Hi there. Appreciate your directness! Back when I applied I didn't know admissions consultants existed either and now I am one!
There are plenty of applicants who choose to go it alone, especially if they have friends / coworkers who have been through the process recently. And then there are applicants like our clients who really want to have a partner in the process, someone who's been through it before and someone who's seen a lot of other applicants so they can tell you how you measure up. We have a very diverse client base including many clients with competitive and even more competitive stats than yours, so it's definitely not something that's just for applicants with weaknesses. Our clients tell us that they like having an objective perspective, someone to help them brainstorm ideas for telling their story, someone to then help them effectively communicate that story, and someone to tell them when their application is missing the mark. It's also a very time intensive and grueling process so it's nice to have someone "on your team" keeping you motivated and on task.
I think the best ways to learn more are...
a) talk to people who have used a consultant and see what they liked (or didn't like) about it
b) read testimonials to get a sense of the client experience (here are ours:
https://gmatclub.com/reviews/mbamission-10)
c) sign up for a 30 min free phone consult, I promise you this will not be a sales call, it'll be a chance to test drive what it's like to work with a consultant and evaluate your profile (you can sign up here:
https://www.mbamission.com/consult/)
Hope this helps and please reach out if you have other questions!
Kate
Montauk5 wrote:
I'm going to just be very direct about this. I have pretty good stats I think for the top schools (750 GMAT first try, Big 4 accounting firm, top 10 undergrad 3.3, dual citizen U.K. / U.S., regular volunteer). I thought I'd be fine on my own - I got into a top 10 undergrad just fine. But I know a handful of other people applying this year and they have all heard from the MBAs in their offices that they should talk to a consultant. I had never heard of mba consultants (or gmatclub for that matter) (sorry) until about a month ago. Through checking-out a few websites I can't seem to figure out who really needs your services (eh hem, if I do). Can you give me a quick summary of if or how you'd help me given my stats? Would it really help improve my odds even though I don't have any glaring issues? Full disclosure - I'm posting this on a few boards here randomly. Hoping the direct approach gives me more insight than googling did. Thanks in advance for your honest advice