4. Monitor & Control
The fourth stage in the AACG consulting process prepares a Client for their mock interview and one of two outcomes; acceptance or waitlist status.
This “Monitor & Control” stage contains three primary components:
Mock Interview | School Interaction Guidance | Waitlist Guidance
This stage represents the converse of the prior stage. The Client and consultant take the message delivered on paper through the application package and place them into a conversational context; thus honing a specific and concise in-person message. That is, the Client and consultant prepare for the Client’s eventual mock interview by analyzing the admissions interview questions and articulating answers based on the Client’s background and essays. Note that elements of this stage may be conducted in parallel with earlier stages, as the need to visit a program will come at or before application submission.
The product of this stage is a Client well prepared for a specific MBA program’s interview. Should the client be waitlisted, the drawn out process of updating an admissions committee begins. Successful completion of this stage moves the relation to Stage Five: Closing.