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Encore: Focus on Fit in Admissions [Episode 334]

Podcast interview with Linda Abraham Focus on Fit Encore

[powerpress] I am taking time off for family this week, and as a result I decided to air an encore of one of our most popular shows ever, Focus on Fit. I chose it not only because of its popularity, but because the topic is relevant to so many, if not all, specialties. A solid …

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How to Get Into Zucker SOM at Hofstra/Northwell [Episode 333]

Podcast interview with Dr. Rona Woldenberg

[powerpress] Interview with Dr. Rona Woldenberg, Associate Dean for Admissions at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell [Show Summary] We interviewed today’s guest almost three years ago about Hofstra/Northwell’s fairly new medical school. A lot has changed since then and Dean of Admissions, Dr. Rona Woldenberg, bring us up to date on what’s new …

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How to Launch Your Career in High Tech Product Management [Episode 332]

Podcast interview with Kevin Kivestu

[powerpress] Interview with Kenton Kivestu, CEO of RocketBlocks [Show Summary] Kenton Kivestu is CEO of RocketBlocks, a firm that provides tools to help you prepare for and nail your Product Manager interviews at high tech firms. In today’s episode, he and Linda discuss the unique challenges of breaking into a product management career in high …

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Where MedEd Tuition Goes? This Resident Has a Surprising Answer [Episode 331]

Podcast interview with Daniel Barron

[powerpress] Interview with Dr. Daniel Barron, MD/PhD, resident physician at Yale University and writer for Scientific American [Show Summary] Dr. Daniel Barron is Chief Resident at Yale’s Neuroscience Research Training Program and Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit. In today’s episode he shares the various twists and turns in his med school education and career that helped …

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What Does a UVA Law School Application Reader Look For? [Episode 330]

Podcast interview with Brigitte Suhr

[powerpress] Interview with Brigitte Suhr, international lawyer, former admissions reader and current Accepted law school admissions consultant [Show summary] Accepted consultant Brigitte Suhr brings a wealth of law school admissions knowledge to today’s podcast. As an application reader at UVA School of Law, Brigitte read more than 2,500 applications, so she knows what works and …

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A Bain Consultant-Turned Wharton MBA Starts Her Own Business [Episode 329]

Podcast interview with Andie Kaplan

[powerpress] Interview with Andie Kaplan, Wharton MBA student and founder of ConnectEd [Show summary] Andie Kaplan had an undergraduate degree in business, but knew she needed more formal training to successfully launch her own business, and one year into her MBA at Wharton, she has done just that! Andie shares her story of honing her …

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A Harvard PhD Student and Admissions Consultant Shares Her Story [Episode 328]

Podcast interview with Rachel Slutsky

[powerpress] Interview with Rachel Slutsky, Accepted admissions consultant [Show summary] Want to know what makes for stupendous statements of purpose or impressive MBA essays? Our guest, and recent addition to Accepted’s team of consultants, is an expert at both. But, for some of you her main claim to fame may be her status as a …

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Encore: Writing for Medical School: Personal Statements, Activities, and Secondaries [Episode 327]

Podcast interview with Linda Abraham Writing Essays for Medical School Applications

[powerpress] I am taking a week off for family time this week. As a result I decided to air an encore of our most popular med podcast so far in 2019, and it is: Writing for Med School, which I presented at the end of January. It’s an excellent time for this podcast. Many of …

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A Non-Traditional Applicant Accepted to the Columbia EMBA Program [Episode 326]

Podcast interview with Beta Ealy

[powerpress] Interview with Beta Ealy, creative director and Columbia EMBA student [Show Summary] Think that if you aren’t a consultant, IT professional, or finance manager that you don’t have a shot in an EMBA program? Think again. Our guest this week is a creative director with little background in quant who conquered the GMAT and …

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Loyola Stritch School of Medicine: The Right School for You? [Episode 325]

Podcast interview with Darrell Nabers

[powerpress] Interview with Darrel Nabers, Assistant Dean for Admissions and Recruitment at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine [Show Summary] Darrel Nabers, Assistant Dean for Admissions and Recruitment at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, is our guest today, and he shares details about the differences between Stritch and other allopathic medical schools …

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Get a Kellogg MBA: An Interview with Dean of Admissions Kate Smith [Episode 324]

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[powerpress] Learn all about Kellogg’s MBA options from the inside [Show Summary] Assistant Dean of Admissions Kate Smith discusses Kellogg’s rich menu of options as well as what Kellogg is looking for in applicants, changes to its MBA application, and how to get in. Interview with Kate Smith, Assistant Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid …

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What’s New at SUNY Upstate Medical School? [Episode 322]

Podcast interview with Jennifer Welch

[powerpress] Interview with Jennifer Welch, Associate Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid at SUNY Upstate Medical University [Show Summary] In today’s episode we talk with Jennifer Welch, Associate Dean of Admissions and Chief Enrollment Officer at SUNY Upstate Medical. Jennifer shares information on the new curriculum, as well as what students can expect in the …

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