Former Admissions Officer Audit
You have spent months writing essays, tweaking your resume, and wrangling recommenders. You're close to the finish line. But before you hit "submit," this service will help you get an objective review from someone who knows exactly how an Admissions Committee reads a file. AdComs read fast, and they are looking for reasons to say "no." I want to help you isolate and address those reasons before you hit submit. In this asynchronous audit, I will review your entire application package - essays, resume, short answers, and recommendations - exactly as a top-tier AdCom would. I do not sugarcoat weaknesses and will tell you if your career goals are coherent and if you have established a clear vision that fits with that school's culture. This is an opportunity for you to get an assessment of whether your essays sound like they were written by AI, or if the "why" behind your application comes across as authentic. This is not an editing service - while I may provide a few suggestions on specific items to change, the goal of this exercise is to provide you with a comprehensive, multi-page feedback document detailing exactly what works, what fails, and the immediate, tactical changes you can make to take a good application and turn it into a great one.
What's included
This is a purely asynchronous, deliverable-based service. There are no live calls. Once you submit your materials (Resume, Essays, Short Answers, and Recommendations), I will conduct my review . You will receive a comprehensive "Former Admissions Officer Review" PDF document within 2 business days of submission.
- The "Red Flag" Analysis. I will identify any vulnerabilities in your profile, whether it’s a "humble brag" weakness, or a narrative gap between your past experience and future goals, and tell you exactly how to mitigate them in your essays.
- The "So What?" Essay Stress Test: I will review your essays to ensure you explain the stakes of your stories and the why behind your career goals, ensuring you sound like a leader.
- The "Authenticity Check": Admissions officers can spot AI-generated, over-polished essays. I will tell you where your voice sounds robotic or cliché and suggest how to inject the authentic, memorable details that will help you get admitted.
- The "Resume Scan": I will review your resume to ensure it supports the rest of your application, identifying which strategic leadership bullets to amplify.
Meet your expert
Faisal K.
Top 5 Leland Coach 2026 | 200+ M7 Admits | $5MM+ in scholarships
🏆 Selected as one of the Top 5 Coaches on Leland 🏆 As part of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business Admissions team, I reviewed hundreds of applications and learned what distinguished the successful candidates from those who were merely qualified for admission. I also obtained my MBA from Booth and have professional experiences in management consulting, tech, and the healthcare sectors. My focus in each sector was always marketing and strategy, helping each business stand out from its competition. Along the way, as I began helping friends and acquaintances gain admission to their top choice programs, I realized I had a passion for teasing out a person's story to highlight what separated them from the herd. I dove in to making admissions consulting a bigger part of my life, and have never looked back! I spend the bulk of my time with my clients helping create a framework for their stories. Where have you succeeded? Where have you failed? What excites you? What's different about you? My clients describe the work that I do as part admissions consulting and part executive coaching. The skills I impart help not only with creating an MBA application, but also with refining career goals and objectives. A lot of coaches promise to deliver, but you can verify my claims by looking at what former clients have said about me on Leland and at https://poetsandquants.com/consultant/faisal-khan/?pq-directory-type=consultant, where I have testimonials from clients admitted to all Top 10 schools and with over $5MM in combined scholarship grants, including full rides. As an MBA coach, it's not enough to simply have graduated from a top business school. As an active member of AIGAC - our global, governing body - I make sure to stay in close communication with the admissions teams at all of the top business schools. This is how a coach ensures they have the most up-to-date information about each business school's goals and objectives for the year, and can in turn help you craft an application that speaks to these.
