About Us

Accepted.com has been guiding and advising college and graduate school applicants since 1994. Thousands of satisfied clients have benefited from working with Accepted's unparalleled and accomplished editors. Based in Southern California, with editors in North America, Europe, and Asia, our international team can assist you, no matter where you are or where you want to go.

When you select Accepted to help you through the application process, not only are you assigned your own personal editor dedicated to helping you, but you are backed by a staff of uncommonly talented professionals, including former admissions directors, published authors, and PhDs. It's the best of dedicated one-on-one mentoring combined with the breadth and depth of a larger company.

Learn about our history and founder, Linda Abraham, to understand Accepted's origins and values.

Our Editors

Not only do our editors have the experience and expertise needed to make you stand out, they have the passion necessary to help you get accepted. It's not just what we do -- it's who we are.

Get to know our editors and you'll see why Accepted can help you get accepted! Be sure to click on our editors' names to read more about them.

• Paul Bodine: Author of 5 best selling admissions books, he's helped hundreds of clients get accepted to leading graduate programs since 1997.
• Cindy Tokumitsu: Author of numerous articles and ebooks, she's helped hundreds of applicants get accepted to top schools since 1998.
• Sheila Bender: Authored several books, including Writing and Publishing the Personal Essay and Perfect Phrases for College Application Essays.
• Jennifer Bloom: Based in Israel, and author of the popular ebook, Techie's Guide to MBA Admissions, she advises international applicants to acceptances at top graduate programs.
• Judy Gruen: Award-winning author and editor with 20 years' experience, her clients have been accepted to top business, law, and medical schools.
• Sonia Michaels: Mentoring successful applicants to leading business, law, grad, and medical schools since 2000.
• Catherine Cook: Published author and former Duke Law admissions officer, she has helped applicants gain acceptance to nearly 30 top law schools.
• Cydney Foote: Extensive experience with MBA, medical, and residency applicants.
• Tanis Kmetyk: A world-class journalist, she has been advising international applicants from her base in Paris.
• Dr. Sachin Waikar: Former McKinsey consultant, published author, and advisor to applicants to business and grad schools.
• Inge Miller: Former Associate Director of Admissions at the Ross School of Business.
• Michelle Stockman: Worked in the Columbia Business School admissions office, and has a Masters in Journalism from Columbia as well.
• Robbie Walker: Writer, columnist, and editor with her own MBA from Chicago Booth, she works mainly with MBA, LLM, and public policy applicants.
• Dr. Rebecca Blustein: Experience editing application and scholarship essays at UCLA's Scholarship Resource Center.
• Natalie Grinblatt Epstein: Former Admissions Dean/Director at 3 top business schools.
• Dr. Shirley Tokheim: Writer and editor whose clients have been accepted to top-tier graduate programs.

Our History

Started by Linda Abraham in the early 1990s, Accepted.com grew out of an editing service working with college students in West Los Angeles. Linda discovered she was repeatedly asked to edit personal statements for grad school. She realized that if she applied journalistic techniques to the personal statements she was editing, she could help applicants make their stories engaging, not merely well-written. Recognizing the demand for a service dedicated to helping graduate school applicants write revealing, compelling, and articulate essays, she founded Accepted.

Our Founder

When you ask Linda why she is so passionate about her work, here's what she'll tell you:

"I've always been fascinated by people's life stories. Ever since I was a young child, I have loved reading biographies. And everyone-not just the famous-has a story. Discovering that story, and helping applicants articulate it, is a fascinating process."

"Additionally, the editing process is a game to me. I was a writing tutor as an undergrad at UCLA and received excellent training there. I found then, and still find today, that figuring out the best way to express a phrase or tell a story is like solving a puzzle. Almost as good as Sudoku."

"Finally, I love hearing, 'Thank you. I'm in!'"

Learn about our talented team of editors, who are ready to help you with your applications.