Would you like to know one thing that admissions committee members really want from applicants? Here it is: they wish – really, truly wish – that applicants would not try to write what they imagine the adcom wants to hear but instead just be themselves. Time...

Verbal The astrophysicist argues that our books and films about interstellar space travel are a form of mass _________, and that only a miracle on a scale heretofore unseen could allow a human being to voyage to even the closest star in another solar system. Blank (i) (A)...

When I checked my email this morning, I remembered why this is my favorite time of year! Two of my favorite clients got into their dream schools, and my back-and-forth emails with a client who just found out that he got into Stanford brought a...

Math The ratio, by volume, of soap to alcohol to water in a certain solution is 2:50:100. The solution will be altered so that the ratio of soap to alcohol is doubled while the ratio of soap to water is halved. If the altered solution will...

Universities are freaking out about ChatGPT. This text-generating AI system has been an intense topic of discussion within universities and especially their admissions departments. Already, many students are using ChatGPT to write their academic papers, and the fear is that they’ll also use this technology...

Shortcuts to Key Insights from this Episode An overview of both Georgetown’s MBA programs and the MS in Environmental and Sustainability Management or the ESM. What distinguishes Georgetown’s program in Environment and Sustainability Management from other similar programs. Where graduates of Georgetown’s MBA program and the MS-ESM program...

Verbal Far from viewing Jefferson as a skeptical but enlightened intellectual, historians of the 1960s have portrayed him as (i) ___________ thinker, eager to fill the young with his political orthodoxy while censoring ideas he did not like. Blank (i) an adventurous a doctrinaire an eclectic a judicious a cynical   Correct Answer -...

One of the most important pieces of advice you can receive regarding your personal statements and application essays is this: Show, don’t tell.  But you might have been given this advice before and are wondering how to go about it. Let’s dive into how to show...

Colleges and universities are freaking out because students are beginning to use ChatGPT to do their academic work. A recent poll of Stanford students found that 10% used it to create homework that they turned in without additional alteration. Now, many people are turning to...

Shortcuts to Key Insights from this Episode How to prepare and practice for the Casper. A detailed explanation on how the subjective test is scored. The most recent development in making Casper more equitable across all demographics. What happens if raters identify a red flag. Will Casper spread to other...