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Matt Symonds Reviews

Company: Fortuna Admissions

Matt Symonds is the Chief Editor of MBA50.com, and author of the international bestseller “Getting the MBA Admissions Edge“, sponsored by Goldman Sachs, McKinsey & Co., BCG, and Bain & Co. 

His MBA admissions workshops have been attended by over 80,000 business school hopefuls, as part of the World MBA Tour that he founded in 1995 and the Kaplan Test Prep franchise that he launched in Europe. He has an extensive business school network, regularly interviewing deans, faculty and admissions directors for the media, and his industry knowledge makes him a regular guest expert on TV, radio, in the press, and at conferences.

He covers business education for BusinessWeek, The Economist, Forbes, CNBC, America Economia, Le Figaro, Handelsblatt, Times of India, 21CBH, and many other global publications.

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July 16, 2023
jamie.t

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Great working with Matt Symonds

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I worked with Matt on my Round 3 application to the Stanford GSB, MIT Sloan and the Wharton School. I was a non-traditional applicant with a government background, applying a bit later in my career than the average - and had previously received some less than enthusiastic advice from consultants encouraging me to consider safety schools or delay applying. This made sense on the face of it: the odds are very low for those schools as a R3 applicant, and they didn't want to set me (or themselves) up for failure. But Matt took a totally different tack: I felt he took a real interest in me as a person, understood my goals and rationale, and went beyond the stats to see the strength in my application. He totally understood the reasoning behind going for it in R3, put himself on the line to tell me what he honestly thought, and provided me the vital encouragement to keep going. Close to the deadline, he was available over the weekend to iterate my essays and review the final elements of my application. I felt that his advice was always helpful - and crucially, helped to bring out my authentic voice, not just what adcoms want to hear. Matt's advice and encouragement were crucial to getting me over the line and securing offers from all 3 schools. Thank you Matt - you're a good man and a pleasure to work with!

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January 20, 2017
ou0001li

Joined: Mar 09, 2016

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fortunate to have a fortuna consultant

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I had free consultation with 3 companies in Jun. I felt most comfortable and engaged when talking to Matt (Fortuna), Though he also quote the most expensive package price :). Another free consultation I had was with a GSB graduate. He advised me not to consider M7, and probably not even S16. He suggested a few other schools, and i felt a bit discouraged.

I decided to follow my heart as Matt really made me feel he knows inside out the application process and sees my unique profile from the AO's prospective.

I am so lucky to be admitted to all the three schools I applied in R1 and I am going to HBS this fall!

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