The MBA Admissions Studio

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Client Feedback

The MBA Admissions Studio has hundreds of verifiable, satisfied clients. Below are samples of applicant report-backs. They may be verified by contacting The MBA Admissions Studio.

Applicant: "I'm in Wharton, but hey it's not finished yet. I still need to write two essays to apply for scholarships. Can you believe that?? Another two essays! I'm dying :P Will keep you updated.... btw yesterday I received the offer from NYU Stern - perhaps the last offer. Just cannot thank you enough for your great work!" — Accepted to Wharton, Chicago GSB, Columbia, and NYU Stern

Applicant: "I wanted to share this great news with you. I've been accepted to IESE Business school!! I just got the acceptance mail today. I wanted to thank you for all the help and support that you gave me during the application process. I can definitely say that without your expert guidance in the application, I could not have achieved this. So thank you so much. Please give me a call if you are in the NYC area as i definitely owe you a drink!!" — Accepted to IESE

Applicant: "Avi, I am admitted to NYU Stern! I am absolutely thrilled!! Finally, I am going somewhere after two years of trying. Thank you very much for your profiling/editing service and advice on my reapplication. I know I could not have done it without your help. Once again thanks very much and I will keep you posted on other results."— accepted to NYU Stern

Applicant: Avi, I wanted to let you know that I recieved an offer for LBS's EMBA call of Sep 2011. Thank you for all your help and advice on the Essay's as well as the Resume, it help me polish my application, focus my essays and taylor my resume towards business school and LBS. I also appreciated the flexibility in MBA Studio's services which allowed me to target specifically the areas where I needed advice. — accepted to LBS EMBA.

Applicant: "I actually received my acceptance letter to the master’s program at the Cornell School last Wednesday! I am thrilled to have been accepted. I actually started my online pre-courses this afternoon. I have never been more excited to start school! I just wanted to thank you again for all of your help during this stressful experience. Your insight and guidance were invaluable and I attribute my acceptance to your help." — accepted to Cornell.

Applicant: "Looking back, what made the difference is I didn’t waste time spinning my wheels. After we defined each [essay] the rest was like filling in the blanks!" — accepted to Harvard Business School.

Applicant: "You are splendid, magnificent, excellent! I cannot find the proper word to express how much I appreciate your valuable help to me. You are so good! I have updated based on ALL your suggestions... Hey, you can really make a difference. Very strong leadership ;) ...Your advice is my MBA bible! I think you really have the sharp eye for MBA applications. I really appreciate your valuable points. You are a really great mentor on my MBA applications.... Thank you once again for your great help! Thank you thank you thank you!." — (amalgam of emails from one client) accepted to Wharton.

Applicant: "I am glad that I chose the right service to guide me through the application process. With [your] help, I completed my applications with confidence and enthusiasm. It has been a challenging, yet rewarding experience!" — accepted to Kellogg.

Applicant: "I just wanted to thank you for your help. You might not remember me in your sea of clients, but I sure do remember and appreciate your help. I got admitted into Haas and class actually starts tomorrow. I couldn't have done it without you. After listening to the speeches during orientation, I'm almost positive that the profile you chose to emphasize was what got me in. You completely hit the jackpot. I can't thank you enough, especially considering I couldn't have gotten it all done in 8 days without your help."— accepted to Haas, Berkeley.

Applicant: "Hello Avi, I wanted to update you ... I was admitted at Oxford! Thank you very much for your help, I wouldn't have made it without you! I am very satisfied, the school will open me a lot of opportunities :) Thanks again for your key contribution." — Accepted to Said, Oxford

Applicant: "I just wanted to drop you a note to let you know that I've been accepted at ESSEC's MBA in Luxury Brand Management! I got the call from Paris last week, after flying there for my interview last month. It was quite an experience, but I got through it and they have given me a place. Term starts in Sept, so I will be off to Paris end August. I'm ecstatic with the news and have lots of planning to do. But I just wanted to thank you for your help in my application. It was great working with you." — accepted to ESSEC.

Applicant: "I just wanted to let you know that I was offered admission to Cornell and [my husband] to Columbia so we are both very happy that we got in and of course that we'll be starting school in the fall. Thanks again for helping us."— Accepted to Cornell.

Applicant: "I have got some great news. I have been admitted at IESE! You were a great help on this. Really, you and and your book were of huge help! So, thanks again." — accepted to IESE.

Applicant: "How's it going? I've been meaning to update you on my application. I was accepted without an interview for the January term at Columbia. I am now finishing most of my medical requirements and will begin the business school in January. Thanks for helping me with the essays. They must have been big b/c I was accepted about 3 weeks after submitting." — accepted to Columbia.

Applicant: "Hi, Sorry for the delay in the response, I took some time off my essays. Actually, I hired [competitor service - name withheld by MBA Studio] and I thought they were really bad. So I tried your free trial offer to help me benefit from a basis to establish my judgment towards them. Your feedback was so appreciated that I negotiated with them to get reimbursed, which I did in part. My Harvard and INSEAD packages are with them (could not be reimbursed) but let's get started with my other essays." — Montreal, Canada.

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