Decoding Your GMAT Score:
Do you have questions about the role the GMAT plays in the b-school admissions process? Are you considering taking a GMAT prep course but aren't sure if it's worth it? Have you already taken the GMAT and are you now thinking about retaking it? The answers to these questions, and many more, will be discussed in Accepted.com's upcoming MBA webinar, That GMAT Score: Implications for Your MBA Application, which will take place on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 5:00 PM PT / 8:00 PM ET. Reserve your spot for That GMAT Score: Implications for Your MBA Application now!

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50% Off All Books May 6 - May 11

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Out & About with Accepted
We’ve been busy! Below you can see where we’ve been featured recently, from online presentations to journals to interviews – Linda’s really been in high demand!

• Wall Street Journal article, "Frankly, Wharton Wants Candor"
• Businessweek article, "How to Stand Out in an MBA Group Interview"
• Poets & Quants article, "Is Wharton’s Desire For Candor Compromised?"
• Forte Foundation Presentation

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Blog Posts Of Interest

• MBAs Across America: The Coolest HBS Internship
• Who Are Postbac Programs For?
• Bad News for 2012 Law School Grads?
• Admissions Resume: What to Include
• When You Receive College Rejection Letters

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Admissions Tip
4 Ways to Show How You’ll Contribute in the Future

Show the adcoms that you’ve got the skills and the tools needed to give back. Schools want to see that the applicants will actively participate in and contribute to their student bodies and alumni communities, not to mention the greater community and society. Yet grandiose, declarative statements and promises to be a superlative do-gooder are unpersuasive.

So how is an applicant to show what he or she will do in the future? Point to the past. Most admission committees are firm believers that past behavior reveals abilities and interests and is a good predictor of the future.

Here are four tips to help you relay the message that you plan on achieving greatness by contributing to your school/community/world-at-large, by highlighting your impressive past.

1. Share the story of past achievements and quantify if possible the impact you had.
   
   By showing how you’ve already contributed, you demonstrate that you have the initiative, people skills, and organizational talent to make an impact in the future.
   
   
2. Discuss skills you’ve developed that will aid to future contributions.
   
   You can show the adcoms that you’re prepared to give back by proving that you’ve got the skills and the tools needed. Use evidence to support your skill development by talking about how you’ve worked to build your skill set, i.e. by taking a course or through work experience, etc. Analyze your success and failures (when asked for the latter) to reveal that you are a thinking, growing, dynamic individual. And when asked about failures or setbacks, discuss what you learned from the tough times. Demonstrate a growth mindset.
   
   
3. Show how your skills are transferable.
   
   To contribute to your classmates or school, you’ll need to show how your unique talents or experiences can be shared with your classmates, professors, or work colleagues. Talk about how your skills, understanding, and ethics can impact those around you.
   
   
4. Mention how your target school will help.
   
   Now the adcom readers know that you’ve got skills and that you’re ready to share them. Next, you need to reinforce the idea that their school is THE PLACE to accelerate your upward trajectory.

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