28,052Leland Reviews

Colten was extremely helpful in all aspects of my application. He guided me in shadowing and explained how to make the most of those opportunities. He was especially helpful with the writing portions of my application (i.e. personal statement and experiences). He also gave me many tips for interviewing, from practice questions and how to dress to self-presentation and nonverbal cues. I was accepted at the University of Colorado and the University of Louisville. I will be attending the University of Louisville.

I couldn’t believe it when I received a ding from INSEAD! I thought I had prepared a strong application and was completely confused and clueless about what went wrong and was looking for guidance. I was a bit apprehensive about my GMAT score of 710, but thought my strong application would make up for that. I browsed for days on the net, read reviews of various consultants and finally decided to seek help by reaching out to three consultants, including Farrell. The responses from two consultants were quite generic – try to slightly improve my GMAT score and be more specific in my essays. I got the impression that they had not read my INSEAD essays in detail. Farrell’s view was diametrically opposite. After pouring herself into my essays she sent me an audio clip with her critical comments – and more importantly – she was confident that I had a good chance to enter a top U.S. school and my GMAT score was not an issue! This was a totally new perspective and I was pleasantly surprised. However, still not very certain whether to go ahead or not I did a lot of research online and was impressed with what I found – she had admits in all the top U.S. B-Schools – Wharton, HBS, Stanford – you name it! For the next 2 months I bombarded Farrell with loads of questions. She would respond immediately. Her patience, energy and enthusiasm amazed me! And I had not even engaged her till then! Her passion and zeal finally won me over and I decided to engage her as my coach – this proved to be a turning point and the best decision of my MBA journey! Before diving into the essays, Farrell spent hours trying to understand my professional background and what I hoped to achieve from my MBA. She inundated me with relevant articles, details of events I should attend and with just about anything and everything that would help me get into my dream school. Initially, I was not sure how a lot of things we spent time on would help me, but when I finally got down to writing the essays, I realized how vital it was to spend time on my background and goals and then connect the dots, which Farrell did so successfully. When I was finally done with my essays, my confidence soared seeing the final output and I had the gut feeling that I would get that coveted interview call! When I did get the call Farrell was as excited as me! She pulled out all the plugs for my interview preparation and not only guided me, but even connected me to everyone who could help me prepare, including her previous admits in Wharton. All these efforts paid off and I was over the moon when I got the admit call from Wharton! I am extremely grateful to Farrell for all her help and guidance throughout my MBA journey to Wharton, and highly recommend her services to every MBA aspirant.

Pam is an exceptionally competent MBA advisor. At the end of the day, she knows what she is doing, and trusting her gained me admittance to my first choice school, Wharton. She is reasonable and responsive. When we disagreed on a certain point she was always respectful and truly wanted to understand where I was coming from. I am from a non-traditional background and she was extremely encouraging and embraced my uniqueness. This was a stark contrast to some of the other consultants I interviewed. Pam is the perfect combination of pragmatic and encouraging and I couldn't recommend her more!

Melissa was very helpful during my personal statement writing process. She gives in-depth feedback, including on your organization and grammar. Not only does she provide feedback from your drafts; she will take time to go over the feedback together, and brainstorm more ideas for your personal statement. She makes sure your story is the focus, so it does not feel like a resume. Melissa prioritizes on making sure your essay can portray an image of your passion for your career goals, your background story, and combine the importance of attending grad school. With her guidance, I was able to get accepted to Northwestern’s graduate program in the Fall. I absolutely enjoyed working with Melissa, and I highly recommend her as your coach.

Pamela was so helpful to me in the process of applying to business school. She has a very well-thought-out and thorough process, which starts with her getting to know everything about you. She then works with you to make sure you are presenting the best version of yourself to each school. She is very organized and knowledgeable about what schools are looking for. She helped me get into Columbia, which was my top choice school!

I had the pleasure of working with Kassidy throughout my application process and I cannot recommend her enough! From the first time we spoke, she listened carefully to my goals and challenges, and then provided actionable advice and guidance that was tailored to my specific situation. Kassidy was incredibly knowledgeable about the MBA application process and provided crucial advice and suggestions for my essays. She is not afraid to give you the necessary feedback needed to get into top schools. Kassidy provided insights into the nuances of each school's culture and admissions process. Lastly, her interview tips and guidance were invaluable as I prepared for an interview at the GSB. Overall, I highly recommend Kassidy as a coach. You will not regret booking time with her!

Even after working with a brand name MBA consulting firm to prepare my admission package, I got dinged by Sloan without an interview call, I felt dejected. I chanced upon a comment from Farrell in an MBA forum that resonated with me and I contacted her to guide me through my next application, the best decision I ever made in my MBA journey. My prior large consultancy had many consultants on employ and the quality was not consistent from one to another. Who I interviewed and who I got on my case were different and were not very personal in their approach. Interactions were dry. The feedback was unconnected and not holistic. I felt it didn’t help me much to tell my story. In contrast, Farrell’s approach was very personal and holistic, She dove right into the core of what I represent, what I stand for, and what are my values. She helped me articulate what’s truly unique about me, my work, and my differentiating factor. She then guided me to map that uniqueness to the unique culture of the school I was applying, to ensure the fitment is well articulated. Farrell took a holistic approach and helped me also to design the conversations with my recommenders so that they were able to highlight my unique strengths to the adcom. Moreover, Farrell also connected me with alums of the schools I was applying to so that I get a better understanding of the culture and curriculum, which were immensely helpful. With my earlier experience, I was skeptical about applying to other top-tier schools. Farrell motivated me, explaining the experience with one school has no bearing on the result of the others. So, I applied to the top-ranked programs in the US. When I finally received the acceptance letter from Booth, I was beyond ecstatic. I made it to my dream program! I also got an admit from Michigan Ross EMBA, an interview call from Sloan, and waitlisted at Wharton EMBA. Farrell is a gem! I couldn’t think of accomplishing this without her. Thank you, Farrell!

Connor has been absolutely instrumental in how I think about and approach MBA admissions. For context, I’m the type of person who always plans multiple years ahead, breaking down distant goals into smaller bits that I can work on in the present and near future. I took that same approach when beginning to think about business school. From our first chat, Connor took the time to deeply understand my goals, intellectually challenge me when necessary, and help me build a comprehensive admissions game plan — all in a friendly environment that made it easy to be vulnerable. Through the nuanced pressure testing and prioritization exercises discussed in our chats, I ultimately ended up adapting the admissions plan I initially had into a much stronger one. And this adaption saved me many months of time that I was about to sink into lower priority activities, which I’m very thankful for. Connor asks and discusses critical questions that could only be developed when a person fundamentally understands what makes you tick. From these conversations, one will not only walk away with clear and tactical next steps, but oftentimes also with a completely new perspective on the discussed topic. I would 100% recommend Connor to anyone looking to accelerate their personal growth through a highly individualized approach.

Pamela helped me get into 5 of my top programs!!! With her help, I got into Wharton, MIT Sloan, Dartmouth, Yale, and Kellogg!!! I am over the moon and know for a fact that this would have never happened if it had not been for working with Pamela. Things I loved about working with Pamela: 1) She is incredibly structured. I am also a very organized person, but I can get lazy, so her structured program and nature were exactly the motivation I needed to stay on top of my applications/my timelines. 2) She is detail-oriented. She does not stop until the essays/applications are PERFECT. I appreciate that she is always looking to improve, always looking to phrase something better, and goes the extra mile to ensure I’m putting my best foot forward. 3) Her perspective is invaluable – she knows these schools inside and out. Whether it’s writing essays or doing mock interviews, she knows exactly what these schools are looking for and why they’re asking the questions that they ask. I could not recommend her more!!!

Alsey coached me through the entire MBA application process, from encouraging me to apply to helping me decide which school to choose. I trusted her advice because I knew she had gone through the entire process and gotten into the top business schools. She was selfless with her time and even spent time during the holidays to provide detailed feedback on my essays. By the time I was in the fortunate position of choosing between schools, her opinion was one that I weighted highly in my consideration. Most importantly, she's super down to earth and easy to get along with.