
Andrea Santambrogio
5.0
(62)
GMAT Focus | 705+ Prep | 400+ Students, 99th Percentile | MBA Coach
Studied at Columbia Business School
Works at Boston Consulting Group
Available tomorrow at 7:30 PM UTC
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Andrea's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $195/hr
Get help with General Exploration, Test Taking Strategy, and .
Andrea’s GMAT Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Scored a 790 on the GMAT
100+ people coached for GMAT
Andrea has helped clients achieve these scores on the GMAT
685 - 785
I've been preparing students for the GMAT Focus for over 10 years. I've worked with 400+ students, achieving a median score of 665 (equivalent to ~720 on the old GMAT, 94th percentile) with improvements of up to 400 points. All students who completed the full admissions journey were accepted into their target business school, including M7 programs (Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Columbia, Booth, Kellogg, MIT Sloan) and top European schools (LBS, INSEAD, HEC Paris, Bocconi, IE, IESE, Cambridge, Oxford). I hold an MBA from SDA Bocconi and Columbia Business School, a degree in mechanical engineering from Politecnico di Milano and the University of Illinois, and I have experience as a university teaching assistant. I also prepare for the Executive Assessment (EA), the SDA Bocconi Executive MBA admission test, GRE, IELTS, and TOEFL. Lessons cover all sections of the GMAT Focus: Quantitative, Verbal, and Data Insights. I teach you to think under pressure, manage your time, and spot the patterns the test uses against you — because that's what the GMAT actually measures, not just how much math or English you know. We work with a hands-on approach on everything it takes to score competitively for top business schools: techniques to optimize your pacing, strategies for every question type, and realistic exam simulations. The other key area we focus on, and that almost no one addresses, is the psychological side. Test anxiety and freezing up on a tough question are real — and they cost you far more points than a formula you think you've forgotten.
Andrea can help with:
General Exploration
Test Taking Strategy
Tailored Study Plan
Test Prep Strategy
Verbal Reasoning
Data Insights
Quantitative Reasoning
Andrea also coaches for Executive Assessment, MBA, and Master’s Programs. View all.
About Andrea
BCG consultant with an MBA from SDA Bocconi and Columbia Business School, and a mechanical engineering degree from Politecnico di Milano and the University of Illinois. I've prepared 400+ students across GMAT Focus, Executive Assessment, MBA admissions, and consulting interview prep for MBB and second tier firms. I also prepare for Private Equity and Investment Banking interviews. GMAT: median student score of 665 Focus (equivalent to ~720 old GMAT, 94th percentile), with improvements of up to 400 points. All students who completed the full admissions journey were admitted to their target business school. Consulting: 75+ offers, 92% MBB success rate* and 98% in management consulting. *among candidates with a qualified profile.
Why do I coach?
I started taking private lessons in high school, and it changed everything. The right tutor didn't just help me pass exams, they made me genuinely passionate about the subject. That experience stuck with me. When a friend asked me to help him prepare for the GMAT, I said yes, and I realized I could do for others what those tutors had done for me. I started with GMAT, then university courses, and over the years moved into MBA admissions, Consulting Interview Prep, Private Equity and Investment Banking. What drives me is a simple belief: anyone with the right motivation can get there; it's about finding someone who explains things in a way that clicks, who understands you, and who pushes you forward. I love working with ambitious people who are ready to put themselves out there.
Work Experience

Consultant - Senior Consultant
Boston Consulting Group
January 2025 - Present

MBA Candidate
Columbia Business School
August 2024 - December 2024
MBA Candidate
SDA Bocconi
September 2023 - December 2024
Concentration: Finance and Private Investment

Summer Consultant
Boston Consulting Group
June 2024 - July 2024
Education

Columbia Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Fall Exchange
2024
#3 in Financial Times World Business School ranking 2024
SDA Bocconi School of Management
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance and Private Investment
2023 - 2024
#3 in Financial Times World Business School ranking 2024
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering
2015 - 2017
62 Reviews
Overall Rating
5.0
Andrea has helped clients get into these schools:
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Andrea has helped clients achieve these scores on the GMAT
685 - 785
Andrea has helped clients achieve these scores on the Executive Assessment