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Incentive Pricing for Early Decision and Round One Applicants

Blurbs on January 12th, 2012 No Comments

We offer an additional school with the purchase of a 3-School Engagement or greater. The offer is good through April 1, 2012 and cannot be combined with any other discounts. To be clear, if you purchase a 3 schools, you will receive a fourth. If you purchase 4 schools, you will receive a fifth. In lieu of [...]

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Financial Analyst Reapplies as an Entrepreneur.

Client Case Study: Andrew M.

Blurbs on October 29th, 2010 Comments Off

Andrew was a re-applicant, having applied to Columbia Business School the year before.  He knew that he would be under the gun to answer “what had he improved since late applying to Columbia.”  However, since last applying, his professional situation had taken a turn for the worse. Andrew had been laid off from his New [...]

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Client Case Study: Amadeep

Blurbs on October 15th, 2009 Comments Off

Amadeep had a non-traditional background for an Indian applicant. He was less than two years out of an engineering program and had risen quickly as a VP within an automotive supplier.  He role was within plant operations and production management.  A significant factor in his profile was the fact that his father had started the [...]

Client Case Study: Rahul B.

Blurbs on October 12th, 2009 No Comments

Rahul had a long history of project leadership with his professional career and a demonstrated commitment to community within his personal life.  However, he had one critical issue in detailing his candidacy.  Having a US government issued security clearance he could only detail a small fraction of his actual work experience.  This would have  a [...]

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Client Case Study: Alan W.

Blurbs on October 11th, 2009 Comments Off

Alan came from a traditional management consulting background. He seemed to be the perfect candidate for a top MBA program.  He had solid progression at Deloitte and had recently achieved a promotion to Senior Consultant.  Having coached Special Olympics basketball for five years, he had recently taken his team to the state championship.  His GMAT [...]

Client Case Study: Maureen B.

Blurbs on October 8th, 2009 No Comments

Maureen was a re-applicant, having applied to several top ten schools the year before. At 31, she was leaving the traditional age range for full time business school applicants. Her challenge would be to explain “Why MBA?, Why now?” without signaling to the admissions committee that she may be looking for an “escape hatch” from [...]

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Client Case Study: John H.

Blurbs on October 1st, 2009 Comments Off

John had accomplished a lot on the sales and trading floor of Credit Suisse. Having gained the confidence of the trading team, he was the only Sales Assistant to be entrusted with formal trading authority.   However John faced two distinct challenges, his lack of formal leadership responsibility and his sub 3.0 undergraduate GPA.  Additionally, [...]

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