About Mathias

Hi! My name is Mathias and my goal is to help clients gain admittance to their dream schools and land their dream jobs -- full stop. Whether its collaborating on standout personal statements, refining and punching-up resumes, running through mock interviews, or even creating a high-level strategy for where and when to apply, my job is to help you hit your most ambitious graduate education goals. As a personalized MBA application coach, I help clients apply to some the most selective programs in the country. I place particular emphasis on essays & personal statement support, crafting compelling career narratives, fine-tuning resumes, preparing your recommenders to give strong letters of support, and preparing for admission interviews. I love working with clients to develop personalized applications that powerfully reflect their unique strengths and experiences. Much of my perspective stems from my extensive personal experience navigating graduate application processes. I graduated with my MBA and Master of Public Policy from the University of Chicago (2020-23), but also gained admittance to MBA programs at MIT ($30K scholarship), Dartmouth ($80K scholarship), Yale ($120K scholarship), and UC Berkeley ($15K scholarship). I have extensive professional experience (at Microsoft, the Chicago Mayor's Office, and several leading consulting firms) and career/admission coaching experience from my time at UChicago. I earned my economics degree (with honors) from Washington University in St. Louis in 2015. I now live in Seattle and work in a strategy function at Microsoft, where I focus on identifying and pursuing the next big drivers of revenue growth for the firm. I love rock climbing, tending to my out-of-control houseplant collection, and waking up stupidly early to watch English soccer on the weekends.