
Raj Bhutoria
Stanford GSB MBA | 315 → 335+ GRE in 4 Weeks | Self-Studied

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Y Combinator
Available Tuesday
Starting at 9:00 PM UTC
I only take on 3–5 clients per application round to ensure I can dedicate real time and energy to each person's application. R1 slots tend to fill first since that's when most serious applicants start working with a coach. If you're targeting R1 2026–27, feel free to reach out early so we can get ahead of your timeline.
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I was a straight-C student in high school, dealing with personal circumstances that made academics feel like an afterthought. I didn't have a counselor mapping out my path or parents who'd been through the process. I figured it out on my own — turned things around at Claremont McKenna, built a career across startups and government, and applied to Stanford GSB without a consultant. I'm on campus right now, and I know what this place is actually looking for because I see it every day. I'm not here to give you a formula. I'm here to help you find your story and tell it in a way that lands.
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Work with Raj
Raj’s GRE Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Scored a 338 on the GRE
I raised my GRE score from a 315 to a 335+ in four weeks while working full-time — no tutor, no prep course. I figured out which strategies actually move the needle and which study methods are a waste of time, and I've since helped over 10 people do the same. If you're short on time and need to make every study session count, that's exactly where I can help. I don't believe in grinding through thousands of practice problems without a plan. I'll help you diagnose where your points are hiding, build a focused study schedule that fits around your life, and learn the test-taking strategies that got me from average to 99th percentile in under a month. I also coach on MBA admissions, so if the GRE is part of a bigger application game plan, we can make sure your prep timeline and target score fit your overall strategy.
Raj can help with:
Analytical Writing
General Exploration
Quantitative Reasoning
Score Improvement
Tailored Study Plan
Test Prep Strategy
Test Taking Strategy
Verbal Reasoning
Why do I coach?
Nobody coached me through any of this. I didn't have an admissions consultant, I didn't come from a family that knew how the game worked, and I made every mistake you can make before I figured out what actually matters in an application. That's exactly why I coach — I know what it's like to not have someone in your corner, and I know how much further you can go when you do. I want to be the person I didn't have.
Work Experience

Executive Leadership
Y Combinator
September 2023 - August 2025
Hiring Manager
Executive at YCombinator-backed AI company building frontier AI image and video technology. Led strategy, finance, and growth.

Strategy Analyst, Private Equity
Accenture
June 2020 - September 2023
Founding analyst on Accenture Strategy's Private Equity consulting practice. Advised leading private equity firms on strategy engagements across portfolio companies and investment opportunities.

Co-Founder
Pacific Horizon Media
September 2018 - April 2020
Hiring Manager
Raj was also given offers to work at

Netflix
Education

Stanford Graduate School of Business
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2025 - 2027
One of the youngest admits in the Stanford GSB Class of 2027. Received admissions offers and merit scholarships from every M7 MBA program — including multiple full-ride offers — without the use of an admissions consultant. Leadership for multiple on-campus organizations. Appointed Advisor to California Governor Gavin Newsom.
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Raj also coaches for MBA and Communication & Public Speaking. View all.