Accepted at: Chicago Booth, Stanford GSB, Dartmouth Tuck, UC Berkeley Haas and Wharton
The MBA application process is confusing, arbitrary, and shitty.
Adam is the man for the job. He brings focus, clarity, and insight – to help you navigate the muddy waters.
How does Adam stand out?
1) Adam does his own work
When I researched admissions consultants,the last thing I wanted was to be outsourced by a big name firm to a junior consultant with less experience / insight. Adam does his own consulting. This means that if Adam takes you as a client, you have his full attention. Adam takes a personal interest in you as a person above and beyond your application package. Adam only takes clients if he can add value to your package, and only if there is fit. Because of all this, Adam can afford to be selective with his clients – you would be lucky if Adam accepts you as one!
2) Adam is generous
Adam is super generous with his time and advice. I basically paid for guidance for xx number of schools, but Adam would freely dispense advice for other schools as well. On specific parts of the application (e.g. essays, resumes) Adam knows when you don’t need his help – and lets you know, saving your money and time. Adam’s moral compass is strong – he doesn’t “sell” you hours / services that you don’t need. An extra data point for Adam’s generosity is his free blog – Adam’s free resources are extensive, super helpful, and very actionable. Adam makes such a large amount of information available for public consumption because he knows (A) you can save your money and his time if you do the first few hours of research by yourself, and (B) he saves his time by only intervening at strategic application chokepoints / weak areas.
3) Adam is trustworthy
An implication of Adam not “selling” is that you can trust him. When Adam says something, you know it’s because there’s a weakness, and not because Adam wants you to pay him more money. Personally, I saved a lot of time anchoring my application on Adam’s advice – I used Adam as my principal “quality filter,” versus sending my essays to 15 different friends for feedback and comments.
4) Adam is diligent
Unlike some other admissions consultants, Adam is always on the ball. He always gave super timely answers to my emails / requests for video sessions, especially during crunch time. He will not add to your stress – the last thing you need 2 days before the deadline is a consultant who ghosts you for 12 hours. Adam takes the time to read and internalize all your apps for different schools and remembers all the details – he actually does his homework.
5) Adam is honest and fair
As you have already read via his other testimonials, Adam is honest and fair. Adam will tell you when something is shit, but he will not put you down. Adam separates the application from the person – Adam accepts you for the person you are, but pushes you to make your application the best it can be.
Adam helped me sharpen my application, improving it significantly. I have no doubt that Adam was a necessary factor in my GSB acceptance. Working with Adam was probably the best decision I made throughout the MBA application process.