Accepted.Com, Inc.

Accepted.Com, Inc.

  • 2229 Canfield Ave
  • Los Angeles, California
  • 90034

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Linda Abraham founded Accepted.com in 1992 as a general editing service operating under the name of Linda Abraham & Associates. At the time Ms. Abraham edited for businesses and students and explored freelancing as an additional source of revenue. While noting the increasing demand for personal statement editing, she also recognized that if students wrote their essays with the techniques used in writing human interest and feature stories, the essays would be more engaging and compelling. In 1994, despite the skepticism of family and friends, Ms. Abraham decided to specialize in personal statement editing. She wrote a booklet "How to Write an Outstanding Personal Statement" and lectured over the next few years at a number of colleges and universities in the Southern California area, including UCLA, UC Irvine, USC, Pepperdine, Scripps, and the California State University at Northridge. More recently, she gave a presentation at the annual American Medical Student Association convention in Washington D.C. and at Yeshiva University of New York. Simultaneously, use of online services grew, and Ms. Abraham realized that these services removed geographic boundaries and could aid the growth of her business. She began participating in forums on Compuserve and message boards on AOL. In addition to obtaining clients, this participation earned Ms. Abraham Guest Expert status on Kaplan Hall and the Business Week area of AOL, and on US News' Forum on Compuserve. ...

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