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MD/PA/NP/DO/DDS/MPH: What Do They Require? [Episode 499]

MD/PA/NP/DO/DDS/MPH: What Do They Require? 499 Valerie Wherley Nov 22

[powerpress] Discover the differences between and how to get accepted to common healthcare admissions tracks [Show Summary] Accepted consultant Dr. Valerie Wherley has an impressive and extensive background in pre-health, having advised thousands of students to acceptance at their dream schools and programs. In this highly informative podcast interview, she distinguishes the differences between common …

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NYU Part-Time MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2022 – 2023]

NYU Stern Langone 2022 2023 App Tips

NYU’s Stern Langone part-time MBA requires just one short essay: a straightforward goals essay. It also requires a less conventional “getting-to-know-you as a person” photographic essay. These two items, together, create a succinct but vivid portrait of your candidacy. NYU likes candidates who can be both efficient and creative with their messaging and communication. Perhaps keep …

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U.S. News & World Report Sees High Drop Out Rate Among Elite Law Schools

U.S. News & World Report Sees High Drop Out Rate Among Elite Law Schools

They’re falling like dominoes. On November 16, Yale and Harvard Law Schools announced their withdrawal from the U.S. News & World Report law-school rankings. On November 17, the University of California, Berkeley School of Law followed suit. Since then, eight others among the highest-ranked law schools in the U.S. have also opted out. As a consequence, this …

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How to Get Accepted to MIT Sloan MBA [Episode 498]

How to Get Accepted to MIT Sloan MBA_Dawna Levenson_Nov 2022

[powerpress] Discover all you need to know about MIT Sloan’s MBA program [Show Summary] MIT Sloan is one of the magic M7 MBA programs, and its Assistant Dean, Dawna Levenson, shares everything applicants aiming for acceptance should know.  Interview with Dawna Levenson, Assistant Dean at MIT Sloan School of Management [Show Notes] Welcome to the …

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ABA Drops LSAT Requirement Beginning in 2025 

ABA Drops LSAT Requirement Beginning in 2025

Update: As of spring 2023, the ABA has paused this change to their LSAT requirement. Beginning in the fall of 2025, law school applicants may be able to skip the formidable task of studying for and taking the LSAT. That is when the American Bar Association will no longer obligate applicants to their accredited law …

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Class of 2022 MBAs Earn Bullish Starting Salaries

Class of 2022 MBAs Earn Bullish Starting Salaries

Distance learning and unstable market conditions due to the Covid pandemic have not hurt the fortunes of MBA grads from top programs. The 2022 employment reports released in recent weeks from top schools, including NYU Stern School of Business, University of Michigan Ross School of Business, UC-Berkeley Haas School of Business, MIT Sloan, Harvard, and …

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Accepted Thanksgiving wide 2021

Today is Thanksgiving in the United States, a national holiday during which we give pause – at least for a brief moment – to count our blessings. Wherever you are, that is a good exercise. With the war in Ukraine and conflicts elsewhere, tensions, and crises throughout the world, it is particularly important. Given the …

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Encore: An Interview With the Temple Katz School of Medicine Admissions Dean [Episode 497]

Jacob Ufberg May 2022

[powerpress] Welcome to the 497th episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Thanks for joining me. It’s Thanksgiving week! I want to take this opportunity to thank you again for joining me. Because of the holiday I decided to air one of the most popular shows of 2022: An Interview With the Temple Katz School of Medicine …

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MBA Programs Seek Recently Laid Off Tech Workers

MBA Programs Seek Recently Laid Off Tech Workers

If you are a recently laid off and otherwise competitive applicant, MBA programs want YOU! Are you a tech worker who just got laid off from Meta, Twitter, Facebook, Stripe, or a similar company? Were you thinking of getting an MBA before and/or since the layoff? Well, what started as a trickle with Northwestern University–Kellogg …

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How to Get Accepted to UNC Kenan-Flagler Full-Time MBA Program [Episode 496]

Danielle Richie_496_UNCKF MBA_Nov 22

[powerpress] Discover all you need to know about UNC Kenan-Flagler’s MBA program [Show Summary] UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School is a leading MBA program located in North Carolina, an emerging business hotspot. Danielle Richie, UNC’s MBA Admissions Director, describes the qualities that make up the dynamic student body and shares her tips on how to get …

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