Admissions Straight Talk

Inside UCF College of Medicine: Admissions, Curriculum, and Student Success [Episode 631]

Send us your admissions questions! What attracts more than 5,300 applicants to a medical school with 120 seats? In Episode 631 of Accepted’s Admissions Straight Talk, Dr

Sarah’s Nontraditional Path to DO School: From Humanities Major to Med Student [Episode 630]

Send us your admissions questions! What does it look like to leave a successful career in book publishing and build a new path to medical school? In this episode of Acce

Inside the University of Iowa’s Top-Ranked PA Program [Episode 629]

Send us your admissions questions! What makes the University of Iowa Physician Assistant (PA) Program one of the country’s top PA programs? In this episode of Accepted’s

From Military Service to PA School: Advice for Veteran Applicants [Episode 628]

Send us your admissions questions! How can military veterans translate their service, leadership, and clinical experience into a strong PA school application? In this ep

Inside Wake Forest’s PA Program: Inquiry-Based Learning, Service, and Leadership Training [Episode 627]

Send us your admissions questions! What makes Wake Forest University’s Physician Assistant Program different from the hundreds of PA programs applicants can choose from?

Can You Get into Grad School with a Problematic Academic Record? Here’s What Actually Works [Episode 626]

Send us your admissions questions! What do you do when your transcript tells a story you would rather not tell? In this episode of Accepted’s Admissions Straight Talk po

Inside the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific: A DO School That Trains Holistic Physicians [Episode 625]

Send us your admissions questions! 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 d

How to Get Selected for a Fulbright and Other Competitive Fellowships [Episode 624]

Send us your admissions questions! What does it take to get selected for a Fulbright or Boren Fellowship? In this episode of Accepted’s Admissions Straight Talk podcast,

USC Chan Doctorate of OT Program: Innovation, Leadership, and a Holistic Path to Occupational Therapy [Episode 623]

Send us your admissions questions! This episode of Admissions Straight Talk covers what it takes to get accepted into the top-ranked Entry-Level Doctorate of Occupationa

WashU Doctor of Physical Therapy Admissions: Inside a Top-Ranked Program [Episode 622]

Send us your admissions questions! What should applicants know about WashU Medicine’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program? In this episode of Admissions Straight T

How This Reapplicant Got into PA School [Episode 621]

Send us your admissions questions! This episode of Admissions Straight Talk covers the essential strategies for overcoming rejection and successfully reapplying to physi

How to Get the Most Out of Premed Shadowing [Episode 620]

Send us your admissions questions! What does it take to maximize your premed shadowing opportunity, and why does this experience matter so much in your application? In

How to Get into Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine [Episode 619]

Send us your admissions questions! What does it take to stand out and become a competitive applicant to Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine (TUCO

Baylor College of Medicine: Admissions, Curriculum, and What Makes a Strong Applicant [Episode 618]

Send us your admissions questions! What does Baylor College of Medicine look for in applicants, and how is its program evolving to meet the needs of today’s medical stud

Inside the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell [Episode 617]

Send us your admissions questions! In this episode of Admissions Straight Talk, host Dr. Valerie Wherley welcomes Dr. Rona Woldenberg, associate dean for admissions and

How GW Law Reviews Applications: Timing, Waitlists, LSAT Optional, and Scholarships [Episode 616]

Send us your admissions questions! Applying to law school and wondering how admissions decisions really get made? In this episode of Admissions Straight Talk, Accepted L

Inside the University of Miami’s Three-Year M.D. Accelerated Pathway [Episode 615]

Send us your admissions questions! Can you earn an MD in three years without sacrificing training quality? In this episode of Admissions Straight Talk, Dr. Valerie Wherl

The Bryn Mawr Postbac Premed Program [Episode 614]

Send us your admissions questions! In this episode of Admissions Straight Talk, Dr. Valerie Wherley welcomes Dr. Glenn Cummings, associate dean and director of health pr

Becoming a PA at Sacred Heart: International Opportunities, Orthopedic Training, and Admissions Advice [Episode 613]

Send us your admissions questions! In this episode of Admissions Straight Talk, host Dr. Valerie Wherley sits down with Dr. Reynold Jaglal, program director of the Sacre

Is There Such a Thing as Too Many Drafts? Writing a Standout Med School Personal Statement [Episode 612]

Send us your admissions questions! In this episode of Admissions Straight Talk, host Dr. Valerie Wherley sits down with Accepted Admissions Consultant Alicia Nimonkar, a