Get Accepted to Stanford Graduate School of Business

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Get Accepted to Stanford Graduate School

of Business

Presented by Linda Abraham,

Founder & CEO of Accepted

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GMAT

quant

skills

GPA

GRE

otherdegrees

Do the work...

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Take a look at your grades...

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Average GPA: 3.73

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2+2=3?

Weak quant skills?

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Average GMAT: 730Range: 550-790

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That GMAT Scoreblog.accepted.com/2012/07/06/should-you-retake-the-gmat-2/

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“If you don’t know where you’re going, you might wind up someplace else.”

– Yogi Berra

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UndergradStudies

Job 1

Job 2

Job 3

CommunityService

Stanford Business School

Short-termGoal

Long-termGoal

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Change lives. Change organizations. Change the world.

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What are We Looking For?www.gsb.stanford.edu/mba/admission/admission_criteria.html

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Expanding intellectual horizons

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leadership

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"It is what you make of an experience that matters to us,

not simply the experience itself."

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Top 20!

Top 10!

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"Past behaviorpredicts future behavior."

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Community Service

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EXPLORE OUR

SERVICES

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One-on-one guidance from experienced experts.

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"Crafting a class: determining which candidates

to admit among those evaluated as highly qualified."

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Show you belong at Stanford

* Evidence you can do the work.

* Realistic goal requiring an MBA from Stanford.

* Demonstrate shared values.

* Ability to contribute to class & community.

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• Your primary job responsibilities. (320 characters)

• Your most significant challenge. (320 characters)

• Your most significant accomplishment. (320 characters)

• Reason for leaving. (145 characters)

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1100 words for 2 essays

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What matters to you most and why?

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Why Stanford?

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Goal = Function + Industry

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Once upon a time…

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Ten Tips for Recommenderswww.accepted.com/mba/lettersrec.aspx

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Past behavior predictsfuture behavior.

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Show you belong at Stanford

* Evidence you can do the work.

* Realistic goal requiring an MBA from Stanford.

* Demonstrate shared values.

* Ability to contribute to class & community.

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Show you belong at Stanford

* Evidence you can do the work.

* Realistic goal requiring an MBA from Stanford.

* Demonstrate shared values.

* Ability to contribute to class & community.

accepted.com

Show you belong at Stanford

* Evidence you can do the work.

* Realistic goal requiring an MBA from Stanford.

* Demonstrate shared values.

* Ability to contribute to class & community.

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Show you belong at Stanford

* Evidence you can do the work.

* Realistic goal requiring an MBA from Stanford.

* Demonstrate shared values.

* Ability to contribute to class & community.

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Show you belong at Stanford

* Evidence you can do the work.

* Realistic goal requiring an MBA from Stanford.

* Demonstrate shared values.

* Ability to contribute to class & community.

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EXPLORE OUR

SERVICES

www.accepted.com/services/mbaservices.aspx

One-on-one guidance from experienced experts.

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MBA In Sight:Focus on Finance

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An Accepted.com Report

By Linda Abraham

Additional Resources• MBA Admissions 101 at

www.accepted.com/mba/admissions.aspx

• MBA In Sight - Focus on Finance at reports.accepted.com/mba_in_sight_focus_on_finance

• Focus on Management Consulting at reports.accepted.com/mba_in_sight_focus_on_management_consulting

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