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Insights by Elite Admit

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Insights explores every facet of the graduate school experience: planning, applying, studying, recruiting, and life after graduation. Discussions between Elite Admit, Thailand's leading human capital consulting firm, and students and alumni from the world's best universities will provide a clearer and humanized perspective of this often opaque process.
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Episodes

US Visa Update - 4 June 2025

Dane & NJ discuss the traditional visa process and timeline, as well as the current situation and how to navigate it.

Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 1 min

Episode 49: American Citzenship Process

Sunny (Episode 30) tells Dane about the entire process of becoming an American citizen: F1 to H1B to Green Card to citizenship - all from the Thai perspective. Sunny describes his 11-year experience in great detail to help anyone who my want to do any part of that journey.

Oct 28, 2024•1 hr 1 min

Episode 48: Too Many Cooks Pt.2

Dane and Carl discuss having "too many cooks" in terms of essay reviews and the potential pitfalls of multiple inputs.

Oct 15, 2024•28 min

Episode 48: Too Many Cooks Pt. 1

Dane and Carl discuss having "too many cooks" in terms of essay reviews and the potential pitfalls of multiple inputs.

Oct 15, 2024•27 min

Episode 47: Preventing Essay "Drop-off"

Dane and Fernie discuss the importance of maintaining engagement throughout an essay by comparing it to the concept of customer drop-off in the e-commerce industry.

Oct 12, 2024•47 min

Episode 45: New HBS Essay Questions

Dane and Carl go through Harvard's new essay questions (first shift away from SOP-style in many years). Carl provides the details on the questions and word limits, while both discuss potential approaches - including common pitfalls for these question types.

Jul 01, 2024•44 min

Episode 44: All Things Kellogg

Fernando and Kot discuss all things Kellogg including academic misconceptions, global trips, recruitment, and even stand-up comedy

Mar 09, 2024•39 min

Episode 43 Part 8: Coming Forward & Taking Action

Nat Jariyaworakul calls for other victims to come forward, obtain the mental health they need, and hopefully take action to protect other children. Update: Victims can report their case to an NGO called A21, who will anonymize their name and file a report with the police on their behalf (they are also connected to the US Homeland Security Investigations) ( link Facebook: A21 Thailand)...

Mar 08, 2024•51 min

Episode 43 Part 7: Sexual Abuse & Mental Health

Content Warning: non-detailed discussion about sexual abuse and its personal impacts Nat Jariyaworakul describes a moment of crisis at CBS, facing a repressed experience of sexual abuse during high school, and how facing that trauma transformed his personal and professional journey.

Mar 08, 2024•37 min

Episode 43 Part 6: Launching a Mental Health startup in Thailand

Dane and Nat Jariyaworakul discuss emotional, mental, ethical, and practical reasons for launching in Thailand; Nat takes a break from his MBA and returns to Thailand. ***Disclaimer: Nat accidentally misstates a differing position between psychiatry and psychology in Thailand. The correct information is that Thailand follows the traditional breakdown of the psychiatrist being the one to issue medicine, while psychologists handle assessment and talk therapy.*** 0: Deeper conversation about emotio...

Mar 08, 2024•50 min

Episode 43 Part 5: Startup Inspirations, Feminine Hygiene, Shame, Women’s Health, Anxiety

Nat Jariyaworakul describes his initial inspiration for launching his startup mid-MBA (CBS-hosted speaker about feminine hygiene startup); Dane/Nat discuss the blue oceans, opportunities, and challenges created by stigmatized spaces; Nat opens up about childhood emotional suppression; Nat covers launching his mental health startup. 3:06: Feminine Hygiene startup speaker & blue oceans 9:45: Nat’s startup 14:02: Suppressing emotions 17:24: CBS resources for startups 20:48: Turning pain into in...

Mar 08, 2024•34 min

Episode 43 Part 4: Columbia J-term

Nat describes the joys and unique aspects of January-entry at Columbia Business School; Dane discusses the biology, reasoning, and realities of generalized anxiety (35:26).

Mar 01, 2024•43 min

Episode 43 Part 2: CBS & Mental Health

Dane and Nat Jariyaworakul focus on mental health: anxiety, depression, medication (SSRIs/SNRIs/benzodiazepines), self-medication (alcohol), therapy, healthy lifestyle choices, the biology of mental health (diabetes analogy).

Mar 01, 2024•14 min

Episode 43 Part 1: Columbia & Taking a Break from MBA

In this series of 8 episodes, Dane and Nat talk about turning pain into passion and trauma into a new business venture. Mental health is something people have talked to me more and more about in the last few years, but that's privately. It’s still stigmatized in Thailand and underrepresented in public discourse. Also, instead of jumping ahead to the more shocking sections, I would urge you to start at the beginning, ignore the episode titles/descriptions, and just let the story unfold. This show...

Mar 01, 2024•49 min

Episode 42B: MIT MBA - The Full Experience

Praew dives into the details of Sloan sections ("Oceans"), which are 80+ people who take courses together. She then distinguishes that from the cohort ("Core Team") of 6 people who work closely on action learning and other events. As an elected "Community Building Chair," she is active in both.

Jan 12, 2024•47 min

Episode 42A: MIT MBA - The Full Experience

Praew tells Dane all about life during her first semester at Sloan. She explains how sections and cohorts are chosen, why becoming a social event leader is a worthwhile challenge, and how to make the most of being a foreign student in a diverse US university.

Jan 12, 2024•31 min

Episode 41A: Christmas Special!

Dane & Ning (Thai who went to Christian school for 12 years) discuss their personal experiences with Christmas, Western New Year, Chinese New Year, and Thai New Year – highlighting similarities, differences, and the magic of red envelopes.

Dec 23, 2023•28 min

Episode 39: Wharton & Extracurriculars with Will & Rhea

Will Charinpanitkul (Thailand) and Rhea Datta (UK) discuss making time for extracurriculars (women's rugby), the importance of female mentorship, and the differences and similarities for Thai/UK students.

Dec 11, 2023•1 hr 4 min

Mek Excerpt: Kellogg 1-Year vs. 2-Year

Mek discusses the costs and benefits of each program, how to choose the best fit for you, and how to make the most of either option.

Nov 15, 2023•20 min

Goals: Startups, Recruiting, and Tech Maturity

Pete discusses the evolution from the admissions Goals Essay, to MIT/MBA experiences, to Entrepreneurship, to Recruiting - as well as how different schools lead to different opportunities.

Nov 15, 2023•13 min
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