{"id":26920,"date":"2014-12-31T11:46:53","date_gmt":"2014-12-31T18:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=26920"},"modified":"2014-12-31T11:46:54","modified_gmt":"2014-12-31T18:46:54","slug":"favorites-in-2014-at-accepted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/favorites-in-2014-at-accepted\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorites in 2014 at Accepted!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Favorites-e1419981972249\"<\/a>What admissions issues were keeping you up at night? Here are the five articles and posts that you were most interested in this past year.<\/p>\n

1. Harvard Business School 2015 MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Boost Your GPA for Medical School Acceptance<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Writing Your Graduate Statement of Purpose or Personal Statement<\/a><\/p>\n

4. Dealing with a Low MCAT or GPA<\/a><\/p>\n

5. MBA Admissions: Low GMAT or GPA<\/a><\/p>\n

Conclusion: You\u2019re aiming for Harvard, but worried about low stats. And you\u2019re writing your application essay.<\/p>\n

However, Accepted\u2019s most visited pages aren\u2019t even articles. They are sample essays.<\/p>\n

Those Sweet Sample Essays<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Most popular medical school AMCAS essay<\/a>: The Story<\/p>\n

2. Most popular sample college personal statement<\/a>: While the World Sleeps<\/p>\n

3. Most popular sample grad statement of purpose<\/a>: MPH Essay<\/p>\n

4. Most popular sample law school personal statement<\/a>: Change<\/p>\n

5. Most popular sample MBA essay<\/a>: Goals Essay<\/p>\n

Speaking of goals, I wanted to grow Admissions Straight Talk<\/a>, Accepted\u2019s podcast, this year. Thanks to you, my listeners, and to the wonderful guests whom I\u2019ve been privileged to talk to, it has busted through every goal I had for it. Thank you for listening! And thanks to the remarkable guests who did most of the talking.<\/p>\n

The Most Popular Podcasts in 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. GMAT, GRE, SAT, and All Things Test Prep<\/a> with Magoosh\u2019s CEO and founder, Bhavin Parikh.<\/p>\n

2. Waitlisted! What Now?<\/a> in which I discuss what to do when waitlisted.<\/p>\n

3. Is a Ph.D. a Good Idea?<\/a> with Dr. Karen Kelsky of The Professor is In.<\/p>\n

4. The Stanford MSx Program for Experienced Leaders<\/a> with program director, Mike Hochleutner.<\/p>\n

5. What You Need to Know About Post-bac Programs<\/a> with Dr. Barry Rothman, medical post-bac expert extraordinaire.<\/p>\n

6. A bonus: How to Become a Management Consultant<\/a> with Michael Boricki, currently Managing Partner of Firmsconsulting.<\/p>\n

The Greatest Free Admissions Guides of 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Medical School Secondary Essay Handbook<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2. Best MBA Programs: A Guide to Selecting the Right One<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

3. Top MBA Program Essay Questions: How to Answer Them Right!<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

4. 5 Fatal Flaws to Avoid in Your Med School Essays<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

5 . 5 Fatal Flaws to Avoid in Your College Application<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

Now that I\u2019ve revealed your favorites, I\u2019ll tell you a few of mine as I review 2014 and prepare for 2015:<\/p>\n

5. The increasing dialogue<\/b> taking place on this blog. I\u2019m particularly appreciative that the conversation is civil, cordial, and collaborative.<\/p>\n

4. The guests<\/b> who have contributed to this blog, Admissions Straight Talk<\/i>, and our webinars. What wonderful people have taken the time to share their insights and experience with us all!<\/p>\n

3. The people behind the scenes<\/b> who make this site and this company work: Rachel, Miriam, Sara, Michal, Yael, Sarah, and Lisa.<\/p>\n

2. Accepted\u2019s consultants<\/b>, who generously share their admissions savvy on this site and tirelessly and expertly guide Accepted\u2019s clients.<\/p>\n

1. You<\/b> \u2013 our clients, readers, fans, listeners, video viewers, participants, questioners, and commenters. In short, the Accepted community.<\/p>\n

Best wishes for a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2015.<\/p>\n

A year filled with \u201cYes! I\u2019m in!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"Linda<\/a>By Linda Abraham<\/a>, president and founder of Accepted.com and co-author of the definitive book on MBA admissions, <\/em>MBA Admission for Smarties: The No-Nonsense Guide to Acceptance at Top Business Schools<\/a>.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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This article originally appeared on the Accepted Admissions Consulting Blog<\/a>, the official blog of Accepted.com.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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