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Consultant Taniel Chan
I chose to work with Taniel after speaking to several admissions consulting firms, and Taniel / Fortuna stood out as the best fit. It was important to me to present an authentic narrative while highlighting the strongest, most unique parts of my professional and personal experiences. From the get go, Taniel was able to provide valuation insights and advice on how to manage the long and potentially overwhelming application process. At the beginning, I was having trouble putting together my short- and long-term professional goals, but Taniel quickly helped me hone my “story” and articulate them in a clear and cogent manner. In addition, from essay brainstorming, to managing the recommendation process, to preparing for interviews, Taniel proved to be a valuable advisor throughout and helped me put across a more polished and compelling application. There were also many nuances to the application that I would not have been able to execute on my own, such as how to present my resume in a more ‘MBA-friendly’ format, and how to highlight my extracurriculars.
With Taniel’s help, I received interviews at three M7 schools and ended up being accepted at all three. I am attending one of them on a significant merit scholarship, and could not be happier with the results. I highly recommend Taniel if you are looking for a consultant with a holistic approach, focusing on the entire application rather than just the essay portion, and who can help you put your best foot forward during the entire process.
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Consultant Heidi Hillis
Heidi truly is an expert in the B school admissions space, and I am extremely grateful I was able to work with her. I ultimately got into HBS which I am over the moon about, but I think the more important thing I would stress here is that by working with Heidi I am 100% confident I put together the best application I could have. Even if I got dinged from HBS, I would feel no regrets because there is literally nothing else we could have done to make my application any stronger. And I think that's the ultimate goal when applying to B schools.
Heidi is patient, caring, smart, and highly experienced, particularly when it comes to HBS and GSB. She made me do a lot of work up front on the career vision, but this really paid off later when we were drafting essays, and even now as I prepare to enter my MBA, as that vision really was true to myself. She also has a really strong sense of what essays 'work' and what may not, and this proved invaluable when we were in the thick of the essay writing phase - there was a point when I was doubting our direction and almost scrapped our idea, but she gave me the confidence to stick with our vision, and in hindsight this was absolutely the right move.
There were also numerous times when Heidi brought up points I could add in my application or things I should remove from my resume to avoid red flags, and I 100% would not have been able to see all of this without her. If you are serious about putting together the best possible application you can, and especially for the very top programs, I highly recommend working with Heidi.
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Consultant Silpa Sarma
I worked with Silpa for a few months on a comprehensive three-school package during the 2022 application cycle, so she was there to guide me through school selection, CV, essays, letters of recommendations and eventually interviews. From our first exploratory call, I immediately felt comfortable with her, and she was great at reassuring me on timeline and laying things out of how the preparation phase for the application would be split up in the time leading up to application deadlines.
Personally, coming from a finance background and lacking recent experience in writing, I was the most worried about the essay part of the applications and getting them concise (to be within word limit) while representing my story as well as my hopes of getting an MBA. Silpa was very patient with my essay drafts and went into a lot of detail into refining structure as well as content. It was clear that she knew a lot about each school and what each school was 'looking' for. She also has great relationships with the rest of the consulting team at Fortuna who were instrumental to helping me with finalizing essays and eventually practice interviews. I'm really glad to say that with the help of Silpa, I gained admission to Columbia Business School with a full scholarship!
Silpa is a great balance of being friendly and casual while staying professional and straightforward, which I definitely appreciated given how tricky it was already to balance work and applications. She was also always super quick with turning around anything I gave her to review. I would highly recommend Silpa as a partner and advisor for anyone's MBA journey!
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Consultant Taniel Chan
Taniel was an awesome consultant to work with! I loved how he was able to get to know me as a person and help me craft a unique story that really stood out. His background assisting minority communities with the application process enabled him to help me probe deep into my experiences and uncover my motivations for pursuing business school. Other than providing meaningful feedback on my writing, Taniel was super helpful with interview preparation. I learned a great deal about how to be a more eloquent communicator during interviews and what aspects of my experiences to highlight to make my responses more memorable. As a fellow Deferred Admit, Taniel was also extremely knowledgeable about the nuances of applying from college. I highly recommend his services!
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Consultant Heidi Hillis
Heidi has been phenomenal at every stage and is an incredible resource. I'm thrilled to have been admitted to an M7 school and would recommend Heidi to anyone looking to apply to a top business program and needing help!
In particular, I was incredibly conscious about my low undergraduate GPA. I'd scored well in the GRE but wasn't sure how best to market this or reflect it across my essays and applications. Heidi knew exactly how best to help on this and even made this improvement one of the selling points of my essays. I couldn't have done the whole process without her - thanks, Heidi!!!
Product Fortuna Admissions Comprehensive School Package
Consultant Taniel Chan
Coming from an industry in which an MBA is not an absolute necessity, I was very selective in where I applied and only ended up submitting a few applications. In order to stand out from an overrepresented pool, I knew my story and essays needed to stand out and that’s where Taniel was instrumental in my process. Not only did he understand my upbringing and background, but he was extremely helpful in bringing everything together to delivery a comprehensive and compelling story as to how and why a top MBA made sense for me. Rather than using a standard playbook, he carefully helped curate how I could stand out from others with a similar background. Additionally, he was dependable and responsive at every step of the process, from figuring out what schools to apply to, to recommendation letters to the final step of interviewing. I was constantly messaging him at all hours of the day and on all types of questions, but he remained collected and constructive. He broke the entire process to make it more manageable and less stressful and I wouldn’t have received multiple acceptances, including my top choice, without his help!
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Consultant Jenifer Raver
I worked with Jenifer through Fortuna admissions for my MBA application, mostly focusing on INSEAD. Jenifer sold me on her warm and genuine personality the firs time we met through the free 1 hour consulting call. I took Fortuna’s 8-hour services to refine my resume and essays and polish my interview skills.
Throughout the process, she continuously encouraged me to be myself and share my authentic story in the essays. She patiently reviewed through all my drafts and helped me hit some impossible word count limits. Her patience is one of the best thing that supported me through a very challenging time of application.
I was beyond grateful to receive offers and Forte fellowship from all top MBA programs (INSEAD, LBS, Yale SOM, Columbia, Kellogg) and highly recommend Jenifer to anyone going through the MBA application process.
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Consultant Rachel Erickson Hee
After striking out on all my applications in round one (after working on my applications by myself), I decided to turn to an admissions consultant with only about 3-4 weeks left before the deadline for round 2. Rachel was incredible. She was extremely responsive, intelligent, and thoughtful. My essays and resume were magnitudes better from her edits and comments, and I got into MBA programs I wanted in round 2! She also has continued to reach out with advice on waitlist strategies, and just generally checking in. I would HIGHLY recommend Rachel to anyone looking for a consultant - I couldn't be happier with the results.
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Consultant Rachel Erickson Hee
I cannot Thank Rachel enough for her instrumental role in helping me get into some of the top MBA programs. Her continuous support, timely responsiveness, and deep investment in understanding my story and goals have made all the difference. From the very beginning, Rachel was exceptionally skilled at grasping my story, pinpointing issues with the story flow, and identifying the potential interest it would hold for various schools. Her understanding of my accomplishments, and of the school's values, Rachel encouraged me to apply to my dream school, GSB, despite my initial reluctance as I thought I would never even get an interview with GSB. Needless to say, I'm glad I did!
Rachel's ability to pinpoint issues in a client's story and improve the logical flow is nothing short of remarkable. She has an incredible ability in helping clients deliver their story in the most concise and interesting manner.
When it came to preparing for my MBA interviews, Rachel dove deep into my story and tailored her questions to simulate real interview situations, leaving me more than ready to face the real thing. Having worked with a total of three admission consultants over two years, I can say with utmost confidence that Rachel is the best. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to anyone in need of a top-notch admissions consultant.
Rachel's efficiency in her work is incredible. If you choose to work with her on an hourly basis, rest assured that you will receive the highest value for your investment. She uses every minute to provide the best possible feedback and assistance.
On a personal note, Rachel is genuinely one of the nicest individuals I've had the pleasure of working with. She truly cares about her clients' success and dreams, and it shows through her dedication and commitment.
I'm grateful for her support in helping me getting into my dream MBA school.
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Consultant Emma Bond
I had the pleasure of working with Emma for my LBS MBA application. Her LBS admissions committee experience and personal links to the existing LBS adcom shone through. She was very aware about what LBS was looking for specifically in each of the application questions, and tailored my application to align with LBS' values perfectly. She also pushed me to think out of the box and took my application to a much higher level than what I would have produced on my own. To top it all off, she is an extremely lovely person and was an absolute joy to work with.
I was thrilled to receive an LBS MBA offer and scholarship and highly recommend Emma to anyone on the same journey.
