{"id":29425,"date":"2015-07-08T12:20:18","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T19:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=29425"},"modified":"2015-07-08T12:59:49","modified_gmt":"2015-07-08T19:59:49","slug":"how-to-think-like-a-dean-of-admissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-to-think-like-a-dean-of-admissions\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Think Like A Dean Of Admissions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Listen<\/a>If you could pick one person to provide insight into graduate admissions, who would it be? A dean of admissions, of course!<\/p>\n

Applicants, rejoice! The guest on this week\u2019s show is a former dean of graduate admissions who has reviewed and signed off on over 45,000 applications.<\/p>\n

Tune in to our enlightening conversation with Carol Drummer<\/a> for an insider\u2019s perspective on important graduate admissions questions: Who should go to grad school? How to show fit in an application? How to get accepted even with grades that are nothing to brag about?<\/p>\n

00:01:25 \u2013 Featured Question: <\/i>Does \u201celement X\u201d equal automatic rejection?<\/p>\n

00:04:58 \u2013 Carol\u2019s route to graduate admissions via a wine and cheese party.<\/p>\n

00:09:47 \u2013 The formula for calculating if grad school is right for you<\/a>.<\/p>\n

00:15:01 \u2013 Differences in applying for different specialties\/ fields and showing fit in your application.<\/p>\n

00:21:36 \u2013 How even an applicant with non-impressive stats can impress the adcom.<\/p>\n

00:25:05 \u2013 The #1 application killer.<\/p>\n

00:27:35 \u2013 Best way to approach the SOP: Tell a story!<\/p>\n

00:32:55 \u2013 Advice for selecting a strong recommender.<\/p>\n

00:35:36 \u2013 What to do when your recommender says, \u201cYou write it, I\u2019ll sign it.\u201d<\/p>\n

00:39:28 \u2013 When helicopter parents hover over grad school applicants.<\/p>\n

\"Click<\/a> *Theme music is courtesy of podcastthemes.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Related links:<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2022 Carol Drummer's Bio Page
\n<\/a>\u2022 \u201cWhat Next\u2026.\u201d Is Graduate School For You?
\n<\/a>\u2022 Making Friends with the GRE: How To Overcome Test Anxiety and Perform at Your Best
\n<\/a>\u2022 Kisses of Death for Your Grad School Application<\/a><\/p>\n

Related shows:
\n<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Admissions Straight Talk: Interview with Dr. Drew Appleby
\n<\/a>\u2022\u00a0To GRE or Not To GRE? That Is The Question
\n<\/a>\u2022\u00a0Is a PhD a Good Idea?
\n<\/a>\u2022\u00a0Non-Academic Careers for PhDs: A Talk with Dr. Paula Chambers
\n<\/a>\u2022\u00a0Which Graduate Schools Should You Apply To?<\/a><\/p>\n

Leave a Review for Admissions Straight Talk:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Check<\/a> \"Check<\/a><\/em><\/em>
\n\"Get<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

This article<\/a>\u00a0originally appeared on\u00a0<\/em>blog.accepted.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Accepted.com<\/a>'s\u00a0<\/em>experienced admissions consultants<\/a>\u00a0can help you create the most impressive application possible with\u00a0<\/em>comprehensive packages<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>or provide targeted assistance from\u00a0<\/em>picking perfect programs<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/em>designing a dazzling resume<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>constructing engaging essays<\/a>, or\u00a0<\/em>preparing for intense interview<\/a>s<\/a>\u2026and more!\u00a0<\/em>Accepted.com<\/a>\u00a0has guided thousands of applicants to acceptances at top programs since 1994 \u2013 we know what works and what doesn't, so\u00a0<\/em>contact us<\/a>\u00a0to get started now!<\/em><\/p>\n

Accepted.com<\/em><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ~\u00a0The Premier Admissions Consultancy<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you could pick one person to provide insight into graduate admissions, who would it be? A dean of admissions, of course! Applicants, rejoice! The guest on this week\u2019s show…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,939,775,113,243],"tags":[184,1048,1865,1286,85,1864],"class_list":["post-29425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mba","category-accepted","category-admission-consultants","category-applications","category-blog","tag-admissions-consulting","tag-advice-for-mba-applicants","tag-applying-to-graduate-school","tag-grad-application-essay","tag-grad-school-admissions","tag-graduate-admissions-consultants","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29425"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29428,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29425\/revisions\/29428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}