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Applying the lessons of MBA school to the reality of COVID-19 [Show summary] Al Dea, a tech product manager who earned his MBA from UNC, dives deep into what life is like after business school, including how the pandemic has impacted the post-MBA experience. What steps can businesses take to help employees thrive during COVID? How can MBA programs help students thrive during this time? [Show notes] Our guest today is a tech product manager, member of the UNC MBA class of 2015, host of the MBASchooled podcast, and author of the book  MBA Insider: How to Make the Most of Your MBA Experience. ...

Reapplying to Business School: How to Do It Right the Second Time Around Feb 9, 06:00 AM Comments [0] Were your b-school applications rejected? Eager to go for the gold again? If this sounds like you, read on! This blog post offers a step-by-step process for reevaluating your rejected application, and submitting top-notch applications to the best schools for you. If you implement the principles discussed here and apply with strong essays, letters of recommendation, and interviews, you should find yourself preparing to attend a favorite business school in the not-too-...

Bring Your Personal Statement to Life With Vivid, Active Verbs Jan 21, 06:00 AM Comments [0] Your personal statement and essays are essential elements of your application and allow the adcom great insights into who you really are aside from your stats. However, no matter how extensive your experience or how accomplished you may be, all that can be lost if presented in plodding prose that no one has the energy to read.  Note the word “personal” in personal statement. It should convey something unique to you and not look like a robot put it together. Sometimes, i...

DARE to submit great applications You’re dreaming of a career that excites you. You’re aspiring to MBA programs that will launch you towards that career. But how do you get from your stats to your story? How do you build an application that portrays you at your best and as a perfect match for the schools you are aiming for? You D.A.R.E. DARE is Accepted’s 4-step strategy for approaching the MBA application and providing a foundation for an application that presents you as a multi-dimensional individual who shows fit with the program you are applying to.

Can the lessons of 2020 help us forge a better 2021? [Show summary] For Admissions Straight Talk’s 400th episode, Linda Abraham reflects on a turbulent year and identifies the most important trends in higher ed admissions to watch in 2021. Applying to graduate school: A journey of self-improvement [Show notes] I also want to speak at the very end on a more personal and, hopefully, thoughtful perspective, a little bit higher level, more strategically, and share some thoughts as we are starting to see the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. This is a brand new year. The other perspective...