The inside story on being waitlisted or denied, and how t...

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Getting waitlisted or deferred can feel like the end of your application chances, but it isn't! 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 an insider account of what is really going on behind the scenes when you get waitlisted, why you still have a good shot of being admitted, and how to improve your chances. Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the GRE exam - visit https://achievable.me to try our course for free.

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Getting waitlisted or deferred can feel like the end of your application chances, but it isn't! 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...

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