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How Loyola Stritch Is Adapting to COVID-19 [Episode 381]

Podcast interview with Darrell Nabers

[powerpress] An inside look at the impact of COVID with Darrell Nabers [Show summary] Darrell Nabers, Assistant Dean for Admissions and Recruitment at Loyola University of Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine, shares how the school is adapting its program and admissions policies to life in the time of COVID-19. Changes to Loyola Stritch’s program and …

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How to Write a Letter of Recommendation for Medical School: Nine Tips for Recommenders

How to write a letter of recommendation for medical school 9 tips for recommenders

When it comes to your medical school recommendations, there are certain parts you have control over and certain parts that you do not; and you may actually have more influence than you realize.  Who you ask – that’s on you. Asking with enough time until the deadline – again, that’s you.  What your recommender writes …

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Get Your Columbia MBA Admissions Questions Answered LIVE!

Ask Me Anything with Columbia MBA Admissions Director Michael Robinson

Preparing your MBA applications is a major undertaking. Don’t you wish you could just ask the adcom a few questions to help you get ready? Well now you can! On Wednesday, September 9th at 10am PT/1pm ET, we’ll be hosting an exclusive live AMA (Ask Me Anything) session with CBS Director of Admissions Michael Robinson. …

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Expert Advice for Applicants and an Inside Look at UCLA Anderson from an Intl MBA [Episode 380]

Podcast interview with Chen Chadash

[powerpress] Chen shares his journey from military intelligence service-member to international MBA student to Accepted admissions consultant [Show summary] Chen Chadash, Accepted consultant and UCLA Anderson MBA grad, had a unique path to business school as an international student with a background in military service. He shares his insights on life at UCLA Anderson, working …

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Medical School Interviews During COVID-19: What You Need to Know

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This is a particularly challenging year for med school interviews, not least due to the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic and the unavailability of testing in the spring. Now comes the newest change, entirely virtual interviews and in some cases a video interview: AAMC’s Video Tool for Admissions (VITA) program, which launched this year to …

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How This Dell Med Student Is Fighting Hunger [Episode 379]

Podcast interview with Zach Timmons

[powerpress] Zack Timmons integrated business and medicine to take on a social problem facing his community. [Show summary] Zack Timmons, a fourth-year medical student at Dell Medical School at UT Austin, combined his passion for medicine with his background in business to create Good Apple, an Austin-based produce delivery company on a mission to end …

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All About Georgetown’s New Master of Science in Business Analytics Program [Episode 378]

Podcast interview with Dr. Sudipta Dasmohapatra

[powerpress] Why Georgetown’s new MSBA program may be just what you’re looking for! [Show Summary] Dr. Sudipta Dasmohapatra, Academic Director of Georgetown’s MSBA program, goes in-depth on who the new online master’s program is for and how will prepare students for careers in data science leadership. Earn your Master’s of Science in business analytics online …

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Medical School Interviews: 7 Things You Need to Know

Medical school interviews 7 things you need to know

Think you know everything there is to know about interviewing, and that interview prep and mock interviews just aren’t for you? “It’s sad to see an applicant do well throughout the entire application process, only to crash and burn during their interviews,” says Accepted consultant Dr. Barry Rothman. “Many applicants assume that an interview is …

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A Stanford MBA with a Passion for Both Business and Humanities [Episode 377]

Podcast interview with Ilana Walder Biesanz

[powerpress] What’s it like being a student at Stanford GSB? [Show summary] Ilana Walder-Biesanz’s eclectic background includes engineering, opera, product management, ballroom dance, data analytics, and theatre. In this episode, she shares why she also pursued an MBA from Stanford GSB. Should you include interests and experiences that are not directly business-related in your MBA …

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A Medical School Admissions Expert’s Guide to Postbacs and Med Schools [Episode 376]

Podcast interview with Dr. Barry Rothman

[powerpress] Could a postbac program boost your chances of acceptance to medical school?[Show summary] Dr. Barry Rothman, an Accepted consultant with 19 years of experience in health professions advising, shares his expert guidance for applicants considering postbac programs and medical school. Learn how this admissions cycle will differ from other cycles, and how you can …

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How to Approach VITA, AAMC’s New Video Interview

How to approach VITA AAMCs new video interview

To address the novel challenges the pandemic has created, the AAMC will be using a video recording in place of in-person interviews. They are calling it the AAMC Video Interview Tool for Admissions (AAMC VITA). It is being offered at no cost to applicants since it is a pilot program and will be available from …

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A Harvard MBA’s Experience & Advice on Writing the Perfect Essay [Episode 375]

Podcast interview with Harsha Mulchandani

[powerpress] How to write an acceptance-worthy essay for HBS [Show summary] Harsha Mulchandani, member of the Harvard Business School Class of 2021, offers her perspective on student life at HBS, as well as what her work on the Harbus Essay Guide has taught her about writing the perfect admissions essay. How can The Harbus Essay …

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