Hello, world.

Welcome to discover your talent, do what you love.

I'm your host, Don Hutchison.

Every Tuesday, I interview someone from around the world who's discovered their talents to do work they love to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom.

On Fridays, I interview an individual with many years of experience from one of the most popular or interesting occupations or professions who shares an insider's look at what it's really like to do what they do.

Today I'm delighted to bring you our featured guest, Shiraq Shemason, and our topic, A Day in the Life,

what's it really like to be a medical school admissions expert?

Welcome, Shiraq.

Thank you for having me, Don.

Pleasure to be here.

It is our pleasure. Shirok, are you using your talents doing work that you love?

Absolutely.

Perfect. Well, we're going to dive into that whole story and the whole backstory, too.

Shirak Shemacin is the founder of Shemassian Academic Consulting, one of the world's foremost experts on medical school admissions.

For nearly 20 years, he and his team have helped thousands of students get into medical school and top colleges

using his systematic and proprietary approach.

His admissions expertise has been featured in various media outlets, including the Washington Post and Business Insider.

Moreover, he has been invited to speak at Yale, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and other prestigious

institutions about various aspects of the admissions process. Such a vital service you're providing.

We're really looking forward to hearing more about the whole backstory of how you got here. As you know, Shirak, everyone's life is about turning points or

passages from the day we're born until we leave this plane of existence. So take us into the

backstory, your backstory, Shirok Shumassian, where it all began and tell us about the early

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