Coming from the K-12 education world, I was nervous to apply to business school because of my nontraditional and nonquantitative background. After speaking to several companies and consultants, I decided to work with Jessica because of her well-established track record and sharp expertise that came across in just one 30 minute call. Since I was 18 months away from my R1 deadlines, she first gave me specific, long-term advice to enhance my candidacy.

Once in the admissions cycle, I worked with Jessica to apply to 4 reach schools in the comprehensive package. She spent time learning my history to help me craft my experiences into a cohesive story for each application. Jessica was extremely responsive to all of my questions and gave pointed strategic advice for each school.

Jessica’s strategic guidance and brainstorming assistance allowed me to feel 100% confident that I was submitting the best applications I could. Having Jessica by my side reduced an incredible amount of stress from the application process. With her support, I’ll be attending MIT Sloan with a generous merit scholarship!

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Working with Harshad has been the best decision I took during this admissions cycle. I worked with Harshad through mbaMission's four school package and his work was worth every penny. Right from the first brainstorming session, Harshad has been extremely interested and passionate about my background and goals. As we went through my applications, he has become my most trusted advisor and even a close mentor. I can always trust Harshad to never sugarcoat any advice. This has consistently ensured that my applications were of the best quality. Working with him has also made a better writer in general - even when I write reports at work, I find myself asking "What would Harshad say."

Harshad has always exceeded his turnaround time and I am actually in awe of how hard he works. Additionally, the meticulous detail of his work came through all the edits and suggestions he made for my resume and essays. He will continue editing and asking for revisions right until the draft is perfect. I also appreciated the fact that every time Harshad recommended changes, he always took the time to explain why such changes were needed.

Most importantly, it is abundantly clear that Harshad truly cares about getting the best outcome for me. With his help, I got into a truly amazing MBA program and I would highly recommend him to anyone starting out on their MBA journey.

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Coming from a non-traditional background, the MBA application process seemed incredibly daunting to me. I selected the two-school package and thanks to Kate’s wonderful guidance, I was able to get into both! From the beginning, she provided me with a detailed schedule so that I could better prepare and understand the various components in the application. She was instrumental to help me put my best application forward. To help land on my story, we had several brainstorming sessions where we would discuss in-depth about various experiences, either personal or professional. These sessions were so valuable to me throughout the application process, be it while drafting essays or even preparing for the interviews. Kate’s essay editing skills is just amazing! I don’t know how she does it, but no matter how long an essay is she always managed to trim down the content and yet not have its meaning lost. Kate’s extremely responsive, with great turn-around times! At the time of application submissions, I was confident that we had truly put together a high-quality application. I was very happy to hear I got accepted for interviews but was also nervous. Prepping with Kate for the interviews was highly useful! Her feedback is very specific and constructive, and allowed me to really focus my talking points in a way that would speak best for the school. All in all, Kate is incredible, and I am very thankful for her support! If you are looking for an admissions consultant, then look no further – Kate is the one!

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As a non-traditional applicant with minimal hours to spare and little background on how to tackle the application process, I felt I needed the help of a consultant. I chose Nisha based on other reviews I read. After chatting live with her and other consultants, I ultimately felt she was the most confident in my potential as a competitive applicant regardless of my less than stellar GMAT score. It was her confidence and support that encouraged me to shoot for the moon and I was happy I did. Nisha gave me my space when I was swamped with work and held me accountable when deadlines and cutoffs were approaching. At one point she even expedited her review for an application I was running behind on, to ensure I could make the round 1 deadline. In terms of the materials we worked on together, I found her input and guidance were really thoughtful. While it was draining iterating so much on essays, she wasn't put off by it and she was patient and clearly committed to drafting best in class application materials with me. It all paid off. I got into all of the schools we worked on together, all with $ as well. If you want a consultant who is skilled at highlighting strengths to outshine any weaknesses, she would be a great choice!

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The prospect of applying to business school can be very stressful (at least, it was for me) and that stress can be compounded when faced with the challenge of applying to multiple schools in any one round.

However, having Kim as a partner and guide throughout this journey made the entire process manageable, exciting, and ultimately very rewarding.

From our very first call, Kim made a genuine effort to understand who I was as a person, and what made me unique to the thousands of other applicants applying to top schools. Kim guided me through all phases of the application process (researching schools, recommendation letters, writing essays, interview prep, etc.) organizing our work on multiple schools together so that I never felt overwhelmed with managing the multiple applications. She was always very thoughtful and quick to respond to any of my questions/revisions (sometimes even working on the weekends to provide feedback in order to meet a tight deadline).

While a very knowledgeable partner, what made working with Kim so special was how genuinely invested she was in my success. I'm so glad that I got the opportunity to work with Kim, and highly recommend her to anyone applying to B-school!

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Harold was an integral part of my MBA application process and I highly recommend him for any applicant who is considering a competitive business school program.

I worked with Harold over the course of nearly 9 months. We spent introductory calls discussing my post-MBA goals, my expectations regarding school selection, and my plans to take the GMAT. We formulated an action plan for each stage of this process.

In particular, Harold was especially helpful in helping me think through my "narrative" for business school, and reflect that narrative across my resume and essays. Harold read, reviewed, and provided feedback on all of my essays...through this back and forth we developed very strong essays that were well targeted for each school on my list.

Throughout the process, I was appreciate at Harold's listening ability. I felt that he listened to my goals & circumstances, and used this to provide tailored mentorship and guidance.

I was fortunate to receive interviews to four of the five schools I applied to, and Harold helped me prepare for each interview (the Wharton team based interview Mock prep with other potentially applicants was especially helpful).

At the end of the day, I was thrilled to be accepted to all schools where I interviewed, including Wharton and Booth. I am confident that my time spend with Harold was a big difference maker in the quality of my application, and I would 100% recommend him to anyone about to undertake this process.

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From the start, I was immediately drawn to selecting Rachel to be my MBA admissions consultant. I was searching for someone who was highly knowledgeable about top-tier schools, who knew how to navigate the application process efficiently, and who possessed strong writing skills. I could not be more thrilled by my decision to work with her. I’ll let the result speak for itself - with Rachel’s guidance, I was admitted to every one of the MBA programs that I applied to, including my dream school, Wharton.

In initially screening for consultants, Rachel stood out because she had 10 years of experience and had helped thousands of candidates receive admittance to top-tier MBA programs. Her impressive track-record alone instilled in me complete confidence that she is one of the best in the business. But what was equally important was that Rachel’s previous experience in journalism uniquely positioned her to help me craft and articulate my ideas in a differentiating manner, which proved to be the key to success given my traditional background as an over-represented male in finance.

After having worked with Rachel, I appreciated her partnership approach as she was genuinely interested in the results and never settled for anything less than stellar. When I was struggling to overcome a weak spot in my application, Rachel helped me craft a compelling story to help me standout. While I was balancing a demanding workload as an investment banker and MBA applicant, Rachel’s high involvement throughout the process was invaluable. Finally, I would be remiss not to address her candor. Receiving honest feedback was critical and Rachel provided it in a supportive and encouraging manner.

Hiring Rachel as my MBA admissions consultant was the best decisions that I made. I highly recommend her to anyone looking to get into a top-tier MBA program.

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I had decided to submit my applications early in the cycle and hence started researching and talking to consultants. I spoke with few of the highest rated consultants but the level of comfort I felt after my conversation with Harshad stood out. Considering the genuineness of the conversation with Harshad, I decided to work with him.

Coming from a highly over represented demographic, I was worried about standing out as an applicant. Harshad understood my story very well and helped me bring out my uniquenesses and my strengths. There were many occasions when I was satisfied with my content but Harshad felt we could do better and pushed me to submit the best possible application. Harshad’s style of reviewing documents and giving feedback is highly organised and this ensured that we stayed highly productive at all times. Harshad’s turnaround time was excellent throughout the process and he made sure we stayed on track throughout the process and submitted all the applications before the deadlines. Later, Harshad also took my mock interviews for all the schools from where I was invited for the interview and this helped me build further confidence before my interview day.

As a result, I got into one of my dream schools. I am sure that I couldn’t submitted such high quality applications without Harshad’s help. I am really grateful to him for being a partner in my MBA applications journey.

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At first, I was very hesitant to work with a consultant on my MBA applications, however, I believe that one of the best decisions I made during my application journey is working with Katy!

Katy takes admissions consulting to the next level and goes the extra mile for her clients. Not only did she help me brainstorm ideas and recall impactful events for my story, she had me look at myself from another perspective, deeply connect with my passions and interests, and be a much more optimistic person.

I purchased the two-school package with Katy, and for both schools Katy put in significant effort with me through hours of calls and emails, answering my questions diligently and uplifting my spirits whenever I had any doubts or felt anxious. On top of that, Katy never failed to add value by providing unmatched insights on the various aspects of the application process from school picking to interview preparation.

I am very grateful for Katy's help and I am very lucky to have met and worked with her. I would advise those who are looking for an MBA admissions consultant to definitely consider working with Katy. Working with Katy has changed my life. It could change yours.

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Katy was my MBA consultant for the start-to-finish package. I applied in 2021 round 1 at HBS, Wharton, Columbia, Booth, and Berkeley Haas. I got admitted by HBS, Wharton, Columbia, and Berkeley Haas (waitlisted by Booth), with one school offering an almost full-ride scholarship. Given that I came from the most overrepresented population and did my undergrad outside the U.S., I'm really impressed by the glowing results. Katy was helpful in every step of the way - from strategic planning, to brainstorming my story, to fine-tuning the essays, all the way to the interview prep. She was my biggest supporter and cheerleader through the long application season. Could not have done this without her!

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