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An Inside Look at USC’s Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry [Episode 414]

Podcast interview with Dr. Anita Tourah

[powerpress] Do you fit with USC’s Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry?[Show summary] Dr. Anita Tourah, Assistant Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs at Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, offers an inside look at the dental student experience and admissions process. How an emphasis on research, education and patient care makes USC’s Herman Ostrow …

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Get a Jumpstart on Your AMCAS Application!

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Our masterclass, Create a Winning AMCAS Application, is airing live on April 22nd. There’s only a bit of time left to register, so click here to save your seat! Securing a spot in a reputable med school program requires that you set yourself apart from your competition. Starting the AMCAS application early, with a clear, …

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U.S. News 2022 Ranking of Best Medical Schools Now Live

US News Best Medical Schools

The U.S. News 2023 med school ranking is live! Click here to check in out >> U.S. News released the 2022 ranking of Research and Primary Care Medical Schools. U.S. News surveyed 191 allopathic and osteopathic medical schools that were accredited in 2020 by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), or the American Osteopathic …

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Life as a Dental Student at UCLA [Episode 412]

Podcast interview with Ellisa Soberon

[powerpress] Ellisa’s non-traditional path to dentistry [Show summary] Ellisa Soberon, a dental student at UCLA with a nontraditional path to dentistry, shares her insights on the dental school admissions process and life at UCLA. What makes UCLA School of Dentistry unique… and the perfect fit for this dental student! [Show notes] So, you want to …

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Collecting Letters of Evaluation for the TMDSAS

Collecting your letters of evaluation for the TMDSAS

There are two options when submitting letters of evaluation to TMDSAS. They request either a committee letter or three individual letters of recommendation. For the committee letter, they will accept three different formats: a committee letter that introduces and includes an unlimited number of letters, a committee letter that includes quotes and excerpts from the …

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Encore: Application Trends to Watch in 2021, and a Look Back at 2020 [Episode 411]

Application trends and thoughts on the new year

[powerpress] Thanks for joining me for the 411th episode of Admissions Straight Talk. I am taking a week off for family time this week. As a result I decided to air an encore of our most popular podcast so far in 2021. It actually is a solo podcast that I did for our 400th episode …

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