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Ellin's work was objective and effective. I think what helped me the most was her work in helping me find the school that “fit” my profile the best. Since the beginning, she helped me express myself in a clearer and more effective way was crucial to my success getting admitted to Darden. I had an excellent experience with Ellin, and her work is unique in the consulting market. The clients she accepts for consulting have a huge advantage.

My experience with Ellin Lolis was exceptional. Ellin knows what the schools want, and she helped me a great deal in preparing my application, helping me highlight certain qualities for each school. What most impressed me was the attention she gives to each of her clients, which makes the application process much easier for applicants. The work schedule and application strategy are prepared individually for each student, which helped me fit applying to business school in with my busy work schedule. I strongly recommend Ellin Lolis to anyone who wants to apply to a top MBA program—she made all the difference for me in preparing my own application and for my interviews. I can say I was accepted to London Business School largely because of her work!

I can’t fully describe what an amazing job Ellin has done with me, but I will try. She had been highly recommended by friends. Ellin understood exactly not just about the schools and which were the best fit for me, but also she knew how to highlight my strengths and balance my weak points. A good admissions consultant can put you in a good school if you have a high GMAT, but an excellent admission consultant can put you with a low score in a top school, and this is what Ellin has done with me. Her job is professional and complete, from the beginning, developing a road map, milestones, TOEFL, GMAT, and essays, to the end, preparing for the school visits for networking, interviews, and scholarships. I highly recommend her as a professional but also as a friend. Thank you very much Ellin for changing my life and making my dream come true.

I had an amazing experience working with Ellin. She is very organised, knows exactly what the school wants, and she was also very good at keeping me confident throughout the process. She helped me out not only with the GMAT but also with the essays and interview preparation, and I found it very good to have the same person supervising me from the start to the end of the process. Ellin was always very responsive and took care of my application as if it were hers. I felt she was really committed to making me succeed. I really believe I could not have done without her.

From day one, I could see that this was the right choice for me. I come from a not so common background so having someone with big MBA prep experience was really important to me. That said, Ellin was incredibly helpful and gave me all the tools and resources I needed for choosing my path. The work we did was tailored for each school I was applying to, and Ellin was always available and hands-on. The level of detailed feedback I got on my essays was the key point that helped me differentiate myself from the rest. Getting accepted to UCLA Anderson School of Management with a $40k scholarship is a turning point in my career, and I am very happy to acknowledge Ellin's huge part of that success.

I was looking for someone who could help me achieve my goal of going to an MBA abroad, so a friend of mine recommended Ellin's services. She is not the basic consultancy services that will help you to go to your dream MBA by reviewing your grammar, she is the person who will help you to understand what you are trying to achieve. This difference makes her services outstanding because to do that, she had to understand my profile deeply. That’s why I would recommend that anyone who is trying to get into a top business school, especially people who do not know exactly what they are looking for, call Ellin. Ellin opened my mind with so many good options besides the ones that I was looking for and helped me to build a plan to achieve my goal.

My husband and I applied for an MBA at INSEAD this year. We knew it would not be easy since we had a very small window, were applying in the 3rd round, and only wanted this specific school. Ellin helped us with the preparations for the interviews, and she really helped me organize my story, but the most special aspect was how Ellin inspired me to be more confident during the interviews. I would definitely recommend her to anyone interested in applying for an MBA!

After several months working with Ellin, I can say that she played a vital role throughout the MBA application process by always offering good advice, asking the right questions, helping me manage my time, preparing me for the interviews and even helping with ad-hoc questions about schools, financial aid or whatever other existential question that would come to my mind. I absolutely recommend Ellin's work to anyone who is applying to - or thinking about applying to - an MBA program. She definitely made the process smoother and helped me get to the end goal: get accepted at my target school!

I recommend Ellin without a moment’s hesitation to anyone who is thinking of doing an MBA! Her help is why I was able to get into my top-choice school with almost a full scholarship. If you’re thinking of working with other “top consultants,” I ask you to speak to Ellin first! From the moment I decided to apply to a top MBA program, I knew the process wouldn’t be easy. As time went on, however, this process proved to be even more complex and confusing than I had imagined. New questions kept appearing and piling up, and I started to lose sight of the steps I needed to take to reach my end goal. Dealing with stressful tasks like studying for the GMAT, writing my essays, scheduling school visits, and attending info sessions was complicated. I started to question why I was feeling lost, especially since I had hired “one of the best consultants in São Paulo” to help me. The answer to this question came when, tired of the horrible help I was receiving, I found Ellin and noticed the incredible difference in the way I was treated. From Ellin, I received personal treatment, starting with help structuring my GMAT study plan and help writing my essays. Everything was done in alignment with my personal story and experience, without using a “template”. Any time I asked her for feedback, I got quick responses that actually answered my questions. She was always available for meetings or calls, no matter where I was in the world. The help she gave me in structuring my essays (maybe the most challenging part of the process) made all the difference in being able to tell my story in my own words. Her suggestions and corrections made sure I was selling myself, but in my own way.

When I started the process, I knew very little about it. Ellin guided me throughout the entire process. Writing the essays can be overwhelming, since you must dig deep into your professional and personal life, and she pushed me to show the best I could offer in my applications. She was always available, kind, and patient to help me or to clear any doubts I had. Even when I second guessed myself, she was there to support me. Suddenly, I was prepared to face every step of the process and to find the best fit for me. I´ll be forever thankful for her and her team´s support in achieving my dream of an MBA. I surely couldn't have chosen better. It was a pleasure to work with you!