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March 22, 2017

Affordable Online Test Prep [Episode 198]

We are now getting calls from applicants who plan to plan to apply in the summer, fall, and winter to matriculate in 2018. A few have all their ducks lined up – test score in place, school visits planned, a GPA they’re proud of, and maybe they’re just rounding out their profile to put icing…

March 14, 2017

Get Into IE, an Innovative Leader in Business Education [Episode 197]

The MBA application process is multi-faceted and there are a lot of things you can do NOW that will improve your chances of acceptance when you actually apply. I shared those steps, which I’ve seen work over the last 20 years, at our recent webinar 7 Steps to MBA Acceptance in 2018. Click here to view the…

March 8, 2017

What is Med School Really Like? [Episode 196]

I want to invite any listeners planning to apply to medical school this summer to check out our med webinar, The 5 Part Framework for a Successful Medical School Application. In the webinar I break down the complex med school application process into 5 essential goals that you must achieve if you are to be…

March 1, 2017

Will Your Graduate Education Pay? [Episode 195]

Saving money on your student loans, ranking grad programs based on salary-to-debt ratios, plus life as a Columbia Business School grad. All in today’s show. Today’s guest, Amanda Wood, graduated from Vassar College in 2009 with a degree in social psychology and economics. After graduation, she worked at BNY Mellon and at Brigham and Women’s…

February 22, 2017

What’s Life Like as a Darden MBA and Entrepreneur? [Episode 194]

Our guests today are both 2nd year MBA students at Darden who founded their start-up at the beginning of their MBA program. We’ll learn more in a minute, but a little background first. Maximilian Huc graduated from Princeton in 2013 with a BA in sociology. Outside of class, he started his first start-up called My…

February 15, 2017

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 about diversity. That’s not shocking since Accepted’s consultants are frequently asked by stressed, panicked clients from well-represented groups in the applicant pool, “How can I answer this diversity question?!?!” Given the high interest in…

February 8, 2017

When Global Business is the Goal [Episode 192]

Before we introduce today’s guest, I want to invite you to our newest webinar, Get Accepted to INSEAD. This is the latest addition to our “Get Accepted to” webinar series and the first time that we are focusing on a school outside the U.S. If you’re interested in INSEAD, listen on! Today’s guest is Aly…

February 1, 2017

What Do Scribes Do – And How to Become One [Episode 191]

Medical schools across the board want to know that the people they admit know what they’re getting into and have an understanding of clinical practice based on personal experience. Clinical exposure is virtually a requirement for acceptance to ALL U.S. medical schools. A great way to get such exposure is by working as a scribe….

January 25, 2017

A Lot About Yale SOM’s EMBA Program – And a Little About One Year MBAs [Episode 190]

Before we turn to our regularly scheduled content, I want to respond to a question asked of me on Twitter by @agarwalgaurav04: He asked me if we can do a show on U.S. one-year MBA programs. We might in the future, and while today’s show is not devoted to that topic, you can get a…

January 18, 2017

M3 and Entrepreneur: An Interview with David Eisenberg, Co-Founder of PreMD Tracker [Episode 189]

Like most premeds and med students, our guest today, David Eisenberg, is a very busy person. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BS in neuroscience, took a gap year, which we’ll learn more about, and then began medical school at The Commonwealth Medical College where he is now an M3. Along the…

January 12, 2017

Top Graduate School Admissions Directors Share the Inside Scoop

Applying to graduate school and overwhelmed by your options? Don’t know how to find the right program for you? Or have you already found your dream program, and need guidance for applying successfully? For the past few years, Linda Abraham has been interviewing the director of admissions at top graduate programs on the Admissions Straight Talk Podcast. Here…

January 11, 2017

Building Your Consulting Career, and a Look Back at a Tuck MBA [Episode 188]

Today’s guest, J. Kenton Kivestu, graduated from UVA with a BA in economics and history in 2006. Upon graduating he joined Google in product development and worked there for 3 years until he moved to Hanover New Hampshire to attend the Tuck School of Business and earn his MBA. He interned at BCG, but returned…

January 4, 2017

Firecracker – A Dynamite Way to Approach Med School Education [Episode 187]

Today’s guest is Ben Williams, founder and CEO of Firecracker. Firecracker is, according to its website, “an adaptive learning platform that uses amazing content coupled with spaced repetition to help medical students crush their exams.” Ben graduated from Harvard College in 2005 with a BA in Biology and Health Policy. From 2006-09 he co-founded and…

December 28, 2016

Why London Business School Might be the School for You! [Episode 186 – Encore]

As most of you slow down for the holiday season, and some of you speed up to make the upcoming admissions deadlines, we thought it would be a great opportunity to do an encore of Linda’s excellent interview with Jamie Wright, the Senior Recruitment and Admissions Manager at London Business School – Early Career Programs. For the full…

December 21, 2016

Make a Difference at Michigan Ross: An Interview with Soojin Kwon [Episode 185]

Today’s guest is Soojin Kwon, Director of Admissions at Michigan Ross. Soojin earned her Bachelor’s at Yale, her MPP at Harvard’s Kennedy School, and her MBA from Ross. She worked at Deloitte Consulting before joining Ross’s admissions team in 2004, and has been Director since 2006. She writes an outstanding blog and has an equally…

December 14, 2016

Get an NYU Stern MBA: Interview with Admissions Dean Isser Gallogly [Episode 184]

It gives me great pleasure to have back on Admissions Straight Talk Isser Gallogly, Associate Dean of MBA Admissions at NYU Stern School of Business. Isser earned his MBA from Duke Fuqua in 1995. He then worked in brand management for Unilever and L’Oreal before coming to NYU Stern as Director of Admissions and now…

December 7, 2016

MD/MPH Tulane Student Tells Her Story [Episode 183]

Before we turn to our guest, I want to invite any listeners planning to apply to medical school next summer to our next med webinar Get Accepted to Medical School in 2018, to be presented by Alicia McNease Nimonkar on December 14 at 5 PM PT/ 8 PM ET. The medical school admissions process is…

November 30, 2016

Want a Kellogg MBA? [Episode 182]

Before I introduce today’s guest, I would like to invite you to a webinar I’m presenting on December 7. Whether you are planning to apply this application cycle or aiming for next year or later, this webinar, 5 Ways to Make B-schools Love You, will give you critical strategies to strengthen your profile and application….

November 23, 2016

Stand Out! A Critical Goal for Your Application [Episode 181]

I covered the importance of showing fit in Episode 162 “Focus on Fit,” the second most popular show of 2016 and the most popular show of the second half of 2016. But there is a second focus you need if you want to apply successfully to highly competitive programs. You need a corollary to fit….

November 16, 2016

College Students, Recent Grads Interested in Business: London is Calling! [Episode 180]

Over the last ten years we have seen a lot more options in graduate management education. I’ve highlighted some on previous shows like the recent shows we have had on the CEMS Masters in International Management or UVA’s MS in Global Commerce or MIT’s MS in Business Analytics. Today it’s my pleasure to have back on Admissions…