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I have always dreamed of attending Duke University. Since high school, I have struggled with standardized testing, so when I decided to apply to Duke's Fuqua School of Business, I knew I primarily needed to focus on my GMAT score. At the beginning of the application process, I was scoring low-600s on my practice tests. Luckily, I came across Marie Bercik and began tutoring with her multiple times a week. She taught me skills that rapidly improved my verbal score, and I started consistently scoring in the 90th+ percentile in that section. I continued to struggle with the math section, though, but Marie had so much knowledge in the area, and my persistence and continued practice with her got me to a level where I was comfortable and scoring well. I ended up scoring in the 700+ range, and as a result, I was accepted to and am now attending my dream school, Duke, with a scholarship. I was also accepted to Emory's Goizueta Business School and Wake Forest's School of Business. I genuinely believe Marie is the best tutor for the GMAT, and I will forever be grateful that she helped me achieve my goal.

Jeremy gave the most genuine advice. I appreciated his interpersonal approach and attitude when offering constructive criticism. I definitely recommend him to other students trying to navigate the MBA process. I felt my essays were stronger and my application had its best chance.

I was an optimistic applicant, but having grown up in the Dominican Republic and very much isolated from the MBA culture and peer applicants, I did not grasp the level of detail top programs asked of applicants. Willie helped me choose my target schools, craft my story and highlight the parts of my profile that would stand out in my applications while mitigating aspects that were weaker. I ultimately received admits from my two top choices, one of them a member of the M7. I will be forever thankful for his patience and thoughtful advice. In my experience as a genuine outsider, I can't recommend Willie's services enough and I am certain I wouldn't have been able to navigate the application process as successfully as I did without his help.

Indrani took my work history as a whole and helped assess my core skills to build a cohesive story. I was able to clearly convey my strengths to prospective employers and landed a great job.

I’m very fortunate to have worked with Jeremy during my business school application process. Jeremy’s help discovering and crafting my business school story not only helped me pull together the best business school application possible, but also allowed me to better understand who I am, what my goals are, and how I can achieve my full potential on campus. His coaching style is unique — getting me into my dream school became Jeremy’ top priority and he guided me there through direct feedback, highly personalized guidance, and strong empathy. I was accepted into both schools I applied to — I cannot thank Jeremy enough for the help.

Thank you so much for supporting me with my MBA application journey, my admit would not have been possible without you. I am fortunate to have connected with you at the right time. Message to MBA Aspirants - Please look no further, Ben has the correct and practical answer to all your queries.

I worked with Dione for over 2 months revising my resume, brainstorming essays, and crafting a compelling narrative across my application. Dione was an incredible resource that not only provided me with strategic advice but also moral support throughout the stressful process. When I hit a road bump with laying out my career path, Dione checked in on me frequently and provided solid guidance for me to get past the bottleneck. Every step of the way, Dione prepares thoughtful documents detailing an actionable plan, from constructing an overall application strategy in the beginning to picking and requesting recommendations to preparing for interviews. Dione is efficient in reviewing essays and other written materials. She usually responds to emails within hours. When problems and unforeseen circumstances popped up during my application, she utilized resources…consulted her colleagues, and gave me valuable advice…. It was a great experience working with Dione and…made the whole application process a lot more manageable and less stressful.

When I approached Dione for help, I had only 10 days until deadline. I knew that it was an uphill task that needed an advisor who was well versed with Stanford GSB's admission process and who would provide concrete guidance on how to improve my application. I can confidently say that Dione far exceeded these expectations and her guidance played a vital role in my admission. During the entire process Dione was extremely understanding and considerate. In order to help me with my expedited application timeline she was extremely flexible in terms of reviewing any material sent and in arranging a call at a short notice. She was also very efficient in terms of time utilization. In total I purchased three hours of service, but was able to get my entire application including CV, additional optional answers reviewed twice, along with getting numerous other questions answered and was even able to get some best practices tips to share with my recommenders. As part of her feedback, Dione provided clear guidance on which sections to prioritize, how to craft the answers to make them more coherent to the reader, and how to structure my thought process so that I could communicate my career goals in a credible and compelling manner. Overall, I would say that Dione is a true professional and it was an absolute pleasure to work with her on my application and I would recommend her to everyone applying to Stanford GSB.

I highly recommend Dione for MBA applications if you are looking for a resourceful, timely, and professional consultant who will push you to think and give you the best shot in your application. I quickly discovered Dione was the right consultant for my situation, and she became my dedicated MBA consultant for strategy, positioning, and career visioning. I had a very tight timeframe for R1 applications, and Dione was very responsive and effective at the same time. She first helped me narrow down to a list of few schools that best meet my needs and background and then drew up a game plan in terms of the sequence and how to tackle each school. Through various questions, personality tests, conversations, and reflections, Dione helped me figure out a short-term and long-term goal that fits my interests and makes sense for the schools. Within a couple of weeks of intense back-and-forth with many e-mails, we were able to draft a compelling story for the essay questions that are true to me and unique to each school. Given the tight timeline, Dione worked extremely hard and responded to my questions and essay drafts tireless with turnaround time, often less than an hour, and responded late into the evenings. Throughout the application, Dione pointed out the areas I need to prioritize and encouraged me to push forward....With Dione’s support, I’m lucky to be admitted by Dartmouth Tuck and Cornell Johnson. I will recommend Dione to anybody with a traditional background or a diverse interest and interest in a top MBA program.

Dione and I began working together seven months before application deadlines. Having never worked with a consultant before, I was unsure what to expect—but was immediately impressed by Dione from the moment we met all the way through interview prep eight months later. Well before I started actually writing essays or contacting recommenders, Dione and I spent many hours discussing my overall strategy and positioning. Her guidance and input during this early phase proved critical to developing a cohesive story/framework for my application. And when I moved from big-picture planning to the nuts-and-bolts of the application (e.g., writing the essays), Dione proved just as helpful. A few of Dione's differentiating strengths that I would like to highlight: - Dione is extremely responsive. I continued to be amazed by how quickly she would email or call with input every time I sent her draft materials for review. - Dione is a very strong writer. Given her background in marketing/communications, I believe Dione is perhaps better-qualified than many other consultants to support with essay edits. - Dione deeply cared about my success. I feel that Dione came to know me very well—not just as an applicant, but as a person—and this helped to make me feel very genuinely supported throughout the process.