How to avoid the "seven deadly sins" of grad school applications

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What are the key things you should make sure NOT to do when applying to grad school? Dr. Don Martin has been a Dean of Admissions at Columbia, University of Chicago Booth, and Northwestern, and is the author of the book Grad School Road Map - and he's overseen the admission of tens of thousands of students. In this episode, Dr. Martin shares his "seven deadly sins" of grad school education and how to avoid them. Achievable GRE uses AI-powered adaptive learning to target your weak areas and boost your score - visit https://achievable.me/exams/gre/overview/#s=podcast to try it for free.

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