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Description
This package is built for MBA applicants seeking targeted, high-impact support to elevate their applications—without the need for a full, end-to-end engagement. Whether you’re just getting started or refining final details, this package offers the flexibility to focus on the components that matter most to you. You’ll work with an expert coach to address your specific needs—from honing your story to editing essays or prepping for interviews. Every session is designed to drive meaningful progress and strengthen your candidacy. Common coaching activities in this package include, but are not limited to: - Application Strategy: Clarify your unique story and how to differentiate yourself from other applicants. - School Selection: Build or refine a smart target list based on your goals and background. - Essay Brainstorming & Editing: Receive structured guidance and thoughtful feedback to craft powerful, authentic essays. - Resume Optimization: Transform your experience into a polished, results-driven MBA resume. - Recommender Strategy & Prep: Choose the right recommenders and provide them with effective support materials. - Interview Prep: Run mock interviews and sharpen your responses to feel confident and compelling. - Final Review: Ensure all application materials are cohesive, polished, and ready for submission. This package is ideal for applicants looking to maximize expert guidance in a streamlined, efficient format. Your coach will help you prioritize your time and get the greatest impact from every hour.
What you'll get from this package
A clear application timeline and plan, to ensure you stay on track and hit MBA deadlines
A polished resume that highlights your education, experience, leadership, skills & interests in a clear and compelling way
Compelling essays that are differentiated, personalized, and thoughtful — tailored to each school you decide to apply to
A polished final application that you can feel proud of submitting and sharing with the admissions team
Mock interviews that leave you feeling prepared and confident
Additional details
Coaching delivered via live sessions and .
Additional expectations or terms of engagement may be provided by coaches (e.g. expected response times, etc.).
Services included:
Recommendations
Interviews
Ding Analysis
Waitlist Strategy
School Selection
Secondary Review
Application Strategy
Essays
Resume
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Editing
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Offered by Dean A.
Joined September 2026
Booth Admissions Fellow who read and evaluated real MBA applications
I've been on both sides of the MBA admissions desk. As an applicant I was admitted to Chicago Booth, Cornell Johnson, Columbia Business School, and NYU Stern; including a full-ride scholarship at Cornell, and I negotiated additional scholarship money out of Booth, where I enrolled on the two-year Lester Armour merit award covering 85% of tuition and fees. At Booth I then served as an Admissions Fellow: I reviewed applicants' submitted essays, interviewed them, and wrote the evaluations that went back to the admissions committee. That's the part most applicants never get to see; how an essay actually reads to someone who has read many of them, what an interviewer is listening for behind the questions they ask, and why two candidates with the same numbers get different answers. Since Booth I've worked in private equity, Fortune 500 finance at ServiceNow, and non-profit leadership, and I teach accounting as adjunct faculty, so I can also pressure-test the career story underneath your application: where you're going, why an MBA gets you there, and whether a stranger on the committee will believe you. If you're targeting a top program; or you're holding an admit and want more money attached to it, I'd like to help.
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