The Statement Guru Podcast: Recent Episodes
Nived Ravikumar
Nived Ravikumar is the Statement Guru. For nearly five years, he has been helping college/grad school applicants around the globe get into competitive programs. He is the author of the recent "50 Questions for your Admissions Essay Draft," available on Amazon.com. Podcasting provides him an additional platform to communicate his educational and professional insights, as well as connect with like-minded experts.
Guest: Steve Schwartz. I chat with Steve from CollegeAdmissionsToolbox.com about a range of admissions-related topics, including the elements of an effective admissions essay, the differences between undergrad and graduate admissions, and the recent college admissions cheating scandal. Thanks for listening!
Guest: Ethan Sawyer. Ethan of www.CollegeEssayGuy.com joins me for what is perhaps the most in-depth discussion of college admissions essays I've ever had.
Essays as transformation. Essays as mini movies. Essays as therapy. It's all here.
PLUS, Ethan offers listeners 20% off his upcoming essay writing bootcamp webinar. How do you get in on that? You'll just have to listen to see!
Links: Our movies-inspired joint-collaboration about the genres of admissions essays can be found
http://www.statementguru.com/admissions-essays-go-hollywood/
and
http://www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/2014/10/25/the-ten-types-of-movie-and-personal-statement-plots
My admissions essay book 50 QUESTIONS FOR YOUR ADMISSIONS ESSAY DRAFT, which Ethan refers to: https://www.amazon.com/Questions-Your-Admissions-Essay-Draft/dp/0990607518/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=statguru-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=EPO5PW6TCY37XDZJ&creativeASIN=0990607518
The book DO WHAT YOU ARE, which Ethan also refers to: http://www.amazon.com/Do-What-You-Are-Personality/dp/031623673X/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=statguru-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=TW72XUUFI6UZW46Z&creativeASIN=031623673X
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Guest: Jessica Yeager. Nived Ravikumar (statementguru.com) interviews Jessica Yeager. Jessica, a grad of Harvard and MIT, is a tutor and college coach for high-achieving students and their parents at Impress the Ivies (impresstheivies.com).
If you join her newsletter here: www.impresstheivies.com/l/statement-guru/ you'll get her Base Brainstorming Workbook and GPA Boot Camp for free.
PLUS, the first five subscribers will get a free 20-minute consultation with her.
Guest: Wei-Li Sun. Renowned admissions essay tutor Nived Ravikumar (StatementGuru.com) talks to Wei-Li Sun of AskMsSun.com about the UC system and what applicants can do to make themselves more desirable to their dream college, whether it's UCLA, Berkeley or any other school out there.