MBA/JD Admissions Experts

Good advice should not break your bank. And good advice should be unique. I help MBA applicants find the story that makes everything make sense. My specialty is connecting the dots — personally, professionally, and strategically — so your application reads as a coherent, compelling story rather than a collection of disconnected achievements. I am especially strong at helping applicants find their unique voice and differentiation. This is not a Mad Libs approach, and it is not a factory or template. I help you uncover the most powerful unifying storyline behind your life, career, decisions, ambitions, and future direction. Why this path? Why now? How does everything you have done so far logically lead to what you want to do next? What is the deeper pattern behind your experiences? What makes your candidacy feel not just impressive, but inevitable? Over the past 12 years, I have advised roughly 100 applicants, most targeting top 10 MBA programs. My coaching style is intense, direct, and highly detail-oriented. I am a perfectionist about narrative coherence. I push candidates to go beyond surface-level achievements, uncover the strongest themes in their background, clarify credible short- and long-term goals, and translate their experience into essays and interviews that feel specific, mature, and authentic. The final application should not sound manufactured; it should feel honest, distinctive, and unmistakably yours. I am particularly helpful for candidates with complex, international, technical, finance-heavy, startup, or non-linear backgrounds. If your story has many moving pieces, I can help you connect them into a compelling admissions narrative: where you have been, what shaped you, what you are building toward, and why an MBA is the right bridge. My background combines education from MIT Sloan MBA / undergrad at UPenn, international business experience across the U.S. and China, and years of advising students and professionals on applications, essays, interviews, and career positioning. I have worked across strategy, operations, venture capital, M&A, clean tech, and startup commercialization, which gives me a practical understanding of how ambitious candidates should frame their leadership potential, career goals, and personal differentiation.

I help MBA and postgrad applicants break into Ivy League and Oxbridge programs with a strong narrative, essays that sound like you, and a strategy built on how these schools think. 100+ admits. $ 2 million+ in scholarship funding secured. Over the past 10+ years I've reverse-engineered what consistently works across Ivy, M7, and Oxbridge admissions and as a Cambridge and LSE admit myself, I know these selection processes from the inside. I find what makes a candidate compelling, often things they haven't articulated themselves and build it into a narrative top programs remember. My own background spans consulting, startups, government, and nonprofits, which helps me find the thread in almost any profile. Recent wins include a low-GPA admit to Harvard's MBA and an Oxford admit with 100% tuition funding. I am especially helpful if you're: - An experienced professional (consulting, banking, industry) who's done more than your application currently shows - A nontraditional candidate with cookie cutter GPAs or scores, with real strengths to surface elsewhere - An international or minority applicant who wants someone who gets your background from the inside - An undergrad whose transcript doesn't tell the whole story - Waitlisted or rejected, and want to build a compelling case for reconsideration What I do - School and programme selection strategy - End-to-end essay and personal statement development — SOP, CV, and beyond - Interview preparation - Scholarship and fellowship application support

Dozie was a principal and a venture partner at the venture capital arm of George Kaiser Family Foundation. He was also a vice president at Red Arts Capital, a senior associate at Madison Dearborn Partners, a consultant at Boston Consulting Group and an associate at General Electric. He is also on the board of directors of A Red Orchid Theatre. He was on the board of directors of The Printing Museum. Dozie earned a bachelor of science, magna cum laude, in electrical engineering from the honors college of University of Mississippi, a master of supply chain management from Pennsylvania State University, a master of public policy from University of Cambridge as a Gates Cambridge Scholar, and a master of business administration from Harvard Business School.

I'm an MIT grad and current MBA student at Columbia Business School, but more importantly, I've spent years evaluating what makes candidates truly stand out. My background in buy-side equity research at firms like T. Rowe Price and BlackRock taught me to identify what's genuinely differentiated, and that skill translates directly to helping you craft a compelling MBA application. I've recently been through the process you're facing. I know what it takes to get into a top program, how to articulate your career narrative when the stakes are high, and how to position yourself authentically in a sea of high-achievers. Whether you're coming from finance, tech, consulting, or a non-traditional background, I genuinely believe every candidate has a unique value proposition. We just need to uncover it and communicate it effectively. Beyond the essays, I'm here to help you think strategically about school selection, interview preparation, and how to tell your story in a way that resonates with admissions committees. No cookie-cutter advice. No generic frameworks. Just honest conversation about your strengths, your goals, and how to present the best version of yourself. Let's make this process feel less overwhelming and more like the strategic challenge it is. You've got this. I'm just here to help you show it.

I applied to a broad range of top programs and was admitted to every school I applied to (4 M7 and 10 T15), despite having a sub-par undergraduate GPA and a non-traditional background. Now, I’ve been on both sides of the process. Most recently, I served on the Chicago Booth Admissions Committee, where I reviewed 100s of applications, interviewed candidates, and saw firsthand how this are evaluated internally (NOTE: It’s a far more structured and methodical process than most applicants realize!) I work selectively with motivated applicants who want honest, direct feedback and a clear strategy from someone who has navigated the process successfully and understands how decisions are actually made.

Welcome to my profile! With over 20 years of experience in MBA and specialty master's admissions, I have a deep understanding of what it takes to succeed in the competitive application process. As a former admissions advisor at MIT, I have firsthand knowledge of evaluating and interviewing candidates. My role as an MBA Admissions Counselor at Stratus Admissions Counseling has allowed me to coach over 100 candidates on application strategy, school selection, and interview preparation, earning top reviews on Poets&Quants and GMAT Club. My clients have earned over $6.5M in merit scholarships and Forte and Consortium fellowships since 2021. I am passionate about helping you craft a compelling application that stands out. Let's work together to achieve your MBA goals!

I applied to every top MBA program in the country without a consultant and got into all five: Stanford GSB, HBS, Wharton, Booth, and MIT Sloan. Merit scholarships from each. Multiple full rides. GRE: 99th percentile after four weeks of prep. Five for five. I was admitted as one of the youngest members of the Stanford GSB Class of 2027. I hold multiple campus leadership roles, and outside of Stanford I serve as an Appointed Advisor to California Governor Gavin Newsom. Previously, I was an executive at a YCombinator-backed AI startup and the founding analyst of Accenture Strategy's Private Equity practice. My partner and co-coach is a JD/MBA at Wharton/Penn and a former McKinsey consultant. My own path to business school was anything but linear. I had a mix of experiences across tech, consulting, startups, and government, and I know what it takes to turn a complex background into a story admissions committees fight over. I've coached 15+ students on MBA admissions and career coaching, and am a multiple fellowship-winning writer, so I work with you hands-on from narrative strategy through final essay polish. I specialize in: - Applicants with non-traditional or complex backgrounds - Career switchers (tech to finance, consulting to startups, etc.) - International applicants targeting M7 programs - Deferred enrollment programs (HBS 2+2, Stanford deferred, etc.) - Scholarship and financial aid strategy and negotiation - Essay writing, editing, and narrative positioning - Full-cycle application management (school selection through interview prep) - GRE/GMAT test strategy and planning - Re-applicant strategy and repositioning - Interview preparation for MBA admissions Additionally, I can help with: - Post-MBA career strategy (tech, consulting, startups, PE/VC) - Consulting recruiting and case interview prep - Resume and LinkedIn optimization - Career and professional mentorship