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Ben Koren Reviews
Company: Admissionado
Private Equity. Renewable Energy. South America. Technology and Media Investment Banking. eCommerce and Entrepreneurship. Any of these things sound interesting to you? Well good, because Ben has done ‘em all and more, in different languages and on different continents.
After college at Brown, he set sail for the booming financial markets of Sao Paulo, Brazil where he worked at a local private equity firm investing in renewable energy and environmental infrastructure. A few deals (and more than a few sunburns) later, he decided it was time to return to his home town of New York to pursue his MBA at Columbia Business School. Ben took every finance and entrepreneurship class available (including the competitive Greenhouse program) and was elected to Student Government, where he worked closely with the Admissions Department on a number of initiatives. After Columbia, he worked in technology and media investment banking at UBS before founding his own eCommerce startup, Framed On Madison, set to launch this Fall.
Ben speaks fluent Portuguese and Spanish and has traveled to over 25 countries. When not developing his startup or helping aspiring MBAs get into top programs, you will find him planning his next trip (probably to China, where he last visited in 1999).
Tell us something that would surprise us to learn about you.
I’m allergic to kiwis. I found that out on my first day of work. My face swelled up. That was my first impression at the office. It was not pretty. I also discovered that I love kiwis, which was particularly unfortunate given the circumstances.
Dinosaur, alien and robot: If you could adopt one of them, which would you choose and why?
Dino. Think of the business models you can develop around having a DINOSAUR!!!
Expertise
Finance, Entrepreneurship
5.0
/5
Average Rating
Based on 2 reviews
March 16, 2018
Product Admissionado *** Deluxe Package
Consultant Ben Koren
I met Admissionado by chance. I had a chat with a cousin's friend from HBS and he told me that he was one of the consultants. At the time, I had hired a consultant from Brazil, but I wasn't having any support at all.
After struggling to decide whether I would try another consultancy, Claudia fixed me up with Ben. We had a long talk, and Ben helped me out with a plan.
All my achievements that I had throughout my life and the path that I chose made sense. Even though at the time, my decisions seemed just as a reactions to each opportunity that appeared.
Honestly, my first drafts were garbage, and the essays were coming back all red with many comments. After a lot of effort (I believe Ben had a even worse time than me because of my unfocused writing skills), the final product was great with the exact word count.
I had a great experience with Admissionado. Even after each rigorous review, they always motivates and get the best of you.
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June 15, 2017
Product Admissionado *** Deluxe Package
Consultant Ben Koren
I know that the whole process of writing essays, adequating your resume and etc. can be very stressful. However, with the help of the consultants of Admissionado, the process was as smooth as it can get.
After doing the GMAT, I had two months to finish my application, which can become very tight if you get distracted. However, the quick turnarounds with insightful tips and ideas from my consultant, I was able to finish it with some margin, with time to revise it.
But it was not only about velocity. The treatment received in Admissionado, the quality of the crew there and the genuine desire to help as much as possible those applying for an MBA were really important to me.
At the end, I was admitted well before the expected date (August 1st), thanks to the help of that company, which helped by to show my best characteristics in my essays.
I couldn't be more grateful to Admissionado. These guys rock!
This reviewer has not participated on GMAT Club but it is a REAL
person and a REAL review. GMAT Club has verified this test-taker's
identity through GMAC/Pearson Vue Score Reporting system and confirmed
that this reviewer indeed took the GMAT, is unique, and has not
submitted multiple reviews.