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I am pleased to invite you to a chat tomorrow at Accepted with UNC Kenan Flagler s Director of MBA Admissions, Sherry Wallace will answer your questions about UNC s program, admissions policies, and student life. Joining her are:Julie Wiley, Assistant Director of AdmissionsMatt Kippeny, UNC MBA StudentSherry and her team can answer any questions about UNC admissions from domestic or int... ... (MORE)

A couple of weeks ago, I had a chance to speak with a young man, the son of good friends. A recent college graduate, he is working and planning to apply to b-school this fall. Naturally he wanted to pick my brains, which was fine with me. He told me when he intended to apply and described some professional moves he plans to make. As I gave him my perspective on his ideas, he kept saying, "... ... (MORE)

Please join us tomorrow Thursday January 24, 2008 at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET/6:00 PM GMT for an online chat devoted to UCLA s Anderson School of Business (my alma mater). UCLA has lined up a wonderful panel of guests to answer your questions about Anderson s MBA program, admissions policies, and student life. Panelists include: Lydia Heyman, UCLA Anderson s Interim Director of Admissions Crai... ... (MORE)

I seem to be writing seasonal posts these days. And here comes another one: Content suggestions for waitlist letters: Your updates and letters of support should focus on three areas: Your qualifications: specifically recent achievements, increases in responsibility, and initiatives. Steps you have taken to ameliorate weaknesses. Fit with the school. The first two areas demonstrate that y... ... (MORE)

Quick reminder. Accepted is hosting it first chat for the Emory Goizueta MBA program. Guests will include Julie Barefoot, Associate Dean & Director of MBA Admissions and Anne Dries, MBA Program Director, along with current MBA students at Emory. Please join us Monday Jan. 14 at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM EST/6:00 PM GMT in the Accepted chat room for an informative and lively discussion. ... (MORE)

I realized that in my recent post on round 3 MBA applications I did not explicitly name a large group of applicants who should consider a round 3 application: Those rejected at all the schools they applied to during round 1. If you applied to three or more schools round 1 and have been dinged by all, you need to evaluate why you are receiving the thin envelopes. The most common reasons:You fail... ... (MORE)

Accepted is resuming its MBA admissions chats next week on Wednesday January 9 at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET/ 6:00 PM GMT with a chat devoted to Notre Dame s MBA program. This will be the first time we are hosting Notre Dame, a strong general management program renowned for its focus on ethics. Available to answer your questions about Notre Dame s admissions policy, program, and student life will ... ... (MORE)

Deadlines galore appear on my calendar for tomorrow. Many more loom throughout this month. Here are the tips that will help you proof your application essays. So whether you are submitting an application tomorrow to HBS, Wharton, Chicago, Fuqua, Ross, or Darden or later this month to any other MBA program, follow these best practices to perfect your prose:Give yourself a break. Put the applicat... ... (MORE)