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...

This is unofficially Columbia Business School week at Accepted. We didn’t plan it that way, but that’s how it worked out. A few items to keep in mind: Columbia’s Linda Meehan, Assistant Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid for Columbia’s MBA program, will be available to answer...

Yes those MBA deadlines are approaching. Rapidly. Kind of like a train roaring through a dark tunnel. Do you see the headlight peering through the gloom, growing brighter and brighter? So what are my thoughts at the end of a hectic week? Accepted’s editors have noted a...

TOEFL watch out. And IELTS pay attention. A new English language test, Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic), will come to a secure testing center near you in October of 2009. This test was developed in collaboration with the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) and...

Peter von Loesecke, CEO and Managing Director, of The MBA Tour, shared the following insights with Accepted.com. I am often approached with the question about how the current economic conditions are affecting the market for MBA programs.  Not surprisingly, even people working in the education industry...