Accepted to Wharton!!

The application process for top B-schools was a complete black box to me when I decided to apply. The application process seemed overwhelming, and the road seemed too steep! I initially consulted several admissions consulting firms and independent consultants to understand better what it takes to get into a top business school. My friend, who worked closely with Alex on her applications and managed to crack multiple top MBA programs, recommended Alex's PrepMBA while I was still attempting to understand how to approach my applications. As soon as Alex handled the introduction call, it stood out that he was not a sales intermediary. He was very passionate about his service and helped me think through the critical issues. After the first call, things seemed more achievable as he had broken down the entire process into specific small objectives, which was very comforting for me. Many companies suggest you can get into the top schools without carefully assessing your profile. Alex was quite honest about my chances at a range of schools and was very involved in helping me select the right one's basis my aspirations and profile. I found it particularly inspiring and exciting that the Prep MBA is his business, and he does not employ junior consultants!! A Harvard MBA, very articulate and funny and will always be openly honest with you - which, I can say confidently, is the most critical thing you'd need from your consultant in this lengthy, challenging journey. He told me my lower-than-average GMAT may be an issue and suggested a range of schools to target. Even then, he always encouraged me to target my dream schools and worked extremely hard to help me gain admission to those schools, despite my below-average GMAT score.

I had a wonderful experience working with Alex Leventhal. His service was very personal, and he helped me craft my personal story, which was not templatised to any school but was VERY ME! I wound up getting into my first choice, Wharton!! It was not something I could have imagined happening before working with Alex. It was such a surreal experience reading the admit letter, and I immediately texted him regarding the same. The time we spent thinking through my career plans and how they connected the dots with my previous experiences was a huge reason I got in. I was unsure what I wanted to do, and Alex helped me think through some of the options that made sense and encouraged me to research more to really nail the explanation of what I wanted to do. Alex also provided multiple samples of successful essays from past clients, which were incredibly helpful for structure, flow, and word limits.

I would recommend Alex Leventhal in a heartbeat. Besides being a great storyteller, his creativity, clarity of thought, specific knowledge of schools, and sense of essay structure really stood out for me. He was always able to come up with a different angle or way of looking at my experiences. Word limits in this process can be challenging when you get to writing, but with Alex, word limits never are an issue as he would always have the prioritization in place on what to retain to tell a great story!

I feel strongly that Alex is uncommon as an advisor. He is sincere, hardworking, super bright, and often made me feel like I was his only client.