Admitted MBA Essay Vault
Real admitted essays from my clients at GSB, HBS, Wharton, CBS and Kellogg. Pick 5, 10, 15 or all 18.
Reading strong essays is the fastest way to see what admissions committees reward. Every essay in this vault got its writer admitted, and every one is anonymized. Choose your tier: - Starter (5): GSB What Matters Most, the full HBS written application, a Wharton finance essay set, a Why Stanford essay, and the 2025 triple-admit recommendation letter - Core (10): Starter plus an HBS essay set, a GSB Impact essay set, an HBS 2+2 career essay, a CBS reapplicant essay, and Kellogg career + difficult decision essays - Full (15): Core plus an HBS post-interview reflection, an HBS 2+2 curiosity essay, GSB What Matters Most (tennis), HBS What More? + MS/MBA, and a GSB What Matters Most + Why Stanford pair - Everything (18): every essay above plus an HBS 2+2 invest-in-others essay, a third Why Stanford essay, and a second HBS 2+2 career essay Each essay is also sold on its own for $2.99. The bigger the tier, the less you pay per essay. Use them to study structure, voice and specificity. Don't copy them: schools run plagiarism checks, and your story is what gets you in.
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Ben L.
4x Top MBA Coach | 400+ M7 Admits | xSpeechwriter | GSB '21
• Stanford GSB Alum, Class of 2021 -- see relevant background & experience below: • Coaching | Advised 400+ admits into Stanford GSB, HBS, Wharton, Kellogg, MIT Sloan, INSEAD, Haas, and more (230+ Leland reviews), while teaching multiple courses through Leland • What I'm Doing Now | Based in NYC, building a publication 'Staying Human', working on a stealth, marketplace startup, coaching and playing chess profssionally, and advising a slate of Seed to Series C startups through Elevate LLC • Public Policy | Prior to Stanford, worked on the Policy Team for the Chicago Mayor's Office under Mayor Rahm Emanuel, focusing on 5G infrastructure policy, criminal justice policy, and citywide corporate/economic development deals • McKinsey | Before policy, worked at McKinsey & Co , with casework focused on job training for the formerly incarcerated and workforce development for at-risk youth • PE / VC / Startup Advising | After Stanford, worked in Bain's Private Equity Group on various due diliegences, managed deals with several venture capital firms, and advised multiple startups on growth and go-to-market strategy • Professional Writing | Speechwriting in public policy & political environments, Lead Editor for Nondisclosure (Stanford GSB's magazine) and Managing Editor for the Stanford International Policy Review • Additional Writing | Crafting op-eds, ghostwriting for major publications, developing a fictional short story collection, policy deep dives, a book on chess applications to life, and application essays of all sorts • GMAT / Test-Taking | Scored in the highest percentile of GMAT test-takers, but more importantly I've honed my ability to help others extrapolate top test-testing strategies in the areas they're weakest • Additional Coaching Details | 5+ years experience working with >750 individuals on essay writing and resume professionalization for top consulting firms, MBA programs, execs, and the broader job market • Interview Training | I was interview-trained with McKinsey, helping me give high-quality mock interviews for MBBs and any MBA program; I've also held 10+ events through Leland on interview prep for McKinsey's PEI and GSB's interview process in particular
