We've talked a fair bit about MBA programs recently, but what about academic graduate programs? Academic graduate programs have a very different application criteria and process than MBAs or other professional graduate programs. 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 explains how the admissions process at academic and professional graduate schools differ, how candidate selection works in each, who you're pitching to, and how to maximize your chances of success.
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Professional vs. academic graduate schools and how to shape your application for each

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When you're applying to graduate school as an underrepresented minority or gender, it's important to consider the support you'll receive from each program you're applying to. Dr. Justin Grimes is the founder of Apply To Graduate School and author of a book by the same name. In this episode, Dr. Justin Grimes shares his experience as an underrepresented minority in graduate school, and the questions you should ask the programs you're considering to see how you will be supported and accepted at that program.
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How race and gender factor into your graduate school decision and experience

"Picking numbers" is a tactic that can simplify many GRE Quant question types and help you check your answers. So how does it work? Matt Roy, founder of GuideToGRE, longtime dedicated GRE tutor and author of Achievable's GRE course, explains what the "picking numbers" tactic is, how to use it, and walks us through three example problems to show how to use it in practice.
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How "picking numbers" can help you solve GRE Quant problems, with 3 examples

International graduates of MBA programs have career options, but they look different than those of their US-born counterparts. How should you navigate your choices? Karthik Rajeswaran is the owner of MBALink, the premier MBA consultancy in Singapore. In this episode, Karthik shares his advice for international MBA graduates for their post-MBA career, with a special section on those who have spent much or all of their career in family businesses back home.
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Post-MBA career options for international graduates, particularly those who come from family businesses

Part-time graduate schools are an important option for busy professionals or those that can't afford to take years off of work, but what are the tradeoffs? Dr. Justin Grimes is the founder of Apply To Graduate School and author of a book by the same name. In this episode, Dr. Justin Grimes shares his advice for people considering part-time vs. full-time graduate school, including tradeoffs, advantages of each, and more.
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Part-time vs. full-time graduate enrollment

GRE Quant word problems can trip you up by hiding the math in confusing language. Priya Bhatia, a tutor at The MBA Exchange, has been teaching and tutoring math for 17 years and the GRE/GMAT for the last 9 years. In this episode, Priya walks us through how to master tricky GRE Quant word problems, including a question walkthrough of a particularly tough problem.
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Professional vs. academic graduate schools and how to shape your application for each

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