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author: linda abraham

linda abraham
linda abraham is the founder and ceo of accepted, the top-tier admissions consultancy that helps you unlock your competitive advantage. linda has written or co-authored 13 ebooks on the college admissions process. in 2007, she co-founded the association of international graduate admissions consultants (aigac) and became its first president. for the last 20 years linda and her highly credentialed, experienced team have helped thousands of applicants get accepted to top colleges and graduate schools worldwide, including but not limited to harvard, stanford, wharton, columbia, kellogg, and mit. she has been featured in the wall st. journal, the new york times, us news, the sunday times of london, businessweek, poets & quants and mba podcaster.

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    we’ve all been there. you plan a group study session with your friends, and three hours later…you have done nothing. well, except for exchanging some good gossip and googling pictures of cats, maybe. group study sessions can be awesome study tools, but they can easily become just another hang-out with your friends. and though hanging…

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    probability strikes dread into almost everybody. couple that with the fact that many probability questions are convoluted word problems so that even the most confident math-o-phile is quaking in her boots. but before we get to the dread-inducing question a quick rundown. the magical, make-your-life-a heck-of-a-lot-easier probability equation: # of possibilities you are hoping to…

  • want a well-rounded college application? join the club.

    all college applicants have heard that their applications absolutely have to be “well-rounded”. but what does that even mean? luckily, our friends at nextstepu.com are here to show us how “well-rounded” isn’t the same for everyone, and how to make it work for you. sometimes when you are researching colleges, it seems like you need…