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If it were not for Laura, getting admitted to a top MBA program would have remained a distant dream. As a candidate from an over-represented background in the Bay Area, I was not sure whether I had any chance at any of the top programs. It was important to distinguish myself from other applicants. This is where Laura's services were extremely valuable. Through thoughtful analysis of my background, she came up with great suggestions on how to put my best foot forward. After my initial conversation with her, I gained confidence and engaged in a brainstorming session. The brainstorming session helped me come up with the content for my essays. She made me think about certain episodes in my life and professional career that I would have never thought about in the first place. Through meaningful criticism and comments, Laura helped solidify the content for my essays into compelling stories. Apart from essays, Laura also helped me with the interview process, a crucial step in the application process. In the end, I received acceptance letters from the top two schools that I had applied to. I enthusiastically recommend Laura to anyone applying to business school. She will make sure that your application stands out and that it tells your best story.

I loved working with Laura, she was so receptive to my needs and helped me exactly the way I needed! She communicated with me, so much and was always there for me through my application process. I’m so thankful!

Laura Nelson is a godsend! Not only is she incredibly smart and knowledgeable about the admissions process, but she is personable, funny, and she really cares about her clients. Any time I sent an email with questions, she usually responded within 2 hours and mostly within 2 minutes! She guided me rather than telling me what to do and had a thorough understanding of my goals which enabled her to provide the best advice that suited me most. I would (and do!) recommend her to anyone and everyone. I truly believe that, had I not worked with her, I would not have been admitted to NYU Stern or gotten an incredibly generous scholarship from another institution.

Adrian is one of the most effective case interview coaches I've worked with. He was able to give pointed feedback so that I was focusing my time improving on my development areas instead of going through entire case studies.

Nirmal was very helpful and thorough. I took Manhattan GMAT classes and self studies including Official Guide books, but I was struggling to get to a score I was happy with. Nirmal really helped me focus on the areas that I needed help on, critical reasoning and reading comprehension especially, and I improved so much in a month and half. I also felt better studying on my own outside of tutor sessions, thanks to Nirmal. How to approach different question types, timing, etc. is different for everyone and Nirmal really helped me find my own pace and tactics to practice. He was very patient and thorough with each question I had and guided me to acheive the score I finally felt comfortable with. I appreciate all the effort and time Nirmal took to make sure that I understood the concepts tested and perform better each time -- even when I repeated my mistakes and my scores increased slowly. If you are on the fence, no need to look further and just go for it! I highly recommend Nirmal.

Josh initially came recommended by a friend who loved working with him. My experience was nothing short of exceptional. Josh not only taught the material well, but also held me accountable for doing my work. He also kept me confident. My score went up 50 (!) points in the very short time we worked together and I can honestly say he's a very big part of the reason I wound up getting accepted to every school I applied to (I ended up at Stanford). I would highly recommend Josh (and have already to several friends). He's as good as it gets.

Ryan helped me immensely in my banking recruiting. He walked me through everything from technical interviews to networking best practices and even sat down with me 1 on 1 to mock interview. Without his insights I probably wouldn’t have made it to Wall Street. Also, he was one of the presidents of the Investment Banking club at our university, which successfully helped place over 30 interns at top banks during one recruiting cycle!

Some background: I am an international student based in a Middle Eastern country with absolutely no quantitative background. The last time I took a math class was in high school, and I graduated high school 6 years ago. I decided that I wanted to take the GMAT and took a diagnostic test and scored an underwhelming 580. I signed up for an in-person private tutoring course by another well-known international prep company, and I was able to consistently hit the low 600s, but never past 650. Then I found Josh. Josh is a great tutor and will absolutely take you where you need to go with your quantitative skills. He makes himself available to all of his clients for questions, and even offers great insights and strategies that he has taken the time to figure out himself. He makes sure that you walk away knowing so much more about the exam than before. His emphasis on strategies is essential to any significant score improvement. His insight on sentence correction is also invaluable, and he did a great job walking me through the various approaches that made the verbal section very manageable for a non-native speaker like myself. In the weeks leading up to the exam, my GMATPrep scores ranged from 720-770, (With my highest Q at 50, and highest V at 47) and I finally took the test and scored a 730 (Q47/V42), which I am more than happy with. Definitely worth the money.

Prior to starting private online tutoring with Josh, I took a Manhattan Prep review course. The review course helped me re-learn a majority of the quant material, but I needed additional help preparing for the sentence correction and critical reasoning parts of the exam. After the course and prior to starting with Josh, I was consistently scoring around a 600 on practice tests, with low verbal scores (31/32). My sessions with Josh were challenging and often focused on sentence correction. He assigned thoughtful homework after each session that truly helped me finally understand the material. Josh completely transformed the way I approached sentence correction, allowing me to bring up my verbal score to a 40. Josh also taught me a number of test taking strategies that helped with my quant timing and data sufficiency, helping me improve my quant score from 43 to a 47. Overall, Josh is an extremely patient and knowledgeable tutor. I believe he is the reason why I was able to surpass the 700 mark. I strongly recommend working with Josh if you are looking to achieve your goal score on the GMAT.

Julia played a significant role throughout each stage of my recruiting journey. From the beginning, she quickly became a role model for me as someone who is articulate, confident and approachable. We had several conversations where she genuinely asked what I wanted to achieve in my career and empowered me to go after my goals. She helped me fine-tune my story, prepare for technical questions and consider which bank would be the best fit for my personal goals. She has consistently been someone who believes in me, instills confidence and inspires me. I will always be appreciative of her time and mentorship.