This post is from Linda Abraham, founder and president of Accepted.com. Also check out the Accepted team’s first post on our blog for tips on law school personal statements. – I have just finished reading Made to Stick by the brothers Chip and Dan Heath. I recommend it highly to those of you in sales, [...]

This piece is from Andrew at CollegeEssayOrganizer.com. He’s been in the SAT game for years, and he’ll post here from time to time with college essay tips. – A lot of the time, the hardest part of a college essay is just getting started. Too many schools, too many questions, not enough time. Not to [...]

This is the first in a series of  posts from our friends at Accepted.com. Stay tuned for inside tips on the law school and B-school admissions process. – What are the most boring, non-starters for your personal statement? Openings that use wording from the question, or in the case of general questions, are so common [...]

Josh Anish is Senior Editor at Knewton. I read A LOT of GMAT essays. Alex Sarlin and I read every single essay sent in by every single Knewton student. More and more are coming in every day. We usually offer words of encouragement followed by a points of constructive critique — don’t use first-person pronouns [...]

While many argue that your GMAT essays are meaningless, don’t forget that the essays can be a determining factor in the increasingly competitive admissions process. An extremely low score could set off flags, and raise doubts about your ability to complete graduate work. Additionally, admissions officers will use your GMAT essay as a check on [...]