You already know the importance of making every word count, but it’s even more important for Booth this year, since they’ve shaved 100 words off their career essay, and 350 words off what used to be the 2nd, leadership essay, and is now a two...

Goals Essay-Writing Nitty-Gritty Short- and Long-Term Goals Before you start drafting your goals essays, work out three levels of goals: short-term, intermediate, and long-term. It helps to have this whole picture in your mind regardless of where you’ll “zoom in” for a particular essay. Short-term is immediately...

We gave away a free Kaplan GMAT course to Ram C. Ram just completed his course and shares his thoughts with us below. (Ram also gave us a run-down of his first impressions of the course, a few weeks back, which you can view here.) Accepted:...

Are you a team leader? Are you committed to sustainable enterprise? Are you seeking resources and intellectual capital needed to shape both business and government? Are you a motivated, goal-oriented, innovative individual? UNC Kenan-Flagler adcoms are interested in seeing your multidimensional personality traits and capabilities....

Test scores and resumes can only do so much to reveal your distinct personality and unique voice. To truly grab the attention of the admissions committees, you’re going to need to step up your introduction a bit (or a lot!) more. The advice found in Accepted.com/MBA...

Chicago 2013 EMBA Application Essay Questions The Chicago Booth EMBA questions are challenging because they separate your need for the MBA and your interest in the program – the first question asks, among other things, “Why are you seeking an MBA from Chicago Booth” and the...

Magoosh has just published a new ebook, Magoosh’s Complete Guide to the GMAT, containing a compilation of the best of the Magoosh GMAT blog. It includes: An introduction to the format of the GMAT General exam strategies (CAT, skipping, guessing, study strategies) Overviews of each section (AWA, IR,...

Yale’s School of Management needs a plan, and according to a Poets & Quants article, Dean Edward Snyder, dean since last August, is taking definitive steps to boost Yale SOM’s standing in the b-school playing field, as well as end the financial losses that totaled...

Next up in our series of featured MBA bloggers is Anujan, author of the blog, GMAT and B-school app diary of a re-applicant. There’s a lot to be learned from re-applicants (even if you are a first time applicant), so read on for some serious...

Give yourself a hand. Seriously. I know it seems ridiculous, but take a moment to step away from the stresses of the business school admissions process, and give yourself a pat on the back. Why? You’re doing it, that’s why. You are doing what hundreds of thousands of people your...