28,501Leland Reviews

Working with Charles was truly exceptional. His thoughtful and holistic approach to shaping my application essays played a pivotal role in my successful admission journey. Charles's genuine interest in my goals and experiences made the process feel highly personalized, and his exceptional communication skills, with responses often within 24 hours, made me feel valued and confident in his dedication to my success. Charles's expertise was evident in his meticulous essay critiques, which went beyond grammar and structure to help me refine my ideas and narratives. He challenged me to think critically about my experiences and goals, enhancing the clarity and impact of my essays. Additionally, his holistic guidance extended to school and program selection, providing valuable insights into what admissions committees seek in candidates. Thanks to Charles, I not only gained admission to my dream program but also grew as an applicant and an individual. I wholeheartedly recommend his exceptional services. I received offers from Harvard, Yale (with likely letter), Cornell, CMU, and more !

I reached out to Mario two days before the GSB application deadline. He immediately read my essays and gave thoughtful, actionable, feedback to help strengthen my essays and add final details before submitting. He has a great understanding of the GSB application and helped me make my essays significantly better than the essays I wrote with feedback from an expensive admissions consultant. Mario was also incredibly communicative and quickly answered any questions before the deadline.

Chip provided very actionable feedback on changes that made my essays more powerful and focused on my strengths. He was always very responsive and took time to address my questions and concerns! Highly recommend!

Really enjoyed working with Allie for my MBA application - she was really helpful and was able to push me when Iwas struggling to build my stories! She helped me a lot to structure my thought and bring my stories into sharp essays despite my limited writing skills.

Chip is an incredible MBA essay coach who excels in editing and refining essays. He met my condensed timeline with ease and gave both encouraging and precise feedback. He was also consistently responsive and reliable. I highly recommend Chip to anyone needing help with their MBA applications!

It has truly been a game changer for my application process to work with Chip. I came to Chip with only ~5 weeks left until the application was due, and I was not prepared at all. Coach-guided reflection and brainstorming sessions were extremely effective in helping me define my application positioning. Feedback on writing also brought my essay to the next level. Chip is an amazing coach who prioritizes students' needs, is always very efficient with application reviews, and is responsive to questions. I cannot imagine going through the application process without him!

Jesse was incredibly helpful in providing concrete feedback on my essays during Round 1. He was easy to reach and made himself available, even up until a few hours before the deadline. As someone also coming from a non-traditional background I appreciated his insights into how to better craft my story to articulate my differentiators.

I worked with another coach for MBA applications and thought my essays were tight. It wasn't until 3 days before Stanford essays were due did I realize they had major issues and therefore, decided to rewrite my entire essay set. I turned to Alice for help as I worked with her briefly in the past. She did an amazing job understanding my situation and worked with me to come up with a new theme and draft that blown me away. I didn't think my story could come out as genuine as that. Honestly can't thank Alice enough. Highly recommend!

Emily was a fantastic coach, and I don't know how I could have made it through my applications without her. She was supportive, knowledgable, and strategic in approaching the applications. She gave me a realistic timeline to follow and kept the entire process relatively stress free :)

I couldn't recommend Nate more strongly as a coach. He was always open to answering my questions and providing extremely valuable feedback (all the way up until the eleventh hour). Regardless of the outcome in Round 1, I feel much more prepared to approach Round 2 thanks to Nate. You can't go wrong working with him!