Square One Prep is a NO BRAINER!!

After processing all of the exciting news and going 3-for-3 on schools, I wanted to take some time to share my experience with Square One Prep. I would absolutely, without a doubt, not be where I am today without their help, support, cheerleading, and constant encouragement. From my struggles with the GRE to multiple iterations of certain essays, they were in it with me until everything was absolutely perfect. I don’t have the words to express how grateful I am and how much I valued their support.

Horatiu stuck with me through my career narrative journey. Before speaking to him, I was all over the place on what I thought I wanted to do with my career and what made sense. He listened, pushed me, pressure tested me, and helped me take the time to research and really become even more passionate about my startup. I can confidently say that I feel better set up to start my MBA because of all of the work we did together in shaping my path.

Pat helped me stay on track and ensure I got everything done before my family trip in December. He was always incredibly responsive and encouraging.

Kathryn was extremely helpful in being an extra set of eyes on every single one of my essays. This helped me feel even more comfortable moving forward with them! She always pressure tested my themes and specific points and encouraged me to think differently. I will never forget the very last “essay” we worked on, the Booth interview video. That was one of the toughest ones for me, but Kathryn never gave up in helping me get it to the right spot. I absolutely felt more at ease knowing she was there every step of the way.

Last, but not least, LARA!!!!! When I was working with Lara, I told every person that would listen to me how amazing she was. She pushed me, held me accountable, worked late nights with me, made me feel like my story was worth listening to, and just truly made me a better writer. She is so skilled in what she does and I truly enjoyed all of our calls and work together. By the end of our work, I absolutely felt like a better writer and could articulate more interesting stories and moments about my career and life to date. Lara made my small stories, memories, and moments stand out and helped me connect them to the essay themes. This is something I never thought possible! Before working with Lara as I thought about business school I was concerned I wasn’t interesting enough and that my stories were not worth sharing. She made me feel heard and I can’t recommend her enough!