27,999Leland Reviews

Brennen was a very efficient and professional coach. I did not have any experience writhing cover letters or resumes. I heard about Brennen, and all of his past experiences from some friends he helped before. Once Brennen reviewed my resume and came back with his notes, I realized how easy it was to make small changes, that would come out as great outcomes. Until this moment I still reach out to Brennen whenever I have an interview or I am submitting an application to make sure everything is clean and coherent.

Emily was a true partner who genuinely believed in me, wanted me to succeed, and ensured that I was putting my best foot forward. I cannot emphasize enough how much Emily helped, both technically with the application, and emotionally as a coach. From day one, I could tell that Emily was genuinely excited about me as a person because she truly believed that I had the experiences and perspectives to craft a powerful application. At the same time, she was practical and honest: she understands the MBA application enough to be critical of every piece of the application in order to improve it. Some of my initial essay ideas were awful, and she was direct with her feedback. This perfect balance between believing in the outcome and remaining critical of each output was what made Emily an invaluable partner for this process. From the beginning, Emily got to know me holistically: my experiences, background, strengths, weaknesses, interests, and goals. She drafted a comprehensive strategy document, which helped so much for writing the packets to my recommenders explaining my motives for the MBA. I was also in a situation where I couldn't get a recommendation from my current manager, so Emily helped me navigate that messaging and strategize the people to select for the recommendation to best cover my strengths and what admissions would want to know. My resume went through a thorough makeover with Emily, and her feedback on the essays were so insightful. She has an impeccable intuition for identifying what the essays are missing and being able to articulate them in a way that helps me act on that feedback. While she knew exactly what the story needed from a bird's eye view, she could also easily jump into the details. She was so meticulous, culling out the smallest errors here and there, and always looking to make sentences and paragraphs flow more clearly and effortlessly. She never missed a detail. She also went above and beyond many times. For example, she looked up the classes that I mentioned in my essay and pointed out that one of the names was wrong. Because I was applying to the program from which she graduated, she also forwarded me information on the school and articles about classmates who made the career transitions that I hoped to make. When I procrastinated several weeks on my essays, Emily was there every day, reading and rereading through my revisions during crunch time. The application process is stressful, and I doubted myself many times, but Emily was always there to pull me out of my head and push me forward. Even after I had received my acceptance letter, Emily gave me thoughtful advice for the MBA program itself. I'm honestly not surprised because, after working with her, I've gathered that she is just that type of person: she will always help where she can and wants to see her clients succeed, whether it be in the MBA application or beyond. I couldn't have imagined this application process without Emily because she is truly an expert at what she does. If you are lucky enough to work with Emily, you will definitely be in the best of hands.

Sending my resume to Brennen was the best decision I made. I have never felt confident in my resume skills, but the feedback he provided was very beneficial. He took the time to read everything and gave me specific feedback on almost every bullet point. The feedback given has helped me grow, more specifically every time I update my resume, I look back at the corrections he gave me to make sure my resume is perfect. Thank you so much Brennen:)

When looking for an admissions consulting firm, I wanted to be challenged and to be held accountable. I got that feeling immediately from my consultation. My resume was torn up and critiqued in a very real way. I was not just told, 'You have a great GMAT score, you'll do great'. It was what I wanted. I was paired with Laura, and she was absolutely fantastic. She was very reachable, and we met at least every other week throughout the process. Her feedback was very useful and honest, which helped me bring my essays and story to the level needed. She was also willing to hear feedback, as I contradicted her feedback at one point based on a blog post from the Tuck adcomm. In the end, I felt that I was supported in a way that enabled me to show my truest self.

Thanks to Laura, I was accepted to 2 out of 4 schools with large scholarships! Why working with Laura was such a pleasure? 1. Polished essays – She makes sure that the essays are nothing short from great. The essays went back and forth so many times that sometimes the final essays are completely different from the original essay. It took a lot of time and effort but that’s what it takes to get in to your reach schools. 2. Quick response - I sent her last-minute scholarship essays and she was able to review them in time. I am an international applicant but never had a problem communicating with her despite the time difference. I recommend working with Laura to anyone aiming for top MBA schools! I am excited to attend INSEAD this fall.

Laura is a true professional who is extremely detail oriented, flexible, and an expert in her field. I do not think I would have been able to be accepted into my dream MBA program of choice without her assistance.

I worked with Laura on my MBA application and she is definitely the best! Besides fast feedback and patience, she is professional, open to any question and good at inspiring me to help me explore my strength and stories. I could not recommend her more to applicants who would like to look for a great consultant on school applications.

Laura helped me to refine my story, gave me strong feedback on my essays and served as an invaluable guide through the entire admissions process. Laura is highly recommended! 5 stars, 6 if I could.

Working with Laura Nelson was an absolute pleasure! She was very responsive and provided great suggestions/guidance all the way through the application process. I would highly recommend working with her. I ended up getting into my top choice MBA program (among others) and I landed a sizable scholarship as well. Well worth the hourly rate!

Laura and I worked together on 4 business schools and I got admitted into 2 of the 4 with a substantial fellowship from one. We made a great team!! Laura was very clear in the aspects she could help me with and was always a pillar of support as I put together my application. She effortlessly brought out my stories and helped me highlight the experiences that were unique and interesting in my essays. Coming from an over represented pool of applicants, this aspect seemed most important. She paid lots of attention to the details in my essays. There were several points where I doubted parts of my content. At these points, she would ask me the right questions, kindling my experiences and helped me stay on track. She encouraged me to try new ideas and themes for my essays and was ready with feedback in less than two days. Her quality and quick feedbacks really helped turn in my applications well before the deadlines. We also tried some mock skype interview sessions and these really made the interview experiences a breeze. I am so glad I got to work with her and so grateful to her for making my MBA dream come true!!