Joe Farr Reviews

Company: Stratus Admissions Counseling

Academic Background: Duke University, BA in Economics, minor in Chemistry Yale School of Management, MBA in Marketing and Leadership Professional Background Programming strategy/scheduling and acquisitions at ESPN—overseeing such categories as college football, college basketball, and NCAA tournaments Acquisitions and development at Tennis Channel Owner of a production company, where he has been researching and interviewing subjects for a biography of the first head football coach in NCAA Division I-A Teacher at Sylvan Learning Intern at the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Home Team Sports Select Admissions Counseling Accomplishments For more than a decade, Joe has helped applicants gain admission to M7 and top 20 MBA programs including Harvard, Northwestern Kellogg, Stanford, Duke Fuqua, and Yale. Joe has worked with clients around the globe in industries ranging from the standard (e.g., consulting, marketing, accounting, and nonprofit) to the nonstandard (e.g., tourism, video games, television, and academia He has also worked with clients applying to MBA programs in Canada and Europe. As a second-year MBA student at Yale, Joe was an admissions interviewer and student ambassador

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March 13, 2016

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Very helpful mock interview sessions with excellent feedback

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I had already used Veritas Prep during my preparation for the GMAT (mock exam package), and while I had completed my MBA applications without using any consulting service, I decided to purchase Veritas Prep's Mock Interview Package costing $600.

The package included two mock interview sessions (an hour each). Veritas Prep assigned an admission consultant who used to interview applicants on behalf of the very business school that invited me for an interview. First, I sent all relevant information about myself (resume, application essays, and any other specific demands), to which the consultant replied with very minute and specific replies and comments regarding how I should prepare the first mock interview. After the first mock interview, the consultant sent me a very detailed feedback with suggestions on how to improve and how to craft the answers in a more impactful way. The second mock interview went the same way as the first one, followed by a very minute feedback as well.

The sessions were very helpful. In my particular case, as a government worker, I had a rather non-traditional profile for business schools, and I was particularly concerned by my relative youth (graduated college just a little bit over a year ago). The consultant showed very clearly what was expected of me as well as which points I should emphasize the most. The sessions also made me a lot less stressed about the real interview, since the two hours of mock interview made me familiarized with the admission interview environment. Another positive aspect was that before, during and after the consulting period, I could ask any question by mail and a reply would soon land in my mailbox within 24 to at most 36 hours.

I wholeheartedly recommend Veritas Prep's mock interview sessions to anyone who requires an optimal preparation for his or her MBA admission interviews.

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