Arlen Agiliga

Deferred MBA and Competitive Graduate Fellowship Specialist

1,215 min coached

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Studied at Harvard Business School

Worked at J.P. Morgan

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Available Sunday

Starting at 4:00 PM UTC

If my availability does not work for you, please feel free to reach out and we can schedule a mutually convenient time!

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Arlen's Offerings

Financial Modeling & Valuation Bootcamp for MBAs

$7208h of coaching

Comprehensive MBA Application Package — Land Your Dream Program

Starting at $8,00020h+ of coaching

Best Value

Craft Powerful MBA Essays

Starting at $4505h+ of coaching

Nail the MBA Interview

Starting at $2703h+ of coaching

Early Starters MBA Prep Plan

$2,3406h of coaching

Final Application Review

Starting at $2703h+ of coaching

Nail the Harvard Business School Interview

Starting at $2703h+ of coaching

Boost Your MBA Applications

Starting at $1802h+ of coaching

Financial Modeling & Valuation Bootcamp for MBAs

$7208h of coaching

Comprehensive MBA Application Package — Land Your Dream Program

Starting at $8,00020h+ of coaching

Best Value

Craft Powerful MBA Essays

Starting at $4505h+ of coaching

Nail the MBA Interview

Starting at $2703h+ of coaching

Early Starters MBA Prep Plan

$2,3406h of coaching

Final Application Review

Starting at $2703h+ of coaching

Nail the Harvard Business School Interview

Starting at $2703h+ of coaching

Boost Your MBA Applications

Starting at $1802h+ of coaching

Custom hourly · $90/hr

Get help with Application Strategy, Ding Analysis, and .

Arlen also coaches for Investment Banking, Prestigious Scholarships & Fellowships, Publishing & Writing, Master’s Programs, and IELTS. View all.

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Arlen’s MBA Qualifications

Arlen has helped clients get into these schools:

I am an HBS 2+2 admit with acceptances from several other top deferred programs (Wharton, Booth, Kellogg, Columbia, and Berkeley) and am also a recipient of both the Schwarzman Scholarship and Princeton in Asia Fellowship. I have extensive experience with crafting personal statements, securing letters of recommendation, preparing for behavioral interviews, and general application strategy. Although each deferred admissions application has its own idiosyncrasies, they all require you to tell your unique story through a combination of essays, recommendations, and other aspects of the application — I can help you present your best, most polished self for your strongest chance at success!

Arlen can help with:

Application Strategy

Ding Analysis

Editing

Essays

Interviews

Recommendations

Resume

School Selection

Secondary Review

Arlen also coaches for Investment Banking, Prestigious Scholarships & Fellowships, Publishing & Writing, Master’s Programs, and IELTS. View all.

About Arlen

I'm Arlen, a finance professional from the United States with extensive professional and academic experiences abroad. My long-term career goal is to be an executive at an international financial services company, or to start my own investment firm that specializes in investing in and operating companies doing business in frontier and emerging markets. Since graduating cum laude from Northeastern University with a bachelor's degree in finance, I have completed a master's degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University as a Schwarzman Scholar, and I have worked as an investment banker both at an American bulge bracket firm in New York City and an international boutique in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, where I was also a frontier and emerging markets private equity associate for an American alternative assets manager. I'm originally from Maryland, near Washington, D.C., and I have also lived in Boston, Beijing, New York City, and Ulaanbaatar. In my free time, I enjoy reading, watching movies, listening to music, writing, and exercising. Feel free to reach out here or on LinkedIn to schedule an introductory call with me!

Why do I coach?

I coach because I enjoy meeting new people and leveraging my own experiences to help others succeed. As an undergraduate, I worked at my university's writing center where I frequently helped fellow students with applications for various opportunities. I saw firsthand how impactful an extra set of eyes and talking through application strategy could be for some people, and I have been helping people with their applications in various capacities ever since. Often, application processes can feel like opaque black boxes that leave you frustrated and unsure of yourself, but with proper planning, advice, and support, application processes can help you learn a lot about yourself, your goals, and your dreams for the future. I really enjoy the satisfaction that comes from hitting submit on a well-done application after weeks or even months of hard work, and I am passionate about helping others experience that same feeling for whatever opportunity they're interested in, and hopefully making the hard work a bit more manageable!