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Advance Notice to O&E Subscribers Only: Birthday Sale!

50% off All Ebooks & CDs May 8 - May 10.
My birthday is May 10. I want to share my presents with you by offering you once-a-year savings on Accepted's Ebooks and CD's.

• Best Practices for MBA Admissions
• The Consultant's Guide to MBA Admission
• Create a Better Sequel: How to Reapply Right to Business School
• Don't Let Writing the College Application Essay Drive You and Your Family Crazy
• The Finance Professional's Guide to MBA Admissions Success
• MBA BlastOff: 45 Terrific Tips to Help Launch Your Application to Acceptance
• The Nine Mistakes You Don't Want to Make on an MBA Waitlist
• The Nine Mistakes You Don't Want to Make on a Med School Waitlist
• The Nine Mistakes You Don't Want to Make on a Law School Waitlist
• Submit a Stellar Application: 42 Terrific Tips to Help You Get Accepted
• Write Your Way to a Fellowship Match
• Write Your Way to a Residency Match

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May's Featured Ebook: Create a Better Sequel: How to Reapply Right to Business School

Create a Better Sequel: How to Reapply Right to Business School shows you how to craft a compelling application and gain admission to top MBA programs -- the second time around.
Here are a few of the topics covered in this succinct, instantly downloadable MBA reapplicant report:

• Improving your profile - the 4 Pillars of a Successful MBA Application
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• The 5 questions you must have answered in a feedback session.

If you want to make the right moves when you reapply, purchase our featured ebook of the month, Create a Better Sequel and save 20% during the month of May.

New Chat Transcripts

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OK, so you didn't get accepted anywhere. What should you do now?

Deal. Get over it. And consider what you're going to do next year. If you decide to reapply, you must assess what went wrong and resolve to improve it.

1. Determine what you need to change. You definitely need to do something different, because your previous approach didn't work. Don't turn in the same essays.
2. Analyze your qualifications versus your target schools' average stats and requirements. If you are applying with below average stats at more than two schools and are not from an under-represented minority, you're relying on miracles, not applying effectively. You either need to improve your profile or apply to less-competitive schools.
3. Seek feedback. Some programs, particularly business and medical schools, give constructive feedback to re-applicants. If your school provides that service, take advantage of it ASAP. You want to hear the criticism early to give you as much time as possible to deal with any defects or weaknesses. Furthermore, some schools only provide a small window of time for feedback, so don't delay.
4. Evaluate your application. Do your essays and letters of rec (if you have access to them) add to the reader's knowledge of you? What could you do to improve them? Consider using Accepted.com's application evaluation service to help you with this step. This service can be particularly valuable if your target schools don't provide feedback or it is very limited.
5. Work on weaknesses. For example, if you applied to medical school with limited or no clinical experience, start volunteering at a local free clinic or hospital. If you applied to business school with a low GMAT, study for and retake the test.
6. Prepare to highlight valuable recent experiences. When you reapply, you want to show that you are better than before. For instance, if you are pre-law and worked for the last six months at the DA's office, highlight that experience, related achievements, and the lessons learned in your resume and/or essay when you reapply. Show them you are "new and improved!"

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