GRE Snacks

Your resume for MBA admissions should be different from a job resume, but how? Candy Lee LaBalle is the founder of LaBalle Admissions, and has been working in MBA admissions consulting for 16 years. In this episode, Candy shares her tips for crafting a resume that speaks to what MBA admissions officers want to see and puts your application on the strongest footing possible.

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Graduate school interviews intimidate many people, especially because they can make the difference between whether you're accepted or rejected. Dr. Don Martin has been a Dean of Admissions at Columbia, University of Chicago Booth, and Northwestern, and is the author of the book Grad School Road Map - and he's overseen the admission of tens of thousands of students. In this episode, Dr. Martin gives his detailed advice for graduate school interviews from the other side of the table.

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Round 1 admissions results for the class of 2026 are in, and we have an inside scoop on who got accepted top the top MBA programs and why. Petia Whitmore is the founder of MyMBAPath, which she started after the was the Dean of Admissions at Babson College and managing director of TheMBATour. In this episode, Petia shares what she learned from this year's Round 1 admissions results for Harvard and Stanford MBA applicants, and how that should inform your own application.

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The GRE Analyze an Issue essay is tricky, but we've cracked the code for getting a top score. Scott Clyburn, founder and director of North Avenue Education, has been a professional educator since 2005 and has advised thousands of students on their college and graduate school applications. In this episode, Scott walks you through creating a top-scoring GRE essay with tactics and strategies that improve your score floor and your score ceiling.

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If you're trying to get into the very best graduate programs like Harvard, Stanford, et cetera, you need to take special care in how you prepare your application. Jayson Weingarten, Senior College Admissions Consultant at Ivy Coach and a former UPenn admissions officer, has helped hundreds of prospective graduate students get into the programs of their dreams. In this episode, Jayson shares the advice he gives his clients when they're applying to the top programs in the world.

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Unlike applying to college, almost every MBA admissions process includes an interview step - and they can make or break your application. Mateo Chang is an independent MBA admissions consultant with 20 years of experience and over 600 students helped. In this episode, Mateo shares how MBA admissions interviews differ from job interviews, what you should do differently in your preparation, and some of the common tough questions that you need to nail the answer for.

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Candy Lee LaBalle is the founder of LaBalle Admissions, and has been working in MBA admissions consulting for 16 years. She has beef with the typical MBA admissions essay advice that you see online. In this episode, Candy shares why she dislikes a lot of standard MBA admissions essay advice, and then gives her advice for a great MBA admissions essay.

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Getting waitlisted or deferred can feel like the end of your application chances, but it isn't! Dr. Don Martin has been a Dean of Admissions at Columbia, University of Chicago Booth, and Northwestern, and is the author of the book Grad School Road Map - and he's overseen the admission of tens of thousands of students. In this episode, Dr. Martin shares an insider account of what is really going on behind the scenes when you get waitlisted, why you still have a good shot of being admitted, and how to improve your chances.

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Regardless of whether you're applying to an MBA program, masters, or PhD - we have you covered. Stephen Friedfeld is the COO and co-founder of AcceptU, which he founded after being Associate Dean of Admissions at Cornell. In this episode, Stephen shares specific graduate school application tips for each type of program: masters, MBAs, PhDs, and more.

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Independent admissions consultants all have great websites, positive reviews, and a story about how they got a kid into Stanford. How can you determine which ones are actually good? Jayson Weingarten, Senior College Admissions Consultant at Ivy Coach and a former UPenn admissions officer, has helped hundreds of prospective graduate students get into the programs of their dreams. In this episode, Jayson shares his advice for shopping for independent admissions consultants and his list of 7 things to consider and ask about when interviewing a consultant.

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