Admissions Straight Talk

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Admissions Straight Talk episodes

June 17, 2015 Promoting Financial Health For Doctors
“All doctors are rich.” “Doctors don’t know anything about money.” If you are a doctor (or will be one day), you’ve probably heard all sorts of myths about doctors and finance. Enter Dr. James Dahle, the White Coat Investor and your “colleague in the physician’s lounge who can tell you how the world really works.”...
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29 min
June 10, 2015 It’s MBA Season: Do You Know Where Your Applications Are?
Is it phony to start volunteering three months before applying to business school? What can I do to prepare to hit the ground running when my target programs release their applications? What is the worst thing to ask a school rep when I come to visit? Get the adcom perspective on these questions and more...
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42 min
June 03, 2015 Baylor College Of Medicine: A Holistic Approach To Admissions
As AMCAS season moves into full swing, we’ve nabbed an interview with two people whom med applicants everywhere are working to impress. Listen to our conversation where Dr. Jesus Vallejo, Assistant Dean for Admissions and Dr. Karen Johnson, Associate Dean for Admissions at Baylor College of Medicine, share a gold mine of information and advice for...
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1 hr 3 min
May 27, 2015 The Dangers Of High Scores And MBA Application Strategy
MBA application season has begun! Get the ball rolling with Linda Abraham’s kickoff episode with invaluable advice for 2016 applicants. Have high stats? Linda has a warning for you. Think you can fill out the boxes on your app on the day you submit? Think again. If you have any other questions about getting your...
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17 min
May 20, 2015 Attn Med Applicants: A Class Is Matriculated Every Single Year
If you are a pre-med preparing to take the MCAT or a waitlisted 2014 applicant, you may have something in common: A nagging fear that you just may not make it to medical school. Enter, Dr. Lina Mehta, Associate Dean for Admissions at Case Western Reserve University College of Medicine, with good news: You can get...
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35 min
May 13, 2015 To GRE Or Not To GRE? That Is The Question
Before your dream of getting accepted to graduate school comes true, you’ll have to face – and conquer – the GRE. Listen in on our conversation with Dr. Lydia Liu, Managing Senior Research Scientist at the ETS and Tom Ewing, Director of External and Media Relations, for GRE advice, their perspective on the GRE vs...
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30 min
May 06, 2015 Overcoming The Odds: A Story Of Med School Inspiration
Think a low MCAT score means medical school is out of the picture? Not for Student Dr. Diva. Listen to our conversation with the pink and glitter-loving tomboy with determination and resilience that is nothing short of awe-inspiring. If you are a pre-med, current student, graduate, or even none of the above, you won’t want...
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31 min
April 29, 2015 Jon Medved And OurCrowd: The Remarkable Story Of An Entrepreneur
Time flies. The Admissions Straight Talk podcast has hit the 100-episode mark! And in honor of our big milestone we invited a most exciting guest yet. Want to know what one of the most prominent entrepreneurs of our times has to say about leadership, graduate education, and bodysurfing? For all this and more, listen to...
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31 min
April 22, 2015 The Admissions Team At The Very Center Of Business
If Columbia Business School is the name you doodle on back of your notebooks, then you’ll want to get to know the folks who hold the key to acceptance. Click here to listen to the recording of our conversation with the CBS admissions team – although they sound more like a family- and find out...
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54 min
April 15, 2015 Exploring Yale’s Top-Rated Physician Assistant Program
One of the fastest growing fields in the country is that of physician assistants. The need for PAs is growing by a torrid 38%. Check out the recording of our interview with Jim van Rhee, Director of Yale University’s Physician Assistant Program, to learn about Yale’s PA program. 00:01:10 – Introducing Jim van Rhee. 00:02:41...
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34 min