Most of us have heard the saying “less is more,” but how many of us put it into practice when it counts? Your application essays are the perfect forum for reaping the benefits of this deceptively simple principle. What does “less is more” really mean? It’s the...

Yale School of Management’s Executive MBA fully reflects the character of the SOM and more broadly of Yale University: intensive community, holistic perspective, intellectual vigor, and real-world engagement and impact. Its unique “areas of focus” approach is central to its approach; it is not for...

Have you reserved your spot for our upcoming webinar, How to Fund Your International Graduate Degree? If you want to learn how to pay for graduate school as a student studying in a foreign country, then you’ll want to tune in on Wednesday, October 24th at...

Last week, Yale School of Management posted timely MBA admissions advice straight from current first-year students, AKA Admissions Ambassadors. Whether you have your sights on Yale SOM for Round 2, or find yourself in the intel gathering stage, their admissions advice can guide your journey...

While you’ll spend a lot of your pre-study time preparing your applications, it’s never too early to cast an eye on your finances. They’re a big part of international study and it’s easy to become confused or – even or worse – backed into a...

This blog post is part of a series of articles analyzing some of the most popular MBA interview questions and how to best respond to them. In this post, we'll address "Why This MBA Program?": Reason for asking the question: To gauge the sincerity with which the candidate...

Interview with Dr. Shirley Chan, Accepted Admissions Consultant [Show Summary] In this episode you’ll hear Accepted’s own Dr. Shirley Chan share her soup-to-nuts perspective for graduate school applicants. She has worked as an academic advisor, career advisor, and admissions committee member and views the process holistically....

Assessing potential return on investment helps candidates determine whether pursuing an MBA degree makes sense both professionally and financially. After all, business school isn’t cheap. Based on the QS 2019 Global MBA Ranking, this ROI comparison published in Business Insider looks at post-MBA salaries to pre-MBA salaries...

Many b-school applicants struggle to craft goals that set them apart from every other candidate. As a result, there’s a seemingly endless stream of articles and advice columns offering insight into how to make that consulting or tech management goal “unique.” But what about the...

These Haas EMBA essay questions reflect the larger Haas (and, even further, Berkeley) community and culture: they draw out the multi-faceted individual. Your professional goals and your prospective fit with the Haas EMBA program are expressions of, and extend from, that core individuality. Even though...