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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Diving into the MBA Application Process can be daunting. There are so many different parts of the application (GMAT / GRE, recommendations letter, essays...) that it is easy to get lost in the middle of it.
However, having Jessica there to guide me made everything much more manageable and made my efforts much more effective. I had a million questions all the time, and Jessica always had an answer ready for each one of them.
Jessica is extremely knowledgeable and inspires confidence. I am very happy to have worked with her and learned from her, and strongly urge anyone thinking about applying to an MBA to do the same.

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A long time friend recommended me having an initial consultation with Katy Lewis. After just a 30 min video chat, I was amazed by how easily she was able to precisely analyze my strengths and weaknesses leading to round 1 applications. She was upfront with her opinions, but at the same time kind and thoughtful. After interviewing with more than 6 top advisors, I decided to start working with Katy. I came in with high, almost surreal aspirations. I always dreamt of attending Harvard or Stanford, but being a Latin American coming from a non-traditional background made me think I might be targeting too high.
After weeks of introspection and tailoring my story in a thoughtful and genuine manner, we decided to target 6 schools for my first round application: Stanford, Harvard, MIT, Wharton, LBS and Booth.
I ended up receiving interview invitations from ALL 6 schools. The guidelines and frameworks provided helped me deliver successfully and confidently in all 6 interviews. Trust me when I tell you that her direct and experienced approach towards framing your story is key to succeeding in both the essays and the interview process. I could continue praising Katy’s kindness, thoughtfulness and experienced voice all day, but results speak for themselves. I received an offer to each school I applied to, and ended up deciding between Harvard and Stanford. I will finally be joining Stanford GSB’s class of 2024 next term, and I seriously wouldn’t be in the position I’m currently in if it weren’t for Katy!! 1000% recommended if you are serious about getting to a top MBA program!

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Katy is an incredibly thoughtful and patient thought partner on what can be a painful and long MBA application journey. Her years of experience really shine through in her deep understanding of what top schools like Harvard, Stanford and Wharton are looking for and the ability to marry that with each individual's strengths, versatility and unique experiences. She helped me craft a meaningful and personalised story, weaving my passion for social impact with my experience in consulting in South-East Asia. Given the tight timeline to Round 1 applications, she went the extra mile and conducted weekly catch-ups to brainstorm new builds and provide answers to my long list of questions. Without her support and guidance, I wouldn't have made it to Wharton!

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I hired Helen as a consultant. I have a fairly common background for business school - good undergraduate college, investment banking and private equity background. Helen did an incredible job of helping me learn to tell my story and differentiate myself among a pool of highly competitive applicants. She has great attention to detail and doesn't take on too many people at once so she can truly dedicate the time to her applicants. She is candid, direct and thoughtful in her responses. I would highly highly highly recommend her to anyone considering. My partner also worked with a consultant from MBA mission and he had an equally incredible experience. Both of our consultants made us a priority, learned about our goals and helped drive highly successful outcomes for us. I truly don't think we could have been able to manage our jobs and do this process without them.

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Katy was an absolute pleasure to work with throughout the MBA applications process. She has a structured approach to ensure applicants stay on pace, she is a wealth of knowledge about each individual school, and she is a fantastic listener--working to bring forth wonderful stories to tell in the application process that truly represented me well and enabled me to tell my story in the limited space available to any applicant. I couldn't have been happier with my choice to work with Katy and am so glad I got to be one of her clients and can count her among my friends going forward! You'll have zero regrets in working with Katy and mbaMission!

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From the moment I met Melissa during our initial consultation, I knew she was somebody I could trust. I went into the 2021-2022 business school application season with a lot of nerves about the strength of my candidacy and the unknowns of the process – I honestly didn’t think I even had a shot with my mediocre GPA and fewer than average years of WE. But she immediately put me at ease with her calm demeanor and extensive experience. From then on, she was such a strong partner from start to finish: from school selection (which Melissa helped me tremendously with) to resumé editing, essay drafting, and interview prep.

I think Melissa’s biggest strength is that she’s able to bring out the best in her clients. During our brainstorming session, I went on a self-discovery journey with her by my side and she was able to help me identify the most formative experiences in my life that I could draw upon in my essays. By the end of it, we had put together essays that I didn’t even know I was capable of writing - a narrative that elegantly touched on personal and professional moments that have made me who I am today.

I knew I could send her any and every question that popped into my head (even sometimes at 2 AM), and she would always have a calm and informative answer for me in no time. She turned around everything I sent her (sometimes several emails on various topics in one day) under the 48-hour mark and her responses were always thorough and insightful.

I am so grateful to have met Melissa - she is kind, patient, and so so so genuine. It’s incredibly clear that she cares deeply about her clients and I know that my MBA journey wouldn’t have been successful without her. The thought work we did together in many ways was reflected in my acceptance to Fuqua and Ross, both with merit-based scholarships. She is simply among the best and I guarantee that working with her as a prospective business school applicant will be so worth it!

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I worked with Susan on 4 schools, targeting a Round 1 deadline (and only starting ~2 months ahead of deadlines). Susan was an incredible partner in guiding me through a daunting process.

Susan did a fantastic job in pushing me to put forth my best to really enhance my applications. She was always extremely punctual with her feedback on my essays and other deliverables. Her feedback would be tough at times, but it was exactly what I needed to really excel in the process. She was able to pair her knowledge on each of the programs with my story and background to help craft a great narrative for each of the schools I applied to. I really appreciated her effort to truly get to know me in order to provide the best personalized counseling for my process.

Finishing all of my applications in such a short time frame was difficult, and I know I wouldn't have been able to do it without Susan. But with her help, I was admitted to HBS, Wharton, Booth, and Kellogg. I am very grateful to have worked with Susan throughout this process, and I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a consultant.

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Throughout the application season, Melissa made herself available to help me with any aspect of the application that I felt uncertain about. She was always able to sense my uncertainty and provide immediate advice and feedback.

At the start of our partnership, Melissa made sure that she understood my perspectives through countless emails and calls. Not only did she take in all my stories A-Z, but also helped immensely in shaping them to convey my strengths across applications.

It never felt like a bother whenever I wanted to ask Melissa for her opinions, rather she was always happy to extend her services to me. She consistently ensured that I was content with all essay responses, and that they felt authentic. Overall, her willingness to triple check all application components and revisit any aspects I may have changed allowed for a genuine application that I felt confident in and content with.

During interview rounds, Melissa provided very thorough prep sessions that covered all bases from response timing to structure. She helped me prep for each program individually and always asked how I felt after sets of questions - willingly devoting more of her time to helping me.

Overall, Melissa was exceedingly supportive of my thoughts. She took in every idea I had and helped me develop them into well-formed responses. I certainly recommend her services - best partnership I’ve had!

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When looking into consultants almost a year before starting my application, I knew I wanted to work with Katy based on her stellar reviews. Fast forward to the end of my application season, and I am so happy to have had her on my side throughout the process.

I had high hopes for the advice she could provide about the process given her background in admissions and her time as an MBA consultant. She blew these expectations away with her ability to draw on her experiences and reference past anecdotes of other clients or applications that she read. I had complete faith in her and it was such a relief to not overthink things in an already stressful process!

What left an even greater impression was how much fun I truly had working with Katy. I very much looked forward to our conversations and am now even missing them as my process has wrapped up! As other reviewers have mentioned, in a short time Katy got to know me as well as my closest friends, and she was really able to dissect my “story" and hone in on what motivates me and what my passions are. This goes beyond my applications and has given me a clearer sense of where I want my career to go.

I applied to a handful of top schools with Katy, and am now narrowed down to deciding between a Wharton acceptance and a Stanford waitlist (in addition to some other admits). Katy was instrumental to my success and I couldn’t be happier with the outcome.

Don’t think twice about working with her!

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