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Deadlines Dead Ahead
Deadlines are here and now! We want to help you, but please give us
enough time to do so. Don't wait— sign up today or contact your
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additional editing.
Acceptances Rolling In
We love to hear about acceptances both from clients and from
"Acceptees" who have benefited from Accepted.com's other resources: ebooks, this
newsletter, the
Accepted Admissions Almanac blog, the admissions chats, and our
articles and email courses. Please take a
minute to share your success by
emailing us.
Facebook MBA Mojo Monday
Participate in Accepted’s fun and informative MBA admissions
contest. Beginning January 4, 2010 Accepted.com will post one new quiz
question on our
Facebook page each Monday. The questions will deal with
different aspects of the MBA application process. Just answer the
questions on the wall and you will automatically be entered in a
drawing to win an exclusive MBA Mojo t-shirt. Are you ready? Put on
your thinking caps and have some fun!
Beautiful B-School Photo Contest Update
In response to requests that more b-schools be included in
Accepted.com's popular Beautiful B-School Photo Contest, we have
decided to accept pictures for all b-schools listed in
BusinessWeek's
2009 MBA Rankings. You know what that means,
folks—the
competition is on! And this year, because of our list expansion, there
will be more competitors and more photos submitted, so get out your
cameras and start taking some beautiful b-school photos!
Don't know what we're talking about?
Click here to learn about this
exciting opportunity to express your creative side and win great
prizes.
Featured Ebook for January: The Nine
Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make on an MBA Waitlist.
Here's an excerpt:
Mistake #3: Hide your genuine
interest in
the school.
You discussed it in your essays already. Or you aren't really sure why
you want to attend. Or you have been rejected everywhere else, so this
is your last hope. There's no point in elaborating on your level of
interest. Right? Wrong.
Right Move: Reinforce the idea that this is the
best school for you to
achieve your goals.
While your qualifications relative to your peers' are primary in
admissions, "fit" is a major factor. The adcom members want to know
that you will do well in their school, not just in terms of academics,
but also in terms of the school's culture and values. The last thing
they want is to admit someone who will leave, drop out, or graduate and
bad mouth the school.
If you want to know why this information is important and how you
should present it, look on page 10-11 of our featured ebook of the
month, The Nine Mistakes You Don't Want
to Make on an MBA
Waitlist. And
remember, you'll save 20% on the popular ebook during the month of
January with coupon code MBAWL.
MBA Podcaster Video About Stanford Graduate
School
of Business
We’ve received excellent feedback on the tips provided by
Linda Abraham on
winning strategies for completing Stanford’s
MBA application. The video also contains valuable interviews
with
current students and recent alumni.
Chats Past and Future
It’s a new year, and here at Accepted, we have a whole new
lineup of exciting chats for January:
Jan 11:
UC Berkeley Hass,
Happenings with Pete Johnson
Jan 21:
Michigan Ross, Waitlist Q&A with Soojin Kwon Koh
Jan 28:
Accepted.com, Waitlist Chat with Linda Abraham
All chats will
take place in the
Accepted.com chat
room. For more details, please visit our
chat schedule page.
Last month’s chats generated must-read transcripts:
Visit our
chat transcript page for the complete 2009 chat transcript
directory.
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Blog Posts
Of Interest
Here are a few recent blog posts to help you start the year off right!
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Essay
Tip
The
Editing Funnel
Most of you now are—or soon will be—editing your
critical application essays and personal statements. When Accepted.com
editors review and edit your essays they go through a process I call
the editing funnel. If you choose to be your own editor, you should
follow a similar process.
At the top of the funnel you evaluate your
essay in the context of the application. Does it add to the reader's
knowledge of you? Does it introduce the reader to a dimension not
revealed in the boxes, numbers, and transcripts? If you are submitting
more than one essay in your application, do the essays complement each
other?
Going deeper into the funnel, your focus should narrow to the
individual essays. Check that each essay has a clear theme and logical
structure. Ensure that it addresses the question posed. Finally, look
for the specifics that will add life and distinctiveness to your
writing and your application.
At the narrowest part of the funnel,
check writing mechanics: clarity, grammar, style, word usage, spelling,
punctuation, and all the nitty-gritty details of writing. You may be a
little bleary-eyed at this point and almost unable to view the essay(s)
objectively. To restore a your critical eye, put the draft away for a
couple of days; if you don’t have that much time, then at
least a couple of hours. When proofing your essay, print it out and
read it aloud from the hard copy. Doing so will slow you down and allow
your ear to catch some of the little errors that your eye may
miss.
Additional resources:
If you want professional editing help that saves you time and guides
your essay(s) through the editing funnel while maintaining your voice,
please consider Accepted.com's professional
personal statement and
application essay editing.
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