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Becky S.

Becky Song

300+ M7 Admits | Wharton Ad. Fellow | Career Strategy Expert | US & Intl.

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    The Wharton School (UPenn)

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    The Ivy Journey

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Available Monday

Starting at 1:00 PM UTC

Becky S.
Note from Becky

Accepting clients for 1) R1 & R2 MBA Admissions, 2) Undergraduate Admissions, 3) Consulting Recruiting/Case Interview Prep, and 4) General Career Development/Coaching. Open to appointments at other times as well - please message me directly.

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I’m Becky Song, a Wharton MBA, former Wharton admissions fellow, professional admissions and career coach, and Founder & Executive Director of Ivy Journey (theivyjourney.com). Over the past 15+ years, I’ve helped hundreds of applicants and professionals earn admission to top MBA, master’s, and college programs, as well as land offers across consulting, strategy, and business roles. My clients have been admitted to top MBA programs (e.g., HBS, Stanford GSB, Wharton, MIT Sloan, Columbia, Kellogg, Booth, LBS, Insead, etc.) and top Ivy undergrad & grad programs. I’ve also coached 500+ candidates through career transitions, resumes, interviews, consulting recruiting, and personal positioning. What makes my coaching different is the combination of admissions judgment, career strategy, and narrative positioning. I help clients understand what schools and employers are really evaluating, then translate their background into a clear, differentiated story that feels authentic and compelling. I’m especially strong with MBA applicants, college applicants, master’s candidates, international applicants, first-generation applicants, consulting candidates, and professionals making major career pivots. Personally, I’ve navigated several pivots myself: actuary, nonprofit leader, strategy consultant, Wharton MBA, admissions fellow, founder, and career coach. If you want a coach who can help you think strategically, sharpen your story, and move through a competitive process with more clarity and confidence, I’d love to work with you!

Work with Becky

  • 1:1 MBA Comprehensive Package

    1:1 MBA Comprehensive Package

    20h+ of coaching · Starting at $5,499

  • Deferred MBA Comprehensive Package

    Deferred MBA Comprehensive Package

    20h+ of coaching · Starting at $5,499

  • MBA Strategic Starter Package

    MBA Strategic Starter Package

    10h of coaching · $2,382.80

  • Holistic MBA Profile Evaluation

    Holistic MBA Profile Evaluation

    1h of coaching · $259

Becky’s MBA Qualifications

Coaches professionally

60+ people coached for MBA

AI Certified

Completed Level 2 of Leland’s AI Builder Program

Becky has helped clients get into these schools:

I’m a Wharton MBA, former Wharton Admissions Fellow, and Founder of The Ivy Journey (theivyjourney.com/mba), where I’ve spent 15+ years helping ambitious applicants earn admission to top MBA programs. My clients have earned admits to HBS, Stanford GSB, Wharton, MIT Sloan, Columbia, Kellogg, Booth, Haas, Yale SOM, LBS, INSEAD, and other top US, UK & EU programs. I’m especially strong at helping applicants turn complex, nonlinear, or highly competitive backgrounds into clear, differentiated MBA stories. I’ve worked with candidates from consulting, banking/finance, tech, product, healthcare, entrepreneurship, family business, nonprofit, government, and international backgrounds, including many applicants navigating U.S. MBA admissions from Asian, European, and other global markets. My edge is the combination of admissions judgment and career strategy. As a former Wharton admissions fellow, I understand how admissions readers evaluate leadership, career logic, school fit, recommendations, interviews, and personal differentiation. As a career coach and former consultant/hiring manager, I also help clients build MBA narratives that make sense beyond admission: why this degree, why now, why this school, and why your goals are credible. I work best with applicants who want thoughtful, strategic, high-touch coaching. I’ll help you pressure-test your school list, sharpen your positioning, build a compelling resume, craft authentic essays that tell your unique story, prepare recommenders, and walk into interviews with clarity and confidence.

Becky can help with:

Application Strategy

Cover Letters

Ding Analysis

Editing

Essays

Financial Aid & Scholarships

General Exploration

Interviews

Networking Strategy

Recommendations

Resume

School Selection

Secondary Review

Supplementary Materials

Testing & Assessments

Waitlist Strategy

Why do I coach?

I coach because I know how much the right guidance can change the trajectory of a person’s life. Admissions, recruiting, and career transitions are not just paperwork or interviews. They are moments when people are trying to decide who they are, what they want, and how to communicate their potential clearly. I love helping clients find the thread in their story: the experiences, motivations, and strengths that make them distinctive. Many of my clients come in feeling overwhelmed, underconfident, or unsure how to position themselves. My favorite part of coaching is watching that uncertainty turn into clarity, confidence, and momentum. A great outcome is an acceptance letter or job offer. But the deeper outcome is helping someone understand their own value and advocate for it powerfully.

Work Experience

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Engagement Manager

Strategy&

2021 - 2025

Hiring Manager

Advised Fortune 500 clients on business transformation, strategic planning, operating model design, growth strategy, and technology-enabled change. Serve as a hiring manager and interviewer, bringing firsthand recruiting insight to clients preparing for consulting, strategy, and business operations roles.

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Founder & Executive Director

The Ivy Journey

January 2015 - Present

theivyjourney.com Founder of a premium admissions and career coaching firm helping clients earn admission to top MBA, master’s, and college programs and land consulting, strategy, and business roles.

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Consultant

Deloitte

2015 - 2019

Interviewer

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Nanotechnology Researcher

National Institute of Standards and Technology

2011 - 2013

Becky was also given offers to work at

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    Accenture

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    Pfizer

  • Willis Towers Watson Logo

    Willis Towers Watson

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    Mercer

  • Meta (Facebook) Logo

    Meta (Facebook)

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    EY

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    KPMG

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    Deloitte

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    Fidelity Investments

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    DuPont

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    Estée Lauder

Education

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The Wharton School (UPenn)

MBA | Business Analytics, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Finance | Admissions Fellow

Admissions Committee Experience

Wharton Admissions Fellow & Ambassador; President, Wharton Family Business Club; Education Director, Wharton Consulting Club; Career Director, Wharton Women in Business; PE/VC, Entrepreneurship, and Founders Clubs

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Vanderbilt University

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) , Mathematics

Chancellor’s Scholar; Vanderbilt Students Consulting for Nonprofits; Vanderbilt Entrepreneurial Society; GlobeMed

Becky was also personally admitted to

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    Stanford Graduate School of Business

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    Columbia Business School

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    MIT Sloan

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    Johns Hopkins University

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    Duke University

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    University of California, Berkeley

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    University of Southern California

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    New York University

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    NYU Stern School of Business

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    University of California, Los Angeles

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    Cornell University

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