Accepted.com’s  got good news, and we’ve got even better news. The good news first: If you’ve been following The MBA Tour’s extensive event schedule, you know that The Tour is hosting four spectacular events in Canada in mid-November. The even better news: MBA admissions experts...

Let’s take a look at a few developments during a busy October for MBA applicants: The Dartmouth News published an article about the increasing percentage of women at Tuck with a couple of factoids about Harvard and Wharton. Unfortunately, there is an inaccuracy in the article...

Emory Goizueta 2010 MBA Essay Questions My comments are in red. In separate documents, please address the following questions. On the top of each page, please indicate your full name as listed on your application and the question to which you are responding. 1. List one of your...

We have two great MBA admissions chats next week: Cornell Chatter, an Accepted.com online Q&A session, on Monday, October 12, 2009 at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET/5:00 PM GMT when Randall Sawyer, Director of Admissions, along with other staff members will answer your important questions. Use...

Consortium 2010 MBA Application Essay Questions My comments are in red. This year’s core application questions are  identical to last year’s and I’ve posted their guidelines from 2009 as well below:* The following essay questions provide us with an opportunity to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses, experiences,...

Chicago Booth’s first round deadline this year is rapidly approaching (Oct. 14), and it has thoughtfully supplied a checklist of items to consider before you hit SUBMIT.  Although I am particularly partial to #5, all ten are right on. These helpful, last-minute tips constitute your...

Paul Bodine, Accepted’s Senior Editor and author of Great Application Essays for Business School and other fine admissions books, just emailed me the following news: Great Application Essays for Business School is available again on Amazon. You can also buy it from Accepted’s bookstore, if you...

I received the following message from Duke Fuqua about its new MBA Application Fee Reduction Program: A Special Offer from The Duke MBA Clearly, the world is facing many economic challenges today. At The Duke MBA, we recognize that the MBA application process is an investment...

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Accepted’s editors have noted a new epidemic. No not swine flu. Not H1N1. Generic-itis. The symptoms: Mind-blowing, meaningless, and grand generic declarative statements without any substance, specifically related to why an applicant wants to attend a certain program. Irritation to admissions readers causing them to believe that you...