Final MBA Essay & App Review (Last-Minute Support)
High-speed turnaround, top-quality essay help to finalize your MBA essays and any other written elements of your application. How we'll work together, step by step 1. Send me everything, in whatever state it is in. Essays, short answers, optional essays, the resume. The less you pre-sort it the better, because I want to read it the way the committee will. 2. A full read in committee order. Every written element, in sequence, as one application rather than a stack of separate documents. That is where the contradictions, the repeated stories and the gaps show up. 3. Triage. You get a ranked list: what has to change before you submit, what is worth changing if there is time, and what is already finished. On a last-minute timeline, knowing what to leave alone matters as much as knowing what to fix. 4. The fixes. Comments in the document, a rewritten opening where the opening is the problem, and word and character counts checked against each school's limits. 5. A straight answer on whether it is ready. Then you submit. Message me directly on Leland if you're looking for last-minute help before submitting!
What's included
- Top-quality essay review and objective analysis of where you stand
- Tactical edits that improve the style, flow and clarity of your writing
- Overarching narrative suggestions that help advance your story and push your thinking
Meet your expert
Ben L.
4x Top MBA Coach | 400+ M7 Admits | xSpeechwriter | GSB '21
• Stanford GSB Alum, Class of 2021 -- see relevant background & experience below: • Coaching | Advised 400+ admits into Stanford GSB, HBS, Wharton, Kellogg, MIT Sloan, INSEAD, Haas, and more (230+ Leland reviews), while teaching multiple courses through Leland • What I'm Doing Now | Based in NYC, building a publication 'Staying Human', working on a stealth, marketplace startup, coaching and playing chess profssionally, and advising a slate of Seed to Series C startups through Elevate LLC • Public Policy | Prior to Stanford, worked on the Policy Team for the Chicago Mayor's Office under Mayor Rahm Emanuel, focusing on 5G infrastructure policy, criminal justice policy, and citywide corporate/economic development deals • McKinsey | Before policy, worked at McKinsey & Co , with casework focused on job training for the formerly incarcerated and workforce development for at-risk youth • PE / VC / Startup Advising | After Stanford, worked in Bain's Private Equity Group on various due diliegences, managed deals with several venture capital firms, and advised multiple startups on growth and go-to-market strategy • Professional Writing | Speechwriting in public policy & political environments, Lead Editor for Nondisclosure (Stanford GSB's magazine) and Managing Editor for the Stanford International Policy Review • Additional Writing | Crafting op-eds, ghostwriting for major publications, developing a fictional short story collection, policy deep dives, a book on chess applications to life, and application essays of all sorts • GMAT / Test-Taking | Scored in the highest percentile of GMAT test-takers, but more importantly I've honed my ability to help others extrapolate top test-testing strategies in the areas they're weakest • Additional Coaching Details | 5+ years experience working with >750 individuals on essay writing and resume professionalization for top consulting firms, MBA programs, execs, and the broader job market • Interview Training | I was interview-trained with McKinsey, helping me give high-quality mock interviews for MBBs and any MBA program; I've also held 10+ events through Leland on interview prep for McKinsey's PEI and GSB's interview process in particular
