Have you used your THANKS coupon yet? The clock is ticking and if you don’t order MBA, law school, or grad school services by tomorrow (the 25th) at midnight (Pacific Time), you’ll lose your chance to save 10%! Here’s how it works: 1. Choose your...

Caution: Don’t bury your qualifications under prepositions! From my base in the Middle East, I work with many applicants throughout Asia who have excellent English but use a few phrases in ways that depart from the strictly correct. Here are some tips to help applicants improve...

Happy Autumn! As a pre-Thanksgiving treat, we’ll be running a one-week only discount of 10% off all MBA, grad, and law school non-rush application services. 10% savings can go quite far; in fact, you can save more than $500 on some services! Think of all...

When you write an application essay or statement of purpose, you’re trying to accomplish several goals at once: You are trying to prove your worthiness to be accepted to your target school, while also trying to impress upon the adcom that you have desirable character...

The essays discussed below are for the MPP and the two-year MPA applications (essay questions are different for the MPA/ID and mid-career MPA applications). HKS seeks well-rounded master’s students – people with proven academic success, strong leadership and career potential, and “commitment to advancing the public...

This is the opportunity of a lifetime. When fully set up, 200 students every year will learn how to lead the world into the future at an innovative (and all expenses paid) program. Listen to our conversation with Dr. Rob Garris to learn all about...

Always be honest (admissions committees can smell exaggeration from a mile away!). The personal statement is a terrific opportunity to share with admissions committees an interesting and unique aspect of your life. How much should you tell, and how much is too much? When I applied to...

Introducing the “MicroMaster’s” degree. MIT announced a new program this week which will allow students to take one semester of online courses that will count towards a “MicroMaster’s” degree. The courses will be free, but if you want them to count towards a degree, there will...

Cydney “goes orange” for Second Harvest Foodbank’s End Hunger campaign. Curious about the life and times of our spectacular admissions consultants? Please enjoy our newest blog series in which we interview the fabulous people who make up the Accepted.com staff. Next up is…Cydney Foote. Accepted: Can you...

Next June, the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Suwanee, Georgia will launch a two-year’s physician assistant master’s program. The first class will have 20 students.   Some interesting PA stats (from a Georgia Health News article): • In Georgia, the number of PAs has increased 67% in...