This is the time of year when you face the facts: Is my GMAT score high enough to get me into my schools of choice or should I retake the GMAT?   As an Accepted.com consultant, I would advise you to take the GMAT to achieve your highest possible score, but I also warn you that my advice has a corollary: the law of diminishing returns applies to the GMAT.

This classic economic theory implies that if you continue to put forth effort into the GMAT, you will reach a point where the effort you put into the test will have negative consequences (diminished returns).  You may in fact, continue to raise your score, but there is a point at which the number of times you take the GMAT, could negatively impact your application....Read More2880

Posted by Natalie Grinblatt on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:00:21 +0000 | Permalink | Post a comment

I have been thinking for several weeks that it is time for me to write a post about MBA admissions consulting. I have seen blog and forum posts heatedly discussing the pros and cons of admissions consulting and what makes a good consultant.  I admit to fairly strong opinions on the subject. While my objectivity may be questionable, I have been advising applicants for the last sixteen years and speak from deep, long experience....Read More6328

Posted by Linda Abraham on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:54:23 +0000 | Permalink | Post a comment

Here's what's been going on in the world of MBA and medical school admissions news:

• An Israeli news source (Globes.co.il) reports that top b-schools in the U.S. have begun recruiting seriously in Israel. This year, more than 150 Israeli students will attend MBA programs in the U.S., including the first ever Israeli-Ethiopian student will be studying at Brandeis as a Fulbright scholar. Duke Fugua recently established a scholarship especially for Israeli students, and decided that Tel Aviv will soon become an anchor city for holding admissions interviews, putting it in a class with Beijing, New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. Army experience (which in Israel is mandatory) is always an impressive point when adcoms are reviewing student profiles.
• Top business schools in the U.S. are adding social me...Read More3972

  Posted by Accepted on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:00:25 +0000 | Permalink | Post a comment

  
  

Developing leadership skills is an essential requirement for all MBA students. U.S. News describes some of the most innovative leadership courses at top b-schools today:

• UVA Darden's "Leadership and Theatre: Ethics, Innovations and Creativity"
• Duke Fugua's Fuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership and Ethics
• University of California Riverside School of Business Administration's "Leadership, Communications, Ethics and Teamwork"

Save 10% on all Posted by Accepted on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:00:04 +0000 | Permalink | Post a comment

Right after the MCAT scores are released, phones go wild in medical school admissions offices. It will not help to panic over disappointing scores, or to call or e-mail blaming your scores on “bad sushi” the day of the exam. Take responsibility for your disappointing scores, and be honest with yourself and the medical schools you are applying to.

If your scores are considerably lower than average, it may be necessary to retake the exam. However, applicants need to be aware that taking the MCAT multiple times could have a negative impact on their applications, unless there is a dramatic change in the scores. Though there is no longer a rule against repeating the MCATs more than three times, doing so will probably work against you....Read More3002

Posted by Linda Abraham on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:00:39 +0000 | Permalink | Post a comment