Amber was tremendously helpful as an advisor and mentor for me during the MBA application process. I really could not have done it without her guidance.

Some specific strengths that I really appreciated was that Amber was always available by phone and email, with very quick responses and turn around time, especially during the essay writing process. She was also extremely thoughtful and insightful in her feedback given her experience with the application process, which I valued as it was all new to me. Amber took the time to get to know me as a person, which also really allowed her to be effective -- her recommendations on how to present myself in the strongest way possible were invaluable.

She also identified and helped remove all barriers to my admission. For me it was a lower GMAT score, which we overcame by taking a required quantitative course and completed thankfully with an A before the second round decision.

Overall, I got so much more value out of having a consultant than I could have imagined - thanks to Amber!!!

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My background is in engineering, and I worried that I would have a hard time making the case for an MBA. Lisa partnered me with Amber because she also had a technical foundation and is a graduate of Haas, where I will be attending this fall! Amber spent countless hours with me to understand how my experiences were different than the many other engineers I was competing against. I was mesmerized by how careful she was to create a strategy for me and make sure every detail was well told throughout the resume, recommendation letters, essays etc. She coached me on other activities, like taking a leadership role in my NGO and those initiatives addressed gaps in my candidacy that I wasn’t even aware of. I think the biggest value of hiring a consultant is that they have the history and volumes to know exactly what makes a given applicant strong and weak. It’s only with this lens that I became competitive. Thank you to Amber, Stacy, Lisa, and Maggie.

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