** All services are elite, exclusive, 1-to-1 phone & essay review sessions with MBA admissions expert and coach, Avi Gordon. There are no juniors, nobody being “trained” on your dime.

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1. COMPETITIVE ADMISSIONS APPRAISAL

Typical Applicant Situation: “I need to talk to someone who can give me the bottom-line, no-BS deal on how competitive MBA admissions works; what schools really look for and why (and how I rate against this, given my background, capabilities, and experiences) so I can put my time and effort in the right place, and can get into a better school.”

MBA ADMISSIONS INSIGHTS, APPROACHES & TACTICS

By phone & email :

We discuss the range of admissions topics pertinent to you, including:

§         the tactical concerns in managing your particular situation

§         behind-the-scenes insight into how admissions works

§         what the admissions committee seeks and why

§         what each element of the MBA application really ask of you

§         real Gmat requirements and how your score affects you

§         choice & priming of recommenders

§         application timing issues

§         pitfalls and red flags relevant to your application

§         And so on. We apply relevant insights from thousands of previous applicants to your particular situation and chosen schools.

We consider your background, skills, experiences, and goals in the light of the various types of MBA schools and program options that exist and advise on the programs you are best suited to and are likely to make a competitive application to.

DING ANALYSIS & REAPPLICANT RECOMMENDATIONS

By phone or written report (your choice)

We analyze a previous unsuccessful application or applications to identify what went wrong and why. We show you where the strengths and weaknesses were. We guide you to avoid making the same mistakes again, and help you towards improving your applicant profile, and with your other specific needs as a reapplicant.

One hour:
$240

Unlimited  through the applications season: $480







 

$380

2. CANDIDATE PROFILING & POSITIONING

Typical Applicant Situation: “I'm starting my essays. I need to find the strengths in my profile, and my value points, and build these into an clear application message that positions me competitively in the essays and interviews. I need to get all the parts of my background working together, and working for me.”

PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL PROFILING; VALUE POINTS ASSESSMENT; PROFILE BUILDING; THEME AND MESSAGE DEVELOPMENT; APPLICANT POSITIONING

This is the core of a successful application. We show you how to make the most of who you are and what you've done in the past, and what you could credibly do in the future. This includes understanding which background components and achievements are relevant, interesting, and valuable to adcom, 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. We explore, consolidate, refine, and package your claim for selection. This becomes the basis of your statement of purpose and other essays.

When you understand your profile strengths and profile message, your application becomes clearer and more forceful. Your essays become simpler, more concrete, and easier to write (and read).

Includes: Profiling Worksheet
We send you our structured question set that shows you how to determine your personal and professional profile strengths, weaknesses, and relative position, following an intuitive tabular format.

Includes: Value Points Worksheet
We isolate the features and attributes Adcoms seek, so you can rate yourself against them and determine where you need to focus your application, and what areas you should strengthen.

$780

3. ESSAY MAKEOVER [REVIEW & EDITING]

Typical Applicant Situation: “I know my profile and my value points. I'm clearly and competitively positioned. I've written a first draft of my essays. Now I need to know whether the essays work or not, or where they need reworking and strengthening.”
 

Essay reviews contain the following:
 
ESSAY STRUCTURE & CONTENT REVIEW

We review and rework the structure and content of your draft. We help you refocus and change emphasis where necessary, so that the essay captures and communicates your value and positioning more clearly. We organize and rebuild your essay structure, if necessary. We make sure you avoid known pitfalls.

WRITING ENHANCEMENT

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.Where necessary we point out where copy can be written to improve direction and flow.

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.

Note: It normally takes two reviews to get an essay 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.

Per essay: First review $90

Second & subsequent  reviews
$50

An essay is any text of 500 words or less (Adcom guide)

  Pro-rata applies to longer essays

 Essays of 150 words or less are half price

4. INTERVIEW, RECOMMENDATIONS & MORE

Typical Applicant Situation: “Okay, my essays are great. Now how do I leverage this across the rest of my application. How do I get everything as good as these essays, and working together with them?”

INTERVIEW REHEARSAL

We do a practice interview, followed by feedback & interview development. You get tips in how to get your profile message and application themes across to the interviewer no matter what questions you receive. You get experience in question (underlying question) recognition, and practice fielding tricky questions while making your points connect to your larger goal and staying "on message".

RECOMMENDER SELECTION & PREVIEW

We help you tactically evaluate, select, and brief your recommenders, to get your recos to dovetail with your application, reinforcing highlights and plugging holes. This includes extensive evaluation of advantages /disadvantages of different recommenders.

RESUME REVIEW

We look at your resume from an admissions viewpoint, and edit to target it appropriately and competitively for b-school admission. Unlimited reviews.

SHORT QUESTIONS

We review & edit your short questions (file data & paragraph essays) answers to extract the maximum benefit from them, and to position them consistently with your essays and references. Unlimited reviews.

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

We work with you on essays and whatever else is required to make a compelling scholarship application. Unlimited reviews.

$240
 

$240

 

$140
(Pro-rata if resume is longer than one page)
 

$240



 

$380

INTEGRATED PACKAGES

PER-HOUR

Profiling, essays, interview, recos, resume, short questions, etc.,
all services as needed. Unlimited one-to-one assistance.

PER-SCHOOL

Discounted packages apply when three or more schools are
purchased together at one time. Discounted 4- or 5-school packages are also available on request.

Option A: Positioning, Essay Development & Editing 

Includes:

1. ESSAY QUESTION ANALYSIS

2. ESSAY CONTENT: content review

3. ESSAY EDITING: writing rebuild, and enhancement

4. ESSAY EDITING: style, grammar, and expression editing

5. TWO REVIEWS per essay (thereafter $50 per review)


Option B: Profiling, Profile Development, Positioning, Essay Development & Editing

Includes:

1. PROFILING WORKSHEET: theme and message development

2. VALUE POINTS WORKSHEET: value development

3. CANDIDATE PROFILING: 1-to-1 profiling session; profile building

4. ESSAY QUESTION SET ANALYSIS and content preview

5. ESSAY MAPPING AND OUTLINING: applicant positioning

6. ESSAY CONTENT: content review

7. ESSAY EDITING: writing rebuild, and enhancement

8. ESSAY EDITING: style, grammar, and expression editing.

9. UNLIMITED essay reviews

 

Option C:  Profiling, Profile Development, Positioning, Essay Development & Editing, and more.

Includes:

1. PROFILING WORKSHEET: theme and message development

2. VALUE POINTS WORKSHEET: value development

3. CANDIDATE PROFILING: 1-to-1 profiling session; profile building

4. ESSAY QUESTION SET ANALYSIS and content preview

5. ESSAY MAPPING AND OUTLINING: applicant positioning

6. ESSAY CONTENT: content review

7. ESSAY EDITING: writing rebuild, and enhancement

8. ESSAY EDITING: style, grammar, and expression editing

9. UNLIMITED essay, reference, and question reviews

Plus any two of the following

RECOMMENDATIONS: recommender selection, preview, and review

SHORT QUESTIONS: file data and paragraph essays

RESUME REVIEW

INTERVIEW REHEARSAL: practice interview and coaching

Option D: Everything, Unlimited, Comprehensive.

Includes:

1. COMPETITIVE ADMISSIONS APPRAISAL / DING ANALYSIS

2. PROFILING WORKSHEET: theme and message development

3. VALUE POINTS WORKSHEET: value development

4. CANDIDATE PROFILING: 1-to-1 profiling session; profile building

5. ESSAY QUESTION SET ANALYSIS and content preview

6. ESSAY MAPPING AND OUTLINING: applicant positioning

7. ESSAY CONTENT: content review

8. ESSAY EDITING: writing rebuild, and enhancement

9. ESSAY EDITING: style, grammar, and expression editing

10. RECOMMENDATIONS: recommender selection, preview, & review

11. SHORT QUESTIONS:  file data and paragraph essays

12. RESUME REVIEW

13. INTERVIEW REHEARSAL: practice interview and coaching

14. SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

15. UNLIMITED essay, reference, resume, and question reviews
 

$240

A
First school: $740

3-school
package:
$1380
 

B
First school: $1040


3-school
package:
$1980
 

C
First school: $1440



3-school
package:
$2680

D
First school: $1840



3-school
package:
$3480
 

MBA Studio works all 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 charges may apply. Turnaround is 48 hours in most cases. Client confidentiality and data is strictly guarded.