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Wharton Lauder: An MBA/MA that Prepares You for Global Business [Episode 225]

podcast Kara Keenan Sweeney

Let’s learn about Wharton Lauder, and its joint MA/MBA and MA/JD programs for people who are passionate about international business.[powerpress] Today’s guest is Kara Keenan Sweeney, Director of Admissions Marketing and Communications at the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and Penn Law School. Kara has an extensive background in graduate admissions, …

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Be a Happy Doc! [Episode 224]

podcast with taylor brana

Our guest today is an intern at Einstein Healthcare Network. He recently graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He also has his own web site and podcast called The Happy Doc. Let’s learn more about Dr. Taylor Brana and how you too can be a happy doc.[powerpress] Let’s talk to the Happy Doc! Can …

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From the Military to Haas MBA [Episode 223]

mba podcast david middleton

Military and older student attending the UC Berkeley Haas Full-time MBA program. Let’s hear his story. [powerpress] Our guest today, David Middleton, graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from the US Coast Guard Academy in 2003, when many of his classmates were in middle school. He served in different capacities in the Coast Guard, …

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Sallie Mae: Student Loans with Options and Flexibility [Episode 222]

podcast with charles p rocha

How are you going to pay for grad school if you don’t get a scholarship? Loans. Let’s learn about Sallie Mae’s student loan options. [powerpress] Our guest today is Charles Rocha, EVP and CMO of Sallie Mae. Charlie had over 20 years of experience at Bank of America, MBNA and NationsBank before joining Sallie Mae …

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Encore: Different Dimensions of Diversity [Episode 221]

different dimensions of diversity

Tune in for an encore of one of our most popular 2017 podcast episodes, where Linda Abraham addresses one of the most pressing topics on applicants’ minds: how to properly approach the diversity question. [powerpress] Listen in as Linda answers your diversity-in-admissions questions, including: 1. Why is diversity so important? 2. How should I approach …

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The Journey From India to Harvard MBA [Episode 220]

Mba podcast HBS Shantanu Misra

What’s it like to be a Harvard Business School student and Google Intern? Let’s find out in today’s podcast! Our guest today is Shantanu Misra, currently a 2nd-year Harvard Business School MBA student who just completed a summer internship at Google and will serve this year as the product manager for the Harbus, the independent, …

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One Older Med Student’s Path: From Grief to Growth to Giving [Episode 219]

med podcast deborah horenstein

Our guest today has a very unusual path to medical school. I’m going to let her tell her story with very little intro from me. All I’ll say now is she once upon a time had a career in finance, did her postbac at Columbia and attended Rutgers New Jersey Medical School where she earned …

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The Leonardo of Langone: Dr. Michael Natter [Episode 217]

med podcast with mike natter

[powerpress] Our guest today is a newly minted internal medicine intern at NYU Langone. He just graduated from the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and is starting his residency in Internal Medicine at Langone almost as we speak. He is also an accomplished artist, cartoonist, and writer who uses his “doodling” as a study tool. …

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UCLA Anderson MBA Admissions According to Dean Alex Lawrence [Episode 215]

mba podcast ucla alex lawrence

[powerpress]Come learn about UCLA Anderson’s full-time MBA program with Assistant Dean of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid Alex Lawrence. It gives me great pleasure to welcome Alex Lawrence, Assistant Dean of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid at UCLA Anderson School of Management, which just happens to be where I earned my MBA. Alex is a …

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MD, OBGYN, MPH Talks Med School and Residency Admissions [Episode 214]

podcast iv suzi schweikert

[powerpress] Our guest today is Dr. Suzi Schweikert – a former English major at UCLA who decided she wanted to be an MD. She did so at UCSD, specialized in OBGYN at USC-Los Angeles County Medical Center, and after completing her residency, added an MPH to her credentials. Let’s learn more about Dr. Schweikert’s path …

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Encore: What is Med School Really Like? [Episode 213]

med podcast natalie wall

[powerpress]For the 4th of July week, we are airing an encore of one of the most popular Admission Straight Talk podcast episodes of 2017. Listen in on our conversation with Natalie Wall, a student at the University of Utah School of Medicine, for a fascinating discussion about her non-traditional path to med school, what it’s like to …

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