Early-Bird MBA Special
Gain an early advantage in MBA admissions and save money. Order MBA essay services or MBA application packages this month to save 15%.
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2010 MBA Admissions Telethon
Aiming for the class of 2012? Come to Accepted.com's MBA Admissions Telethon to kick-off your 2010 applications. On Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 1:00 PM-3:00 PM PST/ 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST/ 9:00 PM GMT - 11:00 PM GMT our seasoned MBA admissions consultants will be available to answer your individual questions via telephone.

Register today to receive the call-in information and benefit from this great opportunity.

MBA Roadmap to Bold and Brilliant Essays Webinar
Are you applying for an MBA this fall? Are you wondering how to write compelling MBA essays for your application? If so, then the Roadmap to Bold and Brilliant Essays webinar is for you. During the webinar, Linda Abraham will teach you proven writing techniques you need to know.

The webinar will take place on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 10:00 AM PST / 1:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM GMT. And it's free.

Take advantage of this great opportunity and register today!

Ebook of the Month: Write Your Way To A Fellowship Match
Submit an application that's a hit with the fellowship admissions staff using the techniques taught in Write Your Way to a Fellowship Match. And if you buy it in July, you'll save 20% off the regular purchase price, by using FEL20 at checkout.

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AIGAC Conference
Five Accepted.com consultants participated in the annual professional conference of graduate admissions consultants, sponsored by AIGAC. Accepted’s presence, the largest of any consultancy at the conference, reflects our commitment to excellence and professional development.

Participants in the conference visited NYU Stern’s School of Business and Columbia’s Graduate School of Business. They participated in the “Beyond the Stereotypes” session, led by Bruce DelMonico from Yale, Cassandra Pittman from INSEAD, Christie St. John from Tuck, Peter Johnson from Haas, Soojin Kwon Koh from Ross, and Wendy Huber from Darden, who presented about the niche programs that the schools may not be, but should be, known for. Peter and Christie also hosted an informative exercise using admissions case studies. Later on, the group discussed the current MBA applicant perspective as revealed in March’s AIGAC survey. 

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Essay Tip

"Invent first, and then embellish!"
So advised Samuel Johnson, the eighteenth-century English curmudgeon, wit, and writer.

Now don’t think for a minute that Dr. Johnson was advising writers like you to make things up. He wasn’t. He was recommending that a writer—whether it be a young minister who had sought his advice on writing a sermon, or you, confronting the need to write personal statements and application essays—should first create a working draft and then should edit it for coherence, logic, writing mechanics, clarity, and all the qualities that contribute to good writing. Don’t edit as you write that first draft.

Dr. Johnson’s works are still read almost 300 years after his death. I doubt that your personal statement requires that kind of longevity; it just needs to work with the rest of your application to enhance the chances that you will be accepted to the program of your choice. However, Dr. Johnson’s advice is still applicable. Tell your story. Get it down on paper. Then edit it until it shines.

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