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Package Description:
Have you been waitlisted or rejected from your dream school? Don't lose hope! I'll carefully review your application and provide constructive feedback to increase your chances of acceptance. During our live session, we'll assess your strengths and weaknesses and create a tailored strategy to improve your waitlist appeal and/or future applications. I know the application process can be daunting, but with my guidance, you'll gain clarity and have a clear action plan for success. Let's work together to achieve your MBA goals!
What you'll get from this package
Letter of Continued Interest: working outline for a professional and personalized letter expressing applicant's continued interest in program of their choosing
Networking Plan: strategic plan to connect applicant with the correct contacts at the desired program (e.g., current students, admissions committee members, and alumni)
Personalized Feedback: A comprehensive write-up of the student's application specific to the school(s) they applied to, identifying strengths and weaknesses and providing actionable guidance to enhance their candidacy for future opportunities
Additional details
Coaching delivered via live sessions and .
My coaching style is focused on building a strong rapport with applicants because I recognize how critical the MBA application process is for them. I aim to establish a friendly and collaborative relationship with my clients, which allows us to work together effectively towards achieving their goals. When it comes to editing, I am prompt and efficient. Typically, I take no more than a few hours to return the edited work to my clients. My general rule is that I will have the edits back within 24 hours, ensuring that there are no delays in the application process. I also make myself available via text and other informal channels, such as email or phone, to ensure clear and prompt communication, which helps us to work more efficiently together.
Services included:
Ding Analysis
Waitlist Strategy
Secondary Review
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Offered by Karla M.
Joined August 2022
4.9
150+ M7 Admits | AdCom-Trained Strategist | Leland Top Coach ('23 & '24)
With over a decade of experience, I’ve helped candidates break into the world’s most competitive MBA and master’s programs, consistently delivering results across applicant types and industries. My unique qualifications include: ◉ Leland Top Coach in both 2023 and 2024 (since rankings began), with reviews attesting to strategic, high-touch coaching ◉ 150+ M7 admits and tens of millions in scholarship funding secured across MBA, MPP, and master’s programs ◉ Proven success with traditional (consulting, banking), deferred, joint-degree, international, and non-traditional candidates ◉ At Harvard Kennedy School, collaborated directly with the head of Admissions to revamp evaluation processes and led formal knowledge-sharing with M7 MBA programs (e.g., HBS, Wharton, Booth) to align HKS selection standards with leading graduate admissions practices With deep insight into how top programs evaluate applicants, I specialize in translating resumes into compelling narratives that highlight leadership, trajectory, and potential. Some big wins include helping an individual with a 3.2 GPA and 145 (Quant GRE) / 158 (Verbal GRE) secure admission to a top 5 MBA with 60% tuition scholarship and negotiating another candidate's M7 waitlist offer to admission with 100% tuition funding. Given my client-facing experience, I am extremely responsive and usually take no more than 24 hours to turn around materials. I am especially helpful to: ◉ applicants from established pre-MBA careers (e.g., consulting, banking) hoping to differentiate themselves in a crowded field ◉ international applicants looking for guidance on the U.S.-specific nuances for MBAs ◉ non-traditional candidates without cookie-cutter GPAs or test scores looking to highlight strengths in other areas ◉ deferred candidates looking to show their future *potential* through storytelling ◉ candidates seeking scholarship funding ◉ underrepresented minorities, especially LGBTQ+ / BIPOC applicants, who want to work with someone with a shared lived experience ◉ joint / concurrent degree applicants ◉ candidates who want to make a great impression during interviews. I take special pride in one of my interviewers saying I was the best-prepared applicant he had seen in 10 years :) ◉ waitlisted or rejected applicants who want to make a compelling case for their candidacy through informal channels
$450
1h–2h of coaching