FIRST ESSAY REVIEW [FREE]

Any 500 word essay, reviewed with full comments. Sample

OR

Free spot assessment: We review your resume, file data, and background info, to give you a fast-turn straight-talk assessment of where you are strong, what still needs work, and how to move forward.

1. ADMISSIONS TACTICS & PLANNING

Typical Applicant Situation: �I'm starting my application process. I need to understand what my strengths and weaknesses are � given my background, capabilities, and experiences � and where I should put my time and effort so I can get into a better school.�

MBA ADMISSIONS COMPETITIVE PRIMER [$180]
We give you the tactical concerns in managing your particular application, including behind-the-scenes insight into how admissions works. We examine what the admissions committee seeks and why, and what each element of the application tests for. We discuss GMAT requirements, choice & priming of referees, application timing issues, pitfalls and red flags relevant to you, etc. Done by phone.

Value Points Worksheet [$90]
Rate yourself against the 22 features and attributes Adcom seeks. Discover where you need to focus your application, and what areas you should strengthen.

2. CANDIDATE PROFILING

Typical Applicant Situation: �I'm starting my essays. I need to find the value points in my profile and build these into an clear application message that positions me competitively in the essays and interviews.�

PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL PROFILING: VALUE POINTS, THEME AND MESSAGE DEVELOPMENT, AND APPLICANT POSITIONING [$280]
Includes: Profiling Primer and Worksheet

We show you how to make the most of who you are and what you've done. This includes understanding what background components are relevant, interesting, and valuable, and finding them in your past record.

We extract key themes and a core message from your profile and develop this into a "positioning" that best promotes you. This refining and packaging of your claim for selection becomes the core of your statement of purpose. Done by phone.

3. ESSAY SETUP

Typical Applicant Situation: �I know what schools look for, and my own profile and value points. I'm clearly and competitively positioned. Now I need to understand how to get this across in the essays.�

QUESTION ANALYSIS [$90 per essay set]

We extract the simple and compound question archetypes present in the question set you face. We show you how to tactically marshal your argument in each essay, across the essay set, and in relation to the rest of your file.

ESSAY MAPPING & OUTLINING [$180 per essay set]

We create an outline for each essay, helping you organize and signpost it. We structure your argument and integrate your key themes into the answer. We develop a consistent, reinforcing message across the entire essay set.

4. ESSAY REVIEW & EDITING

Typical Applicant Situation: �I know my profile and my value points. I'm clearly and competitively positioned. I know how each essay and each part of file add value, and how they will work together. I've written a first draft of my essays. Now I need help.�

ESSAY CONTENT REVIEW

We review and rework the content of your draft. In discussions with you we refocus and change emphasis where necessary so that it communicates your value and positioning more clearly. We make sure you avoid known pitfalls.

WRITING ENHANCEMENT

We reorganize and rebuild your essay, and where necessary rewrite copy (in your style) to improve direction and flow. We cut low-content air bubbles without compromising meaning, giving you more space to make statements of value. We help you find and develop imagery and stories.

STYLE, GRAMMAR, AND EXPRESSION EDITING

We polish your essays to the highest standards of style, expression, and linguistic and grammatical correctness. We clarify and enhance sentence construction, word choice, and paragraph flow, and even out word register and the essay's overall tone.

[$55 per essay review] An essay is up to 500 words � max 650 incoming words. Pro-rata applies to longer essays

Note: It normally takes two reviews to get an essay set right. Round one reviews and builds content, structure, and profile strategy. Then you rework your essay. The second review focuses on expression, style, grammar, and final polish. Depending on how you work, a third review may be necessary. For more explanation please see the FAQ.

5. INTERVIEW & REFERENCES

INTERVIEW REHEARSAL [$150]
Optional: Interview Preparation Worksheet [$90]

We do a half-hour practice interview, followed by a half-hour of feedback & coaching as necessary. You get practice making your points fluently and fielding tricky questions while staying "on message".

REFERENCES PREVIEW & REVIEW [$65 per review]

We help you tactically position your references, where necessary, to get the effect you need: reinforcing highlights and plugging holes. This includes which referees to choose and how to "prepare" them.

RESUME REVIEW [$90]

We look at your resume from an admissions viewpoint, and help you target it appropriately, so that this part of your application actually helps you.

INTEGRATED PER-SCHOOL / PER-HOUR PACKAGES

PER SCHOOL: Package A
First school: $580
Second: $480
Third & subsequent: $380
Includes:
1. ESSAY SETUP: essay question set analysis
2. ESSAY CONTENT: content review
3. ESSAY EDITING: writing rebuild, and enhancement
4. ESSAY EDITING: style, grammar, and expression editing

PER SCHOOL: Package B
First school: $780
Second: $580
Third: $480
Fourth & subsequent: $380
Includes:
1. CANDIDATE PROFILING: profile, theme, and message development.
2. PROFILE WORKSHEET
3. Applicant positioning
4. ESSAY SETUP: essay question set analysis
5. ESSAY SETUP: message mapping and essay outlines
6. ESSAY CONTENT: content review
7. ESSAY EDITING: writing rebuild, and enhancement
8. ESSAY EDITING: style, grammar, and expression editing

PER SCHOOL: Package C
First school: $980
Second: $680
Third: $580
Fourth & subsequent: $480
Includes:
1. CANDIDATE PROFILING: profile, theme, and message development.
2. PROFILE WORKSHEET
3. Applicant positioning
4. ESSAY SETUP: essay question set analysis
5. ESSAY SETUP: message mapping and essay outlines
6. ESSAY CONTENT: content review
7. ESSAY EDITING: writing rebuild, and enhancement
8. ESSAY EDITING: style, grammar, and expression editing
9. INTERVIEW PREP WORKSHEET
10. INTERVIEW REHEARSALS (one per school)
11. REFERENCES review & rework

PER HOUR: Package D
Profiling, essay, interview etc., services as needed, on a per-hour basis.
3-hour package: $145/hr
5-hour package: $135/hr
7-hour package: $125/hr

 VALUE EXTRAS

DING ANALYSIS & REAPPLICANT RECOMMENDATIONS [$180]

We review a previous unsuccessful application to identify what went wrong. We show you how not to make the same mistakes twice, and help you with your specific needs as a reapplicant.

BEFORE-YOU-SUBMIT-IT, ASSESS IT [$90]

Even if you're not a client of MBA Studio, we don't want you to get dinged. When you are ready to press the "Submit" button, send it to us first. We'll look over your application file, essays, and references and then spend 20 minutes on the phone with you, telling you how likely it is you will succeed, why, or why not. We'll tell you what you should do, if anything, to improve your chances. Fix it first. Once you are a "reapplicant" you will struggle to get in anywhere good.

WAITLIST GUIDANCE [SQ]

If you are waitlisted, we help you manage wait-listing by judiciously adding to your file at appropriate moments during the wait.

MBA Studio works in currencies around the world: prices here in $US for convenience. Prices may be adjusted in cases requiring extensive English-language assistance. Rush, weekend, or high-season surcharges may apply. Turnaround is 48 hours in most cases. Client confidentiality and data is strictly guarded.