom, through its three required questions, expresses its values and its interest in students who share those values. Its questions ask you to show both vision and responsiveness to uncertainty. Essentially you will need to show both focus and flexibility. Essay question 1 focuses on your goals and Wharton’s important role in helping you achieve… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / Wharton, Wharton EMBA

April 15, 2021

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U.S. News MBA Rankings 2022 [Full-Time & Part-Time]

U.S. News Announces 2022 Ranking of Best MBA Programs

The U.S. News 2023 ranking is now live! Click here to check it out >> U.S. News has just released its 2022 rankings of the best full-time and part-time MBA programs. The rankings are based on surveys sent out to the 486 business schools with master’s-level business programs in the US, accredited by AACSB International. … 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Dartmouth Tuck, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, US News, Wharton, Yale SOM

March 18, 2021

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Deferred MBA Programs and Other Options for MBA Hopefuls With No Work Experience

Deferred MBA programs and other options for MBA hopefuls with no work experience

When I used to travel to applicant fairs to represent London Business School, I’d commonly be approached by candidates asking, “I want an MBA but don’t have any full-time work experience. Can I study at your school?” While the answer in that instance was “no”, the conversation never ended there. The discussion would then turn… 

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Article by Jamie Wright / MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Georgetown McDonough, Harvard Business School, HBS 2+2, masters in data analytics, Masters in Finance, Masters in Management, mba work experience, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UVA Darden, Wharton, when to apply to bschool, Yale SOM

March 7, 2021

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Wharton Executive MBA Class Profile: Class of 2022

Wharton Executive MBA Class Profile: Class of 2022

Here’s a look at Wharton’s EMBA Class of 2022 (profile info from their website): Wharton EMBA class of 2022 facts and figures Total class size: 217 Women: 28% Underrepresented minority students: 12% Countries represented: 26 Average age: 37 Under 30: 6% Over 40: 24% Average years of work experience: 12 Median GMAT score: 700 Middle 80% GMAT range: 650-740 Students holding advanced degrees: 48% Median salary and… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / EMBA Class Profile, Wharton, Wharton EMBA

November 8, 2020

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Seven Tips for MBA Interview Prep

Seven tips for MBA interview prep

An invitation to an MBA interview is an achievement and cause for celebration, but the interview itself can be a daunting prospect – if you are not properly prepared. Make the most of this opportunity by following our tips for a successful interview. 1. Preparation is everything While you may not have control over the… 

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Article by Michelle Stockman / MBA Admissions / Harvard Business School, MBA Interview, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Team Interview, Wharton

September 24, 2020

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$10 Million Gift to Wharton Creates Full-Tuition MBA Fellowships for Israeli Students

$10 Million Gift to Wharton Creates Full-Tuition MBA Fellowships for Israeli Students

University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann and Wharton Dean Erika H. James announced the establishment of a new fellowship that will provide full-tuition financial support to Israeli students attending the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The Friends of Israel MBA Fund was established with a $10 million pledge from Wharton alumnus Yuri Milner… 

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