I am actually surprised at the lack of reviews on essay editing services. It's probably because it has not become a part of most consulting services. But I just wanted to start this thread and get people to compare their experiences on essay editing services. For me, I did not want to spend $$$ on consulting services, so did the most of app preparation myself and only used editing services to improve the quality of my essays. From my experience, 1. fxmbaconsulting: pretty slow at responding to msgs and questions. She seems to be handling all her clients by herself, and it shows that it's overwhelming for her. She is a good consultant, but expect a relatively longer turnaround time. 2. Essayedge: please save yourself time and money by staying away from essayedge.com. I was very disappointed at the level of their service. It was always a struggle to get a hold of my editor, and she had absolutely no real background in editing MBA essays. She WAS a Harvard graduate, but, for a master's degree in math or something. Basically, I don't recommend them. 3. Topadmit: Don't be fooled by its low price. I only used it for a short essay, but did not see any significant improvement or changes. After I expressed my disappointment, he made TWO minor changes and basically stopped responding. I am not sure if this was a matter of a bad editor or if this is the case for its service in entirety, but I wouldn't go back to them for another editing job. 4. Gurufi.com: I found out about gurufi.com from a med school forum, and ended up choosing "Brian" based on his popularity and reviews. I can't say enough about how happy I was when I got my essays back. I think he's almost a magician when it comes down to making your essays look much refined and stylistic without disrupting your original tone or msg. He responds to your questions very quickly, and keeps working on your essay until you are satisfied. I almost find it unfortunate for other applicants that he is not mentioned much on this forum. EVERYONE should go to Brian for essay editing. Having said that, because I have no experience with other editors on gurufi.com, my comments are only valid for Brian. Lets get this thread going, and other ppl can comment on other editing services out there.

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I tried 3 different services before discovering Brian at Gurufi. Brian took a mediocre essay (at best) and transformed it into an engaging, thoughtful and impactful piece. He articulated what I could not, while keeping my voice and conveying my message. I can't recommend Brian enough and plan on using him for my second essay.

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We offer essay editing as a key component of any of our services, including comprehensive packages, and hourly services which can be a good option when budget is an issue, or someone wants last-minute help or specific, incremental assistance. Most of our clients use most of their service spent on essay editing! With our package options, and even for hourly if clients are interested, we do thorough brainstorming with applicants first to help them ID the best stories to share in their essays. Then we work on the outlines and multiple drafts to get them where they need to be, reviewing the essays from many angles, including impact, tone, engaging the reader, structure, flow, fit with the school, what they are demonstrating, and the usual grammar and writing etc etc. We are the only admissions company recommended by the leading GMAT prep companies, Kaplan & Manhattan Prep. You can check out our reviews, as well as those for other admissions consulting companies whom do essay editing, here on GMAT club at:
https://gmatclub.com/reviews/admissions_consultants/

If you are interested, we offer free 30 minute consultations for any applicant, great chance to get some advice, www.mbamission.com/consult. Good luck!

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