Episodios

  • How graduate schools are already using AI in the admissions process and what that means for you
    Oct 15 2025

    How are graduate schools changing with the AI revolution? Jay Bryant, Associate Director of Business School Relations at ETS, speaks with MBA admissions officers regularly as part of his role. In this episode, Jay shares what he is seeing regarding graduate schools and AI, including how they are leveraging it in resume screening and essay review, and what that means for your application.

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    24 m
  • The 4 most common mistakes on the GRE Quantitative section
    Oct 2 2025

    What are the mistakes that an experienced GRE tutor sees people making over and over again? Matt Roy is a longtime dedicated GRE tutor with thousands of hours of tutoring experience, and the author of Achievable's GRE course. In this episode, Matt walks you through the 4 most common mistakes on the GRE Quant and how to avoid them.

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    15 m
  • How AI will change MBAs forever
    Sep 17 2025

    How has AI already changed MBA applications and programs, and what's next? Mateo Chang is an independent MBA admissions consultant with 20 years of experience and has helped over 600 students. In this episode, Mateo shares how AI will change MBAs, including how AI will impact the job market, whether MBA programs can adapt to teach AI for business, and how he helps his clients use AI with their applications (NOTE: This is not an Achievable recommended best practice).

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    35 m
  • 7 tips for using the official GRE practice tests effectively
    Sep 3 2025

    You only have so many official GRE practice tests, so how do you get the most out of them? Erfun Guela is the founder of GRE Compass, has authored a GRE prep book with over 100,000 sales, and has 15 years of GRE and GMAT tutoring experience. In this episode, Erfun shares his approach for using your valuable official GRE practice exams, including timeline and goals for each one.

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    17 m
  • How the MBA world is changing in 2025, with ETS' Jay Bryant
    Aug 20 2025

    How does someone with a unique level of access to the MBA world see the current landscape in 2025? Jay Bryant, Associate Director of Business School Relations at ETS, speaks with MBA admissions officers regularly as a part of his role. In this episode, we discuss the evolution of test optional policies for MBA programs in 2025, financial aid trends, how applications are up, and the proliferation of new alternatives to full-time MBA programs.

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    31 m
  • The different types of ROI that an MBA can provide
    Aug 6 2025

    We all know that MBAs are supposed to increase your earnings, but is that selling them short? Oren Margolis is the founder of Pinetree & Palm Consulting, which he started after spending 6 years working in admissions at NYU and NYU Stern. In this episode, Oren and Tyler talk about rethinking the MBA investment, what other things you get from an MBA, and how you have the power to get more out of your MBA experience.

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    36 m
  • The hazards of pigeon-holing GRE questions
    Jul 23 2025

    Common GRE advice is to try and diagnose what type of question you're facing, but are there downsides to this approach? Erfun Guela is the founder of GRE Compass, authored a GRE prep book with over 100,000 sales, and has 15 years of GRE and GMAT tutoring experience. In this episode, Erfun shares the risk you take when you diagnose GRE question types and how to ensure you

    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.

    GRE Compass is an elite GRE tutor in NYC and online - https://grecompass.com/

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    15 m
  • How to evaluate grad school faculty and research opportunities
    Jul 9 2025

    Your graduate school experience can be heavily dependent on the faculty you work with. But how can you tell what it will be like? 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 how to evaluate grad school faculty and the research opportunities that you'll be undertaking while working with them to see if a grad program is right for you.

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    24 m