Riana Shah
MIT / Harvard MBA/MPA Grad / PD Soros Fellow / Liberal Arts Undergrad
3,714 min coached
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Studied at MIT Sloan
Works at Morgan Stanley
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Riana's Offerings
Custom hourly · $259/hr
Get help with Application Strategy, Ding Analysis, and .
Riana’s MBA Qualifications
Open to working with clients outside the U.S.
Riana has helped clients get into these schools:
Coming from a non-target undergraduate institution and non-target work place I secured admission at MIT and Harvard and know how difficult it is to do so. I can help you tell your story and really stand out. I make things accessible and break them down into bite sized goals to help you put your best foot forward. While in my MBA program I worked at Bridgewater Associates and then had offers from Goldman Sachs TMT SF and Morgan Stanley Tech Investment banking groups. I also won the P.D. Soros Fellowship for New Americans (1% acceptance rate, $90,000) and the Zuckerman Fellowship (full ride at Harvard + Stanford), which helped fund a large part of my graduate degree.
Riana can help with:
Application Strategy
Ding Analysis
Editing
Essays
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Interviews
Recommendations
Resume
School Selection
Secondary Review
Waitlist Strategy
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About Riana
My clients have been admitted to HBS, Stanford GSB, MIT Sloan, Darden, Columbia, Tuck, Booth, and Berkeley Haas. When I started my business school journey I did not know a single person who had gone to a top business school. I did not work at a target top tier company and none of my recommenders had experience with MBA recommendation letters. To get into my dream MBA programs I built a network, and spent time figuring out the blueprint to the various MBA programs, and was eventually offered full rides by multiple schools. While at MIT Sloan, I served on Sloan Senate as the head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and spent a ton of time with the Heads of Admission to really understand what set mediocre candidates apart from excellent ones. My clients are diverse and range from first-gen folks to consultants to entrepreneurs to nonprofit folks. I'm an empathetic yet honest coach and am very effective at what I do. My background is in entrepreneurship, consulting, venture capital and most recently banking and finance.
Why do I coach?
I am a Technology Investment Banker at Morgan Stanley during the day and take on a limited number of clients because I want to help aspiring applicants. I aim for efficiency and 30-60 minutes with me may just have a huge impact. Let's help you make your dreams come true! During IB recruiting I also received offers from Goldman Sachs' TMT group amidst other banks.
Work Experience
Tech Investment Banking
Morgan Stanley
July 2021 - Present
Senior Management Associate
Bridgewater Associates
2020 - 2020
Riana was also given offers to work at
Goldman Sachs
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Education
MIT Sloan
MBA
2018 - 2021
Harvard University
MPA
2018 - 2021
Riana was also personally admitted to
Swarthmore College
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5.0
Knowledge
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Value
5.0
Responsiveness
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