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From the few meetings I’ve had with James, I’ve noticed a palpable improvement in my essay! He possesses a remarkable talent for extracting the most compelling aspects of my story and seamlessly integrating them into a business-oriented essay. Most of all, I appreciate how James  doesn’t hesitate to provide constructive criticism whilst simultaneously offering encouragement. I’m looking forward to continue working with James and could not recommend him enough to anyone looking for help with their MBA application!

Prior to this, I had a perception that winning essays might follow a similar format -- a template approach with a rise from ashes to Wall Street success and "humble brags" about a desire to now give back and change the world. Ben and co-host Claire Rafson shattered that belief and demonstrated with multiple examples how unique, authentic, and varied essays (and candidates) can be. The writing speaks for the quality of the coach who was able to guide each person to their own personal story, voice, and style. I wish I would have know about this earlier in life. It would have been life changing.

The whole 60-min live session has definitely outlined the key components and targets of the HBS new essay topics, which would be very beneficial to us applicants to dive deeper into the preparation process!

answered all the questions I had, gave legit advice!

Great perspective on the impact an essay can have on admissions prospects. Kevin covered lots of informative ground around the nuances of what to write and why. Examples were helpful in bringing the concepts to life.

Matt is super humble and this session is help me to clear MBA goals

I reached out to Connor with a pretty last minute request and he was able to make some time for me. Working with him 1-on-1 was very very very helpful. He helped me brainstorm how to approach telling my story and narrative, and I was very happy with the result. We also did a targeted resume review which was very helpful and eye-opening in terms of what I already had on my resume and how to improve it. One thing he did was he didn't sugarcoat anything to me, he gave it to me straight up and honestly, and that was probably the best part.

I have been on several Leland calls with Ben and he has always provided very detailed and actionable insights across different parts of the MBA application. He also seems to care a lot about the success of the individuals he coaches. Overall, I think he is an awesome coach and I am very thankful for all of the information he openly shares during every call he is on.

Ben and Claire class one of the best session ever, Their Colab is amazing and very informative though

Ben and Claire did a wonderful job showcasing essays from two candidates with varying backgrounds and highlighting specific feedback that can be applied to our own essays, regardless of our own experiences.