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Hi All,
Ok, so this is not something I could have ever imagined myself going for - Hiring an admission consultant. Not sure whether I have made up my mind till now. The costs involved are insanely expensive. Hence, I want to rely upon the previous success ratio of the firm before I put in my hard earned money.
Now, there is this admission consulting firm, https://www.ivymbaconsulting.com, which claims astonishingly high success ratios, and they also state that they have got the data audited by Deloitte. Their claimed success ratio is almost two to three times of that claimed by much widely known admission consulting firm Aringo. Other big admission consultants refrain from publishing their data for obvious reasons. Now, here comes the interesting part, one quick search on linkedin reveals that all the consultants listed on Ivymba's site are also working somewhere else simultaneously, and none of the consultant's linkedin profiles mention their role as an admission consultant, except of course the founder Eli David's profile. This to me suggests that their consultants are working part time as admission consultant. Some of the consultants have just graduated in 2016. Doesn't reflect good on the firm's part.
I got really charged up seeing their success ratio, but the linkedin search has really put me off. Is there anyone who has used their service before and can provide a feedback as they are not even listed on the names of consultants on gmatclub.com. They have featured on Poets&Quant before which does offer them some credibility.
Aringo - Your response or valuable insights on this?
bb - Would you like to comment based on your experience or knowledge?
Other consultants may also pitch in.
Ok, so this is not something I could have ever imagined myself going for - Hiring an admission consultant. Not sure whether I have made up my mind till now. The costs involved are insanely expensive. Hence, I want to rely upon the previous success ratio of the firm before I put in my hard earned money.
Now, there is this admission consulting firm, https://www.ivymbaconsulting.com, which claims astonishingly high success ratios, and they also state that they have got the data audited by Deloitte. Their claimed success ratio is almost two to three times of that claimed by much widely known admission consulting firm Aringo. Other big admission consultants refrain from publishing their data for obvious reasons. Now, here comes the interesting part, one quick search on linkedin reveals that all the consultants listed on Ivymba's site are also working somewhere else simultaneously, and none of the consultant's linkedin profiles mention their role as an admission consultant, except of course the founder Eli David's profile. This to me suggests that their consultants are working part time as admission consultant. Some of the consultants have just graduated in 2016. Doesn't reflect good on the firm's part.
I got really charged up seeing their success ratio, but the linkedin search has really put me off. Is there anyone who has used their service before and can provide a feedback as they are not even listed on the names of consultants on gmatclub.com. They have featured on Poets&Quant before which does offer them some credibility.
Aringo - Your response or valuable insights on this?
bb - Would you like to comment based on your experience or knowledge?
Other consultants may also pitch in.
Sorry, I just saw this topic.
Apart from success ratio, there are several other things one should consider while evaluating a consultant. Sometimes a consulting company may not be suitable to you despite their high success ratio e.g. What if counselling methods used by a high rated consultant does not suit you? What if a consultant with high success rate does not work with applicants who have lower GMAT/ GPA or with those who come from over-represented applicant pools, think Indian-IT-Male? I've seen some consultants who work with only limited number of applicants and evaluate applicant's profile before offering their services - I would not wonder if such consultant has a high success rate. I am NOT saying that the company you quoted has such policies; I don't know them, nor I ever used their services. All I am saying is that success rate should not be the only factor while choosing a consultant.
Association of Graduate Admission Consultants (AIGAC) has published a nice list of questions that one should ask to consultant before hiring his/her services. You should definitely go through that list and consider asking some of the questions posted in the list to the consultant that you wish to hire. The list is posted here.. https://aigac.org/for-applicants/how-to- ... onsultant/
You may also take a look at our article on how to choose an MBA admission consultant.. https://gmatclub.com/forum/how-to-selec ... 29827.html
Hope that helps!
