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Today Sunny joins me to discuss and give advice on mistakes applicants make, personal statements, premed advisors, and more! This is an episode you don't want to miss! Links: Full Episode Blog Post www.findshadowing.com Meded Media Read Sunny’s blog: Tough Love for Your Personal ... Show More
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We talked to two college admission experts and asked about their best advice for getting into college. Doesn't matter if you're an underclassman, junior, or senior, this episode will help you a lot if you're thinking about applying to college. This is the last episode in our Back ... Show More
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Our host Erika is joined by former Kellogg admissions director Beth Tidmarsh for a discussion about MBA interviews. They cover the types of questions candidates can expect, advice on how to answer those questions, what adcoms are looking to get from you out of these interviews, a ... Show More
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The Keys to Academic Success in Your First Semester of Law School
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In this replay of a popular episode, Erika is joined by her SBC colleague Lisa, former Director of MBA Admissions for the full-time and part-time MBA programs at Rice University's Jones School, to have a discussion about when it is and isn't a good idea to share deeply personal s ... Show More
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