Admissions Straight Talk
Advice from experts on the MBA, medical school, law school, and graduate school admissions process.
Admissions Straight Talk
Latest Episodes
Inside the University of Iowa’s Top-Ranked PA Program [Episode 629]
What makes the University of Iowa Physician Assistant (PA) Program one of the country’s top PA programs? In this episode of Accepted’s Admissions Straight Talk, host Dr. Valerie Wherley speaks with Thomas O’Shea, PhD, MEd, director of ...
From Military Service to PA School: Advice for Veteran Applicants [Episode 628]
How can military veterans translate their service, leadership, and clinical experience into a strong PA school application? In this episode of Admissions Straight Talk, host Dr. Valerie Wherley speaks with Brandon R. Beattie, MMSc, PA-...
Inside Wake Forest’s PA Program: Inquiry-Based Learning, Service, and Leadership Training [Episode 627]
What makes Wake Forest University’s Physician Assistant Program different from the hundreds of PA programs applicants can choose from?In this episode of Accepted’s Admissions Straight Talk, host Dr. Valerie Wherley speaks with S...
Can You Get into Grad School with a Problematic Academic Record? Here’s What Actually Works [Episode 626]
What do you do when your transcript tells a story you would rather not tell? In this episode of Accepted’s Admissions Straight Talk podcast, host Dr. Valerie Wherley is joined by Dr. Rachel Slutsky, an Accepted admissions consultant an...
Inside the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific: A DO School That Trains Holistic Physicians [Episode 625]
What exactly is—and isn’t—a DO? And what does it take to get into a Tier 1 primary care medical school that operates across two very different campuses?In this episode of Accepted’s Admissions Straight Talk, host Dr. Valerie Whe...
