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Description
HBS asks for three short essays, so every sentence has to earn its place. If you're applying to Harvard Business School, I'll work with you on each essay from first idea to final draft so your application reads like one specific person instead of a list of accomplishments. As your MBA admissions consultant, I'll help you decide which stories belong in which essay, cut what repeats your resume and keep your voice in the final version. Common coaching activities in this package include, but are not limited to: • Choosing which experiences and stories go in each of the three essays so they don't overlap • Brainstorming and outlining each essay before you start drafting • Giving line-level edits on every draft and cutting filler to fit the word limits • Pressure-testing your career goals so they sound specific and believable to a reader who has seen thousands of them • Checking that your essays are consistent with your resume and the rest of your application • Deciding whether you need the optional additional information section, and drafting it if you do • Reading all three essays together as a set for balance, tone and repetition • Proofreading the final versions How we'll work together: 1. Live strategy session: we go through your background and map your strongest stories to the three essays. 2. You draft each essay and send it to me. I return line-level comments and we revise. 3. Live working session on whichever essay is giving you the most trouble. 4. Final read of all three essays as a set, then a last polish. Send me your resume and a list of the stories you're considering and we'll start with the strongest ones.
What you'll get from this package
A story map showing which experiences go in which essay
A final draft of each of the three HBS essays
Line-level edits and comments on every draft
Three essays that work as a set, with no repeated stories and a consistent voice
A clear decision on the optional additional information section
A career goals narrative that holds up across your essays and your interview
Additional details
Coaching delivered via live sessions and .
Brainstorming and the working session are live. Draft feedback is written and happens async between sessions.
Services included:
Essays
Editing
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Offered by Austin R.
Joined November 2025
HBS MBA with Distinction | Ex-Google & BCG | Essays, Strategy & Interviews
I graduated from Harvard Business School in 2026 with Distinction (First- and Second-Year Honors, top 15-20% of the class), served as CFO of the HBS Latino Student Organization, and was a Finance and Accounting tutor for first-year students. Before HBS, I graduated Magna Cum Laude in Economics from UChicago, spent four years as an Operations Program Manager at Google, and did my MBA summer at BCG. Today I lead enterprise deployments at Pelico, an AI startup. I've mentored Hispanic Scholarship Fund scholars since 2019 and now sit on its Advisory Council. I know what adcoms look for in leadership stories, and how to help applicants from operations, tech and non-traditional backgrounds stand out. I went the deferred MBA route myself, so I also work with college seniors and early-career applicants on deferred programs like HBS 2+2. I help with school selection, your core narrative, essays, resume, recommender prep, and mock interviews for HBS and other M7/T15 programs.
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