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Get Accepted to Stanford Graduate School
of Business
Presented by Linda Abraham,
Founder & CEO of Accepted
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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
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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
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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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