• Test prep companies have a busy season ahead of them; test prep traffic is bound to increase as future b-school applicants scramble to prepare for the Next Generation GMAT, reports a Businessweek article, “GMAT Test Prep: Changes on the Way.” The new GMAT, which will launch in 2012, will include a new integrated reasoning section in which test takers must analyze data and draw conclusions using multiple data sources. This BW article highlights some of the changes top test prep courses plan to make in the next years in response to the GMAT’s new section.
• Applicants planning on applying to NYU Stern should check out Businessweek’s latest Admissions Q&A on NYU with Anika Davis Pratt, Stern’s assistant dean for MBA admissions and financial aid. Wondering if you’re a fit with NYU’s prestigious program? According to Pratt, this is what they’re looking for: “While our academic program is certainly rigorous, and we certainly seek students who are bright and accomplished, intellectually curious, and who will excel in the classroom, we also place a very high value on emotional intelligence and strong interpersonal skills. We attract students who are forward-thinking and student who really want to have an impact right away.” Check out BW’s article for tips that could help you improve your chances of getting into NYU Stern. (Or contact us — we could help you with that too!)
• A new Poets & Quants article, “In Consulting, Which B-School is No. 1?,” John Bryne lists the top b-schools for consulting, in general and in individual cities, based on a new survey by Vault.com. Here are the results (see his article for his commentary — he doesn’t completely agree with Vault’s methodology):

Top 10 Schools for Consulting:

1. Northwestern Kellogg
2. Harvard Business School
3. Chicago Booth
4. Wharton
5. Michigan Ross
6. Columbia
7. Duke Fuqua
8. MIT Sloan
9. Stanford
10. NYU Stern

Top 3 B-Schools for Consulting in New York

1. HBS
2. Columbia
3. NYU Stern

Top 3 B-Schools for Consulting in Boston

1. HBS
2. MIT Sloan
3. Dartmouth Tuck

Top 3 B-Schools for Consulting in Washington, D.C.

1. UVA Darden
2. Wharton
3. Northwestern Kellogg

Top 3 B-Schools for Consulting in Atlanta

1. Emory Goizueta
2. HBS
3. Duke Fuqua

Top 3 B-Schools for Consulting in Silicon Valley

1. UC Berkeley Haas
2. MIT Sloan
3. Michigan Ross

Note the role of geography in determining top schools in specific regions. Something to keep in mind if you know where you want to live.

Related Accepted.com Resources:

• The Rankings: An Accepted.com Special Report
• The Consultant’s Guide to MBA Admission, an instantly downloadable ebook



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For all those applicants who have recently opened a calendar to plot out the next few months only to realize they can’t possibly fit in campus visits on top of full time jobs and essay writing, never fear!  It’s true that traveling to a school’s campus is the ideal way to learn about their MBA program, but visiting is often not a viable option for applicants who are located remotely or unsure of their level of interest in a given school.  The good news is that business schools might very well come to them.  Many b-schools are getting ready to hit the road and embark on worldwide tours to dispense information and recruit qualified applicants.  Such events offer a great opportunity for interested students to meet with admissions staff (and sometimes with current students and/or alumni), learn about the program and ask specific questions.

Some of the top schools are already on the road, so we recommend looking into the travel schedules for programs of interest and planning accordingly. Keeping in mind that these schedules are updated and amended throughout the fall, here are some of the top programs’ itineraries for the months ahead:

Berkeley / Haas:
https://ssl.haas.berkeley.edu/Admissions/Events/index.cfm

Chicago Booth:
http://www.chicagobooth.edu/fulltime/admissions/events/

Columbia:
http://www0.gsb.columbia.edu/events

Duke / Fuqua:
https://www.fuquaworld.duke.edu/www/public/infosess_all_view.jsp

HBS:
http://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/events.html

Northwestern / Kellogg:
http://bit.ly/Zrg7b

Michigan / Ross:
http://www.bus.umich.edu/Admissions/Mba/forumsreceptions/RossReceptions.htm

MIT / Sloan:
http://mitsloan.mit.edu/academic/events.php

Stanford GSB:
http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/mba/outreach/info_sessions.html

NYU / Stern:
http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/admissions/cgibin/sched_events.cgi

Dartmouth / Tuck:
http://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/admissions/events.html

UCLA / Anderson:
http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x5525.xml

UNC / Kenan Flagler:
http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/Programs/MBA/infoSessions/index.cfm

UVA / Darden:
https://apply.darden.virginia.edu/admissions/events/EventsSchedule.tap?sp=103

U Penn / Wharton:
http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/mba/admissions/admission-events.cfm

Yale SOM:
http://mba.yale.edu/MBA/admissions/events.shtml

IESE:
http://www.iese.edu/aplicaciones/emba/events/events_emba.asp?lang=en

IMD:
http://www.imd.ch/programs/mba/infosessions/index.cfm

INSEAD:
http://www.insead.edu/mba/offevents/index.cfm?fuseaction=offcampus

LBS:
http://www.london.edu/programmes/infoevents/do?progSelect=MBA&locationSelect=

A recent Wall Street Journal article asks: Is taking the MBA Oath enough to keep more than 100,000 new MBA students from turning into corrupt businessmen, like many of their predecessors have become?

The WSJ article, titled “Promises Aren’t Enough: Business Schools Need to Do a Better Job Teaching Students Values,” likens the MBA Oath to a chastity vow—in that a steadfast commitment to values, in lieu of proper moral education, can easily stir up a “false sense of moral inoculation,” making the oath-taker more, not less, prone to violating the points set out in the oath. Oaths, after all, are just words—in the case of a chastity vow, they won’t protect against the consequences of unprotected sex.

The same thing is true in our case of the business student who has sworn off unethical behavior, but who is lacking in ethical education—”MBAs who take an ethics oath without enough supporting leadership education are likely more vulnerable to ethical breaches.” Those who take chastity vows are often the ones who end up…in trouble.

The article continues to explain how business education has become more “scientific” in recent years due to an increasingly strong emphasis on economics and statistics. During such a shift, true moral teaching gets neglected. Leadership courses end up focusing on public speaking and social influence, and business ethics courses focus more on legal ethics than on anything else. The long-term impact of one’s actions is rarely discussed, and thus hardly grasped by b-school students.

The solution, according the Rodrigo Canales, B. Cade Massey, and Amy Wrzesniewski, authors of the WSJ article, is that business school teachers better prepare their students for “the difficult decisions they will face, often under enormous pressure.”

Most people have no trouble keeping to a set of values when things are running smoothly; it’s when the going gets tough that people turn to desperate (and sometimes unethical) measures.

Business schools need to simulate such challenging situations through experiential learning because “students otherwise find it far too easy to believe they would never engage in the reprehensible behavior that others have.” To truly understand vulnerability, and its consequences, students must face challenges during their education, so they know how to handle them once they’re out in the real world.

The authors conclude by reiterating how a pledge to do the right thing likely won’t lead to the right thing, when faced with a serious ethical challenge in business. Action-based leadership training, perhaps alongside an oath, will properly prepare students for the battle ahead.

My personal view, for what it’s worth, is that a stated, public commitment to an ethical code of conduct is an excellent first step towards carrying out that code of conduct. There are tons of studies showing that people who write down commitments or tell someone their latest resolution tend much more to stick to that diet, exercise plan, or whatever even if facing their favorite éclair or a normally overwhelming urge to hit the snooze button instead of getting up and going to the gym. However, I agree that a one-time oath taken five, ten, or thirty years ago will not provide lifetime immunity from the temptation frequently presented by major financial reward or loss. Ethical education is a life-long need. Perhaps alumni magazines and reunions should include refresher courses on leadership with an ethical component. Or perhaps the oath should be modified to include a commitment to continue ethical training – essentially a commitment to obtain booster shots.

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There are two things that could happen during an MBA fair:

1. You could wander around aimlessly in your Hawaiian shirt and flip flops, pocketing pretty brochures, and having the occasional, obvious-question-filled chat with admissions directors from long-shot schools, or
2. You could dress to impress, arrive fully prepped having done b-school research, and speak pointedly with admissions directors from b-schools where you actually stand a chance of getting in.

If you are taking your b-school applications seriously, and in return, want to be taken seriously by admissions representatives, then you probably want to shoot for #2, the option where you put your best face forward and make a lasting (good) first impression.

Accepted.com’s free special report, MBA Fairs: Advancing Your MBA Ambitions, will help you prepare for your next MBA fair, by teaching you the benefits of attending an MBA fair, who the most popular MBA tour operators are, what admissions directors like to see at an MBA fair, what they can’t stand, and how you can best prepare for the experience so you enter the arena with the right clothes, the right questions, and the right attitude.

Download MBA Fairs: Advancing Your MBA Ambitions today to prepare for your next MBA fair!

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Linda Abraham to discuss what college students and graduates need to know about applying for graduate school September 7, 2010 at 6 pm Pacific/ 9 pm Eastern on #CollegeChat

Los Angeles, CA, September 1, 2010—Linda Abraham, a graduate school admissions expert and president of Accepted.com, will provide college students and graduates with an overview of what they need to know about applying for and preparing for graduate school during #CollegeChat on Twitter on September 7, 2010 at 6 pm Pacific/ 9 pm Eastern, Theresa Smith, principal of Pathway Communications and moderator of #CollegeChat announced today.

Attending graduate school is a goal of many college graduates especially in a turbulent job market. Long term statistics show that this strategy may pay off. According to the Census Bureau, in 2008 college graduates between 25 and 29 with a master’s degree made on average $7,954 more annually than those with only a bachelor’s degree.

During the upcoming live #TwitterChat, Abraham (http://twitter.com/accepted) will address questions on  how college students and graduates can best prepare including:

• Does going to graduate school make sense financially
• What are the differences between the graduate school admission process and the undergraduate admissions process
• Should college students go directly to graduate school
• What is a personal statement and why is it critical
• Where are good places to start researching graduate programs, especially MBA, Law and Medical School
• What steps should college students take during college to prepare for graduate school
• How to finance graduate school, how much can be borrowed

Linda Abraham has been a leader in the admissions consulting field since 1994. Today her consultancy, Accepted.com, serves thousands of applicants each year through its web resources, information products, and premier advising and editing services. Abraham is also is a co-founder and first president of the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC), the only organization dedicated exclusively to the field of private graduate admissions advising. Abraham has also written or co-authored 13 ebooks on the admissions process.

New to Twitter?

In order to participate in the chat, attendees will need to have a Twitter account.  To sign up for a Twitter account, go to http:// twitter.com. The easiest way to follow the chat is to use TweetChat (http://tweetchat.com). Simply log in to TweetChat with your Twitter information (email or username followed by password) and then enter in CollegeChat without the “#” and you will be placed into the chat room with only those participating in #CollegeChat. More detailed information about signing up for Twitter and using TweetChat can be found at http://pathwaypr.com/how-to-participate-in-a-twitter-chat.

About #CollegeChat

#CollegeChat is a live bi-monthly conversation intended for teens, college students, parents, and higher education experts on Twitter. Questions for each #CollegeChat edition can be sent to Theresa Smith, the moderator of #CollegeChat via http://Twitter.com/collegechat, by entering questions online on the CollegeChat Facebook page at http://ht.ly/1XIqV, or by email. CollegeChat can also be found on Twitter at http://Twitter.com/collegechat.

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This London Business School 2011 MBA Application tip post is one of a series of posts providing MBA application and essay advice for applicants to top MBA programs around the world. You can access the entire series athttp://blog.accepted.com/acceptedcom_blog/tag/2011-mba-application-tips. My tips for answering the LBS essay questions are in blue below.

London Business School 2011 MBA Essay Questions

Essays

Question 1. Give us a brief assessment of your career progress to date.

In what role do you see yourself working in immediately after graduation and what is your longer term career vision?

How will your past and present experiences help you to achieve this?

How will the London Business School MBA Programme contribute to this goal?

Why is this the right time for you to pursue an MBA? (750 Words)

This is a classic goals question with the focus on your short-term goals — what you want to do immediately after you receive your MBA. How did you develop this goal? Why does it appeal to you? How did your experiences shape your goal and how do they reveal the appropriateness of your goal. (If you are a couch-potato or klutz, don’t say you want to be a professional athlete–which wouldn’t be a match for b-school anyway.)  Finally, how will LBS help you achieve your goal?

Question 2. Give a specific example of when you have had to test your leadership and team working skills. Given this experience what role will you play in a first year study group? (300 Words)

First think of an example of you in a team setting and taking a leadership role. You don’t need to have had the title of “team lead” or “captain.” You need to have influenced, persuaded, and motivated other team members. What qualities did you exhibit that allowed you to succeed? Good listening skills? The ability to take a back seat when someone else knew more? Your teammates trust in your technical knowledge? There could be an infinite number of other traits; these are just a few that I thought of.

Then research the first year study groups at London Business School. The web site says, “When you arrive at London Business School, you will be assigned to a Study Group of six or seven people from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds. You will work with them throughout the first year and achieve around 50 per cent of your first year grade together.” You should also watch this video. Then show how the traits that made you successful in your example would also help you in a LBS Study Group.

Question 3. Student involvement is an extremely important part of the London Business School MBA experience and this is reflected in the character of students on campus. Please describe how you will contribute to student clubs and the community and why? (300 Words)

They shortened this question this year by 100 words. Again, you need to research student life at LBS before you can answer this question. The best answers will directly respond to all elements in the question by showing that you have been involved in similar college, community, or professional organizations in the past. And you will be able to illustrate your abilities to contribute to LBS by discussing your earlier contributions.

Question 4. London Business School offers a truly global and diverse experience. Describe any significant experiences outside of your home country or culture. What did you gain and how will your experience contribute to London Business School? (300 Words)

And they added 150 words to this essay this year. This question reflects the importance of international and cross-cultural experiences for London Business School. What were the most 1-2 significant experiences you have had outside your home country and what did you learn from them.

Please choose ONE of the following options.

First rule when you have a choice: Choose the option that complements your other essays and is easiest for you to write a compelling, persuasive engaging essays. That is almost always the option you are most enthusiastic about writing, the one that almost writes itself.

Whatever you choose, keep it short & sweet. You only have 150 words.

Question 5a. You have decided to stand for the role of Student Association President. Announcing your campaign to the London Business School community for the first time, please describe your manifesto. (150 Words)

To respond to this question, you need to have a clear understanding of student life at LBS and the role of the Association President. What would you introduce or change? How are you qualified to be the LBS Association president?

OR

Question 5b. What is your most substantial achievement to date and why? (150 Words)

If at all possible demonstrate the impact of your achievement using numbers, If you have room, mention a challenge you faced along the way. Definitely include why you consider this experience to be your most substantial.

Question 6 (optional). Is there any other information that you believe would help the MBA Admissions Committee when considering your application? (300 Words)

Please see “The Optional Question: To Be or Not to Be.”

Question 7 (for re-applicants only). How has your candidacy for the London Business School MBA improved since your last application? Have your views of London Business School or the MBA programme changed since you last applied? (300 Words)

This is THE key question for all reapplicants. London just asks it explicitly. Please see:

• Application Advice for MBA Reapplicants
• Create a Better Sequel: How to Reapply Right to Business School
• Take 2: MBA Reapplicant Webinar

Question 8. Please provide a CV/Resume. This CV must only be one page in length. If you have any significant gaps in your employment history, please tell us why on a separate sheet.

Go beyond mere job description to highlight achievement. If your title is “consultant,” saying that you “consulted on projects” is uninformative at best. If you are a financial analyst boasting that you did financial analysis states the obvious. Writing that you “Led a 6-member team working on a biotech outsourcing project to Slovakia with a budget of $X. It came in on time and under budget.” conveys infinitely more.

If you would like help with your London Business School MBA application, please consider Accepted’s MBA essay editing and admissions consulting or an LBS MBA Package, which includes essay editing, interview coaching, consultation, and a resume edit for the LBS MBA application.

By Linda Abraham, President and Founder of Accepted.com.

The term “personal brand” is bandied about a lot in admissions. I don’t claim to be an expert on branding, but after fifteen years editing essays and advising applicants, I know a bit about admissions. I see the concept of “personal brand” as a threat and opportunity for applicants.

Want to know more?  See this 4-minute video where I discuss the good and the bad of “Personal Brand in Admissions.

By Linda Abraham, President and Founder of Accepted.com.

Anyone who’s familiar with the MBA application process knows that August moves forward at an accelerated pace, and come September, entire weeks seem to disappear.  To help this year’s Round One applicants avoid the classic time crunch, today’s blog post offers some basic advice on how to approach the Round One deadlines at a reasonable pace.

Let’s start by taking a quick look at the published Round One deadlines for the top MBA programs:

August 30: ISB (for Indian Passport Holders)
September 29: INSEAD (September Intake)
September 30: Duke / Fuqua (Early Action)
October 1: Harvard
October 4: Wharton, Cambridge / Judge
October 5: Cornell / Johnson
October 6: Stanford GSB, Columbia (Early Decision and January Term)
October 7: Yale SOM
October 8: Oxford / Saïd
October 11: Michigan Ross
October 13: Chicago / Booth, Berkeley / Haas, Dartmouth / Tuck (Early Action)
October 14: Northwestern / Kellogg, UVA Darden
October 20: UCLA / Anderson
October 22: UNC / Kenan-Flagler (Early Action)
October 25: CMU / Tepper
October 26: MIT / Sloan
November 1: Duke / Fuqua (Round 1), UT Austin / McCombs
November 10: Dartmouth / Tuck (November Round)
November 15: NYU / Stern

Though some schools have yet to announce their deadlines (such as London Business School), one can still get a general sense of the lineup of R1 deadlines.  Here are a few tips to keep in mind when creating your personal timeline:

1) Plan to be busy in August and September. Yes, it can be tempting to work on one’s tan instead of one’s essays.  However, many MBA applicants squander the month of August only to wake up in September and realize that they cannot make their target deadlines.  If not bogged down by professional obligations in August, this makes for a great opportunity to devote time to working on your MBA applications in the evenings.  The last weeks of summer can easily be split between resume drafting, essay writing, recommendation coaching, GMAT prep, school research, and more.

2) Think carefully about the timing of the R1 deadlines. Looking at the deadlines above, it becomes clear that some deadlines may be easier to make than others.  A candidate applying to Wharton and MIT Sloan could have a leisurely October when compared to someone targeting Wharton, Yale, and Tuck.  Look at the deadlines, assume about three weeks of research and writing for each school’s application and count backwards to determine a start date for each.  It is entirely possible to meet back-to-back deadlines, such as Booth and Kellogg, but doing so requires a well-planned schedule and consistent progress.

3) Consider taking some time off from work. We realize that many MBA applicants work 70 hours/week and haven’t had a day off in months.  For such applicants, a day or two out of the office can really do wonders for focus and organization.  Applying to business school is a serious undertaking, and in the long-term you won’t regret having given yourself enough time to prepare strong applications.  Many successful candidates take a week off in late September to make the final push.  It’s not a glamorous way to spend your vacation time, but an offer to attend a leading MBA program can make the sacrifice well worth it.

4) Get your recommenders on board early. While many of the schools have not yet made their online applications and recommendation forms available, it’s a good idea to engage your recommenders early and inform them about the process and your timeline.  Sit down with each recommender in August, perhaps over lunch or coffee.  Present them with a rough sketch of the deadlines and the process.  It’s then a wise idea to meet again once the forms are available, and by that time many applicants are in a position to share their background materials (a resume, career goals essays, etc.) to help their recommenders understand—and support—their message.

Happy planning!  For more information on the application process and school selection, we encourage you to contact us at info@clearadmit.com for a free consultation.

This INSEAD 2011 MBA Application tip post is one of a series of posts providing MBA application and essay advice for applicants to top MBA programs around the world. You can access the entire series at http://blog.accepted.com/acceptedcom_blog/tag/2011-mba-application-tips. My tips for answering INSEAD’s essay questions are in blue below.

INSEAD 2011 MBA Essay Questions

JOB ESSAYS

1. Please give a detailed description of your job, including nature of work, major responsibilities; and, where relevant, employees under your supervision, size of budget, number of clients/products and results achieved. (250 words)

Note the emphasis on quantifying results. Numbers speak volumes about the responsibility you have handled and the impact you have had. Also, while the description asks for major responsibilities, if you focus on achievements and accomplishments, you will reveal both your responsibilities and those occasions when you really shined.

2. Please give us a full description of your career since graduating from university. If you were to remain with your present employer, what would be your next step in terms of position? (250 words)

Don’t confuse “full description” with “complete history.” How would you characterize your career since college? You also have to answer the second part of the question and you only have 250 words. Choose the most important elements.

ESSAYS

1. Give a candid description of yourself, stressing the personal characteristics you feel to be your strengths and weaknesses and the main factors, which have influenced your personal development, giving examples when necessary. (400 words approx.)

For a question like this I recommend two strengths and one weakness. If you can choose one anecdote that reveals both the strengths and the weakness, you will have a strong essay. Don’t forget to discuss how these qualities influenced your personal development.

A word on weaknesses. Be honest without going overboard. Don’t make up a phony weakness. I attended an HBS info session a few years ago. One of the alumni said that he discussed a “phony weakness” in his essays (required for HBS that year) and his interviewer focused right on it, and basically said, “Come on. What’s a real weakness?” The applicant had to get real in a hurry. Take advantage of the essay: Give it some thought and respond with the benefit of that reflection. For more information, please see “Flaws Make You Real.”

At last year’s AIGAC conference one of the adcom members remembered that an applicant in response to a similar question had listed his weakness in “pitching new ideas in a meeting.” The adcom member felt that the applicant was specific, real, and showed self-awareness by revealing this flaw. In fact, by demonstrating these qualities in addition to the requested weakness that he was working on, the applicant actually enhanced his chances of acceptance with his response.

Don’t write about “weakness in pitching new ideas in meetings” as your weakness just because you read it here It will become like the swine flu of MBA essays — an epidemic. However, you all have weakness. Now just be thoughtful enough and honest enough to reveal yours.

2. Describe what you believe to be your two most substantial accomplishments to date, explaining why you view them as such. (400 words approx.)

Try to take accomplishments from different arenas of your life. (But don’t go back to high school and earlier to do so.) The accomplishments should show impact, contribution, and for INSEAD at least one should have a multi-cultural flavor.

3. Describe a situation taken from school, business, civil or military life, where you did not meet your personal objectives, and discuss briefly the effect. (250 words approx.)

In choosing the situation, here’s a case when you can go back in time a little — let’s say 2-5 years. You can illustrate how you learned from this situation and were able to meet similar objectives next time around.

4. Discuss your career goals. What skills do you expect to gain from studying at INSEAD and how will
they contribute to your professional career. (500 words approx.)

This is a forward-looking career goals question. Use the past just enough to set context for your future and show that your goals are anchored in experience. Then explain how INSEAD with its intense, one-year, general management program and strong international focus will help you achieve your goals.

Not the specific focus on “skills” that you anticipate acquiring.  What do you anticipate learning and how will it help you achieve your professional goals.

5. Please choose one of the following two essay topics:

a) Have you ever experienced culture shock? What did it mean to you? (250 words approx.),

or

b) What would you say to a foreigner moving to your home country? (250 words approx.)

These two have been part of the INSEAD repertoire for several years. Choose the one that is easiest for you to answer and allows you to bring out a facet of your experience not found in the other essays. Keep it short, real short.

6. (Optional) Is there anything that you have not mentioned in the above essays that you would like the Admissions Committee to know? (200 words approx.)

Take advantage of the optional essay to give them one more reason to admit you. DON’T use it for a grand summary, a restatement of your other essays, or something similarly boring, superficial, and repetitive. Write a tight, focused essay highlighting something you haven’t yet discussed.

7. (Reapplicant) Your essay should state any new aspects of professional, international, academic, or personal development since your last application. We would also like you to explain your motivation for re-applying to INSEAD. (400 words)

Historically, INSEAD was tough on reapplicants. Hopefully this questions signals a greater openness to reapplication.

How are you a better applicant now than you were last time? What’s changed? INSEAD adds a twist by asking you to explain why you are re-applying. Why do you think you will get accepted this time if you didn’t last time? The answer had better not be that you’re counting on a decline in application volume to help you squeak in the Fountainbleau door. Again, how are you “new and improved” and why do you still want INSEAD?

INSEAD Application Deadlines

Jan 2011 Application Deadlines:  10 March 2010; 9 June 2010; 28 July 2010

Sept 2011 Application Deadlines:  29 September 2010; 1 December 2010; 9 March 2011

Jan 2012 Application Deadlines:  30 March 2011; 15 June 2011; 3 August 2011

*To be included in a specific round, applications must be complete and submitted by midnight (23.59) Central European Time on the day of deadline.

If you would like help with your INSEAD MBA application, please consider Accepted’s MBA essay editing and admissions consulting or an INSEAD School Package, which provide essay editing, interview coaching, consultation, and a resume editing for the INSEAD MBA application.

By Linda Abraham, President and Founder of Accepted.com.

Are you thinking about applying to UC Berkeley Haas? Do you have questions about admissions that you need answered? Would you like to benefit from insider information on Haas admissions?

If so, then you won’t want to miss Accepted’s Q&A with Stephanie Fujii, Haas’ Senior Associate Director of MBA Admissions.

During this Q&A event, which will take place TODAY, August 25, 2010 at 10:00 AM PST / 1:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM GMT, you’ll receive the opportunity to ask Ms. Fujii all of your most pressing Haas admissions questions in our new cutting-edge webinar forum.

Our Q&As this year will have a different format, but still allow you to interact with schools and with us at no cost to you. Using the GotoWebinar platform, applicants will type in questions as in the past, but school representatives will respond over the telephone.  We will have a recording and a transcript for you about a week after the event.

Register today to reserve your spot and receive your login information for tomorrow’s exclusive Q&A event.

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