Admissions Straight Talk
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The Inside Scoop on Duke’s Master of Engineering Management (MEM) [Episode 564]
Show Summary Are you an engineer who wants to use your technical skills and move into an entrepreneurial or managerial role? Well, Duke's Master of Engineering Management or MEM may be just the tic
MIT Sloan: For Rising Executives Considering an MBA [Episode 563]
Show Summary Are you a mid-career manager hoping to elevate your career to senior management? Do you feel your business skills could use a boost? Are you interested in a top, top program? In th
What You Need to Know to Apply to Medical School [Episode 561]
Show Summary Would you like to hear insight based on decades of experience, both advising applicants to a variety of healthcare programs and working in admissions offices for, again, many different
Michigan Ross’ Master in Management (MM): All You Need to Know [Episode 560]
Show Summary Are you a college junior or senior with an interest in business and a non-business major? Or perhaps you recently graduated and realized you need to boost your business knowledge to pr
How to Get into the University of Chicago Law School [Episode 559]
Show Summary Ranked number three in U.S. News' most recent rankings, the law school at the University of Chicago is a top law school famous for its intellectual rigor. In this podcast episode, Lind
All You Need to Know about the New Frist College of Medicine [Episode 558]
Show Summary Let's learn about the newest medical school in the United States in this interview with Dr. Caleb Marsh, the Director of Recruitment and Pathway Programs of Belmont University in Nashv
Advice for Applicants: Moving from 2023 to 2024 [Episode 557]
Show Summary In this episode of Admissions Straight Talk, host Linda Abraham looks back at her predictions for the 2023/2024 application cycle and offers advice for current and future applicants. S
What MBA Admission Officers Think of Applicants Using ChatGPT and AI [Episode 556]
Show Summary In this podcast episode, Linda Abraham discusses the use of ChatGPT in MBA application essays with admissions directors at top MBA programs. The admissions directors generally view Cha
Are You Toast? - Med School Admissions Officers Reveal Interview Timeline [Episode 555]
Show Summary In this episode of Admission Straight Talk, host Linda Abraham addresses the concerns of medical school applicants who have not yet received interview invitations. She debunks the myth
Applying to Medical School? The Pre-Med Competencies are What You Must Show [Episode 554]
Show Summary What are the pre-med competencies? And if you're pre-med and planning to apply in September 2024, what do they mean to you? That's the subject of this weeks podcast of Admissions Stra