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Ivy MBA Consulting Reviews 28 Sep 2021, 02:18
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I'm looking to take help from Ivy MBA Consulting (Eli David) but having difficulty in finding any reviews/information apart from what is listed on their site and Poets & Quants. Would like to know how are they if anyone has had any personal experience of working with them.
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Ivy MBA Consulting Reviews 03 May 2023, 01:51
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Hello,
Did you manage to get some information? Would be great if you can share your experience.

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Ivy MBA Consulting Reviews 03 May 2023, 15:08
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I did end up working with Eli and TLDR it was a great experience. I'll share my full P&Q review here for your reference:

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First things first: the result. I only applied to three schools – GSB, HBS, and Wharton. I got an interview at HBS and got into Wharton.

If you would’ve told me that I’d get this result a year back, I would’ve probably laughed. I had absolutely no knowledge about the MBA process when I started the journey. I talked to around 10 MBA consultants, all of whom told me that I am a male software engineer from an over-represented pool, with absolutely no official leadership experience. I stood no chance at HSW and shouldn’t bother wasting my/their time. Nothing against them – probably this is the harsh reality of MBA admissions. Given I was already well settled in my career and was leading a good life, I didn’t want to leave my job for anything less than HSW.

I was about to give up on the idea of an MBA when I got on a call with Eli. This call was completely different from the others. While others were focused on my stats, achievements, and boxes I checked, Eli was interested in my story. In my initial call itself, he forced me to open up and really tell him who I was. We talked for more than an hour and in that hour I told him things about myself that even my closest friends didn’t know. He wasn’t interested in my numbers, he was interested in me. When no one believed in me (not even me), Eli was the only one who thought that the “real me” had a shot.

Eli’s approach is very pragmatic – if you’re looking for someone who sugarcoats things or someone who gives you false hope or someone you can bullshit, he is NOT your guy. He is going to be straightforward and critical. He made me write 12 drafts for small answers in the application form and very bluntly called me out the moment I started slacking.

One of the best aspects of working will Eli was that he was always available. Preparing an MBA application while working full-time was a challenging task. I don’t know how he does it but it feels like the guy is always just a call away. With Eli, I never had to wait hours/days to get even the smallest of doubts/questions answered.

In Eli, you will find a close partner for your applications. He is not only an application consultant but a great mentor – he helped me immensely in navigating my career choices and decisions. He helped me plan my MBA admissions journey even before I hired him. This gave me the confidence to take the jump into this long and daunting journey.

Eli’s organization doesn’t have the fanciest of presence like many other consultants today and may give the first impression of not being at par with them. But in today’s world of glamour and noise, Eli is the real deal. I’m here only because of him. Please go and sign up with him – You’ll make the best decision of your life!!!
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Ivy MBA Consulting Reviews 07 Jan 2025, 12:43
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Hi Mish12,

Did you go with Eli after reading OP’s review? If so, I wonder how was your experience? I’m on the same boat trying to get some honest reviews (outside of P&Q).


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I think the experiences with consultants vary quite a bit - even the same ones. I have seen people clash or click and it really depends. I would say the biggest cause of friction is expectations and it would be great to set them straight - e.g. how fast do you get the edits back, who drives and reminds who? I have had people who had to remind and bug and manage their consultants like a PM and they did not think it was worth the money because that's the last thing they expect to do while paying $5K. However, the project managing is often falling on the applicant which is pretty crazy but it is esp often during the busy days right before the deadlines.

I am sharing just generic experience that I have seen over the years, not familiar with this consultant per se.

I would also say that it is always an advantage to work with someone who is the owner or the manager of the brand. They care to make sure their clients get the best experience (this may not mean you get the best product but you enjoy the process more and they keep you happier) because they care about the brand. An average consultant in a large firm may not care as much as this is their second job, and they have contracted for 20 hours and that's it but that's an over-generalization - there are different people in both types of firms and consultants and there are advantages to be with a large firm, esp during the busy days before the deadlines when the consultants are being torn apart by applicants.

Whoever you choose, they won't be perfect. You will have to project manage them (at least a little), set the expectations for your worth straight from the get go and raise the alarm early. do not wait for the pressure to grow so much or pretend that things are normal on a call (that's the easy thing to do but if you are paying a lot of $$$ you want to make sure to voice suggestions for improvement and stand your ground. You want to be nice and professional but firm - they will know they can't get away with crap.