-Coached 160+ paid clients (at professional, market rates) through the MBA admissions process -Have placed multiple clients at each of the Top 25 US schools (~75% M7; ~95% M7 + S7; ~99% Top 25), as well as European schools (INSEAD, LBS, IESE, Oxford, Cambridge) -Accepted as member of AIGAC (Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultations) - an international organization that monitors ethics in admissions consulting and collaborates with Admissions Directors to discuss ideas and trends -Attend annual AIGAC Conference to network, learn about schools, and discuss admissions trends. Attended by AdCom Directors at most top US / European Schools as well as the CEO and / or head consultant(s) at many of the large, well-known firms -Worked at mbaMission for five years -Experience consulting to a range of candidates both from traditional feeder fields (e.g. Investment Banking, Consulting) to non-traditional fields (e.g. fitness coach, independent film director) -Strong business acumen with strategy experience at multiple Fortune 500 companies -Strong informal network of the top solo MBA consultants globally

MBA Deferred Admit to Wharton Business School, MIT Sloan, and Yale SOM. My university is a non-target school for top graduate programs with around a ~67.6% admission rate and an unranked business school by USNews. The total student population of CSUF's business college is around 9,000+, and I was successful in differentiating myself and being the very first deferred MBA admit out of my university. I have had experience coaching/tutoring friends and family for years and love helping others through the platform Leland has built! I also coach for management consulting and undergraduate admissions on Leland.

I graduated from MIT's MBA/MS Engineering program (LGO) in 2020. I've since helped several applicants successfully apply to schools including MIT, HBS, Stanford GSB, Wharton, Booth, Haas, and Yale. I am particularly familiar with dual degree programs (especially engineering). I can help with application strategy, essays, forms (e.g. short response), resumes, and interview prep. Having worked in consulting and startups, and as a current Partner at a VC firm, I am particularly experienced in helping candidates from consulting, startups, and venture capital.

At the level of exceptionalism it takes to get into a top business school, your success comes down to a strategic and compelling story the admissions committee can't forget. I help you tell it. I graduated with an MBA from Wharton and a BS in engineering from Columbia, and I have worked in consulting, banking, retail, and tech at companies like PWC, Evercore, and Peloton. I started my MBA Admissions consulting journey as a coach with the Young African MBAs Business School Prep program. My coachee was applying to business schools for the third time, and working together, he went from 5 rejections to 5 acceptances and over $250,000 in scholarships. He enrolled at Booth and was admitted to other top schools like Tuck, SOM, and Darden. I launched my MBA Admissions Consulting practice in 2022 after receiving my Master Certified Professional Coach certification. I leverage that coaching training, my storytelling expertise (which I have shared as a TEDx official speaker), and relationships with top school alums and admissions directors to provide the best service for my clients. I follow a structured process that keeps us accountable and that I then customize based on each client's unique needs. I love to build a highly responsive and trusted partnership with my clients and provide best-in-class support right from the free intro call! If this feels like a match, I would love to meet you!

Top-rated admissions coach at elite Ivy Advisors MBA consultancy, the Harvard Kennedy School Admissions Office, and Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) Career program. I am a good fit for deferred, dual / concurrent degree, underrepresented / BIPOC, investment banking-focused, and traditional profile candidates (e.g., consulting, banking) looking to differentiate themselves in a crowded field. By leveraging the introspective nature of MBA applications to effectively convey each client's unique narrative, I have gained recognition as a highly-skilled coach. In my 10 years of coaching, some big wins include helping an individual with a 3.2 GPA and 145 (Quant GRE) / 158 (Verbal GRE) secure admission to a top 5 MBA with 60% tuition scholarship and negotiating another candidate's M7 waitlist offer to admission with 100% tuition funding. Given my client-facing experience, I am extremely responsive and usually take no more than 24 hours to turn around materials. My coaching approach is guided by extensive admissions committee work and the fact that I went through this process myself. I was personally accepted to 5 M7 MBA programs with over $1 million in scholarship offers. Some of the fellowships and scholarships I've participated in include: Forte Foundation MBA Fellowship, MLT MBA Prep, Toigo MBA Fellowship, LunaCap MBA Scholarship, SEO Career, AmeriCorps, Hispanic Scholarship Fund, and Upward Bound. I am especially helpful to: ◉ applicants from established pre-MBA careers (e.g., consulting, banking) hoping to differentiate themselves in a crowded field ◉ international applicants looking for guidance on the U.S.-specific nuances for MBAs ◉ non-traditional candidates without cookie-cutter GPAs or test scores looking to highlight strengths in other areas ◉ deferred candidates looking to show their future *potential* through storytelling ◉ candidates seeking scholarship funding ◉ underrepresented minorities, especially Queer BIPOC, who want to work with someone with a shared lived experience ◉ joint / concurrent degree applicants ◉ candidates who want to make a great impression during interviews. I take special pride in one of my interviewers saying I was the best-prepared applicant he had seen in 10 years :) ◉ waitlisted or rejected applicants who want to make a compelling case for their candidacy through informal channels

I love coaching & have helped applicants get accepted to Booth (full time & part time), Kellogg, and Dartmouth.

I graduated Harvard Business School in 2018 and one of the favorite parts of school was serving as an admissions representative and helping prospective students navigate the admissions process. I am passionate and excited to help clients pursue their business degree in the way and place that best fits their needs. Before business school I worked as a marketing engineer at Texas Instruments (yes, the calculator company) in a role that was a liaison between our sellers in the field and engineers at corporate. It was a great job but I knew I wanted to learn more about business through an MBA. I quickly realized telling my story and background was tricky for a business setting because of how “non traditional” it was. Thus began my hate-affair with the phrase “non traditional”. I believe anyone and everyone regardless of your background has something to contribute to and can benefit from a business education. Thinking through what that could look like for clients and sharing what I’ve learned from my research and experience is why I coach in my spare time. After graduating HBS, I received a full time off from my internship in strategy and operations at Google and now work in the office of the CTO at Verily. During my time at Google, I helped Google Cloud scale with the growing industry and also worked part time in our internal incubator, Area120, on an AI integrated home fitness platform startup and now do chief of staff/strat ops functions for Verily's tech org. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my husband and dogs, scuba diving, teaching fitness classes, and watching college football.

I was admitted to Kellogg & MIT Sloan's deferred MBA programs. After that, I worked at Deferred MBA Consulting and helped ~10 people gain acceptance to top MBA programs (Kellogg, Booth, Wharton, Columbia, & Darden). Excited to work with you to help you become a competitive applicant!

I was invited to interview with all four MBA programs to which I applied (Wharton, HBS, Booth, and Sloan), and I completed this process not too long ago.

Tl;dr - I am a recent Wharton MBA grad who recently left Bain to become an entrepreneur. I have informally helped 20+ friends and friends of friends apply to business school by reviewing their resume, prepping them for interviews, and helping with their essay. I understand and know the process well and get what it takes to create a compelling application for school.