Academic De-Greening: Applying to College After Military Service
Having worked with numerous military veterans as they begin to transition to college, I know firsthand how challenging and daunting…
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The Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Application Essay Tips
This post focuses on application strategies for pre-doctoral students and graduate student applicants to apply for three years of funding…
5 Things Engineers Have to Do to Get Accepted to B-School
You are a highly skilled technical expert in your engineering field, and in recent years you have been asked to…
Society of Women Engineers: The Community for Women in Engineering [Episode 262]
Summary The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is 40,000+ members strong worldwide, and provides a sense of community to women…
Meet Harvard MD/MPH Student and Premed Podcaster Mary Tate [Episode 257]
Our guest today is soon-to-be doctor Mary Tate and current 4th year medical student at Harvard Medical School. Mary graduated…
Diversity in Medical Schools is Slowly Improving
According to an NPR article, there has been an increase in diversity in medical school classes since 2009. That is…
Different Dimensions of Diversity [Episode 193]
In reviewing our stats for last year, I noticed that one of our most visited pages is an article on…
Writing the Diversity Personal Statement
One of the many challenges of applying to college or graduate school is showing the admissions committee how you’ll fit…
Med School Admissions Advice for Nontraditional Applicants: The Experts Speak
Are you a nontraditional medical school applicant? If you’re not fresh out of college, or have a more distinctive background,…
History Made: More Women Than Men in 2017 Entering Med School Class
According to data recently released by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges), for the first time in history there…
Encore: Different Dimensions of Diversity [Episode 221]
Tune in for an encore of one of our most popular 2017 podcast episodes, where Linda Abraham addresses one of…
Can You Get Into a Top Grad School if You Didn’t Attend a Top University?
Abhishek from India recently asked on our blog what Indian applicants who graduated from undergraduate programs not among the elite…