Taking or considering the GRE Exam or graduate school? You’ll love our short, approachable, and insightful episodes about the GRE Exam and graduate school admissions. This podcast is hosted by Tyler York, co-founder and CEO of Achievable, a modern test prep platform for the GRE exam. You can try it for free at https://achievable.me/ , and the course is only $199 to purchase.
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Getting into and then attending US MBA programs as an international student comes with its own set of challenges - as if business school wasn't hard enough! Karthik Rajeswaran is the owner of MBALink, the premier MBA consultancy in Singapore. In this episode, Karthik walks you through the international student MBA experience, including how to get into top US MBA programs, how to handle the logistics of moving to a new city for school, and more.
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Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Top MBA admissions tips and trends for 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
From test-optional to AI, MBA admissions changed a lot in the last year. Hillary Schubach is the founder of Shine MBA Admissions Consulting, and has helped hundreds of clients get into their dream MBA programs. In this episode, Hillary shares her top MBA admissions trends for 2024, including AI, the SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action, retreat of test-optional policies, the move to video interviews, and more. Plus, how to navigate all of these changes.
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Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
US graduate schools are the pinnacle of our education system, and more first generation college student or underrepresented minorities are joining them. But not without challenges. 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 own personal journey to graduate school, the special considerations that first generation college students and underrepresented minorities have to make when applying to graduate schools, and how we can all do better to make graduate schools more welcoming to these groups.
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Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
How to craft a resume that MBA admissions officers will love
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
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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Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Expert advice for conducting graduate school interviews
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
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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Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
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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Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Crafting a stellar response to the GRE Analyze an Issue essay
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
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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Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Special considerations when applying to top graduate programs
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
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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Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
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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Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
The problem with typical MBA admissions essay advice
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
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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