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Consultant Sharon Joyce
Sharon was amazing! I applied while traveling for work and she worked with my schedule the entire time. She helped me through the essay writing process and I received admission to every school I applied to, including HBS and Wharton! Great consultant who provides amazing feedback! She continues to stay in touch to this day and has helped me every step of the way. Also assisted a friend in the past with amazing reviews! She is very detail oriented, thorough, and understands the process well!. Skillful at reading resumes, helping with essays, and working through data forms. A++ Amazing Consultant
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Consultant Sharon Joyce
If you want to win, put Sharon in!! I can't say enough great things about Sharon Joyce. She is the reason I was accepted to Kellogg and MIT Sloan. She is thorough, available, encouraging and also precise in her coaching. Sharon has an incredible systematic method that got me brainstorming and got my MBA narrative flowing. She also set out a timeline that enabled my resume, essays, LORs, portal, and additional information to be completed well before the application deadline which eased the stress inherit in the application process. With Sharon, you will have your best self placed in front of the Adcom and you'll also work with one of the most gracious, kind, and genuine persons that I've ever met. Sharon is truly one of a kind and while she is the reason I got into M7 schools, I truly enjoyed the months we got to know each other as people.
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Consultant Jenifer Raver
I worked with Jenifer on an hourly basis as I had already drafted my essays when I first started working with her.
I was deeply amazed by Jenifer's work ethics. She used the time very efficiently - she wouldn't need a lot of time for each draft essay review but she raised lots of good points for me to consider and improve on every time. She also turned around comments promptly. She challenged me to deep dive into the essay prompt and helped me brainstorm powerful personal stories that I could use.
I was very pleased with how much my essays improved after a few revisions. Working with Jenifer has been the best investment for my MBA application. Aside from essay reviews, I also got application and career advice from Jenifer. With her help, I got into LBS (one of my top 3 schools) in round 1.
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Consultant Jenifer Raver
Jenifer came highly recommended to me by a friend, and in turn I can fully endorse her services to any future applicants. She helped me in the application process by thoroughly reviewing and providing feedback on my resume, essays and short answer responses through at least a dozen iterations. We also did a mock-interview that was incredibly helpful in building my confidence for the real thing. Beyond that, Jenifer genuinely put in the effort to get to know and mentor me through the application process. The value of her time and advice are readily apparent in my application (especially if you compare my first essays to the final ones), and I will happily recommend her services to anyone going through the application process!
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Consultant Cassandra Pittman
Cassandra is the best admission consultant if you are interested in getting into the London Business School FT MBA programme. I come from a very non-typical country as an MBA applicant and had my fair share of weaknesses in my application. Cassandra was extremely empathetic and showed tremendous understanding as to how I can highlight my strengths and unique experiences that would overpower the relatively weaker areas of my application.
Cassandra also has a great understanding as to what LBS actually seeks in applicants. That said, she also kept the perfect balance of keeping my application authentic by at the same time framing my authenticity and my profile in a way to be my best presentable self for LBS adcoms.
In the end, with her help, I got into one of my dream schools.
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Consultant Nonie Mackie
I was targeting INSEAD and had HEC Paris as back-up plan.
I was lucky to work with Nonie to refine my application strategy. Though being very positive overall, she gave substantial pieces of advice which made me change a lot both my essays and CV.
Another crucial aspect was timing. We had two weeks before INSEAD round 2 application deadline and still achieved to apply on time (though looking back I would not advise anyone to rush in a similar fashion!) thanks to her reactivity.
In the end, I was waitlisted (and later accepted) by INSEAD and accepted with 10K€ scholarship by HEC, and I have chosen to go INSEAD.
Thanks again Nonie
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Consultant Emma Bond
If you want a consultant who is meticulous, supportive, knowledgeable about both top US and European schools and who will walk with you through the long haul I highly recommend Emma!! I finally made it into an M7 US Business School and Emma was absolutely instrumental to my success. I first met Emma in 2020. When it was time to apply in 2021 I knew I wanted to work with Emma because of of how supportive she is. Emma went above and beyond the services I had paid for. She gave me detailed feedback on my previous application as I was reapplying to an M7 school. Her review of my essays and resume was comprehensive and on time. I was waitlisted and she helped me come up with my waitlist strategy and reviewed all my correspondence to the waitlist manager. Thank you so much Emma! I am super excited to start my MBA journey at an M7 school next year!
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Consultant Sharon Joyce
I was fortunate enough to work with Sharon as I navigated the MBA application process. I worked with her during Round 2 of this past cycle (2020 – 2021). From the start, I decided to apply to five of the “Top 10” MBA programs in the US. And, with her help I was able to get interviews at three of them getting accepted into my target school!
Sharon’s support and honest feedback allowed me to portray my uniqueness in my essay and through the rest of my application. Additionally, because of experience in admissions I was able to tailor my applications to each of the schools I targeted.
Some of the major actions Sharon took for my success were the following:
- She reviewed my profile and helped me come up with a strategy for each of the schools I was targeting.
- She defined a clear timeline for my application deliverables (especially helpful with recommendation letters).
- Her approach and coaching strategy provided accountability for me to stick to my deadlines.
- She went above and beyond providing extensive feedback to the multiple iterations of my essays.
All of the above Sharon did while being positive, supportive and someone who I really enjoyed working with. Again, I couldn’t recommend more working with her. She was organized and clearly on top of things.
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Consultant Melissa Jones
Working with Melissa at Fortuna Admissions was such a great experience.
Being a reapplicant to INSEAD, I was very stressed out that it may not work the second time. However Melissa took the time out to review my old application in order to advise me on how I could improve.
She exceeded my expectations in helping me craft a story and probed me to add depth to my reapplication essay to show a more meaningful side of my life and motivations.
Melissa was always organized and responsive. Her turn-around time for providing feedback was exceeded my expectations (usually < 24 hours). I was successfully able to get an admission to INSEAD, thanks to Melissa.
Overall, she is an absolute joy to work with and I high recommend her!
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Consultant Caroline Diarte Edwards
I worked with Caroline at Fortuna Admissions for my INSEAD application and am happy to say that I was accepted! Caroline's help was definitely key. She has such a strong knowledge of the INSEAD process and was able to provide practical tips and best practices specific to the school.
Working with Caroline was an enjoyable process, she definitely took the time to understand my story and background and provided feedback that accentuated it, and never made me feel like I had to be inauthentic. For the interview process, she had many helpful INSEAD-specific resources to share that got me feeling prepared and confident, and I received positive feedback in the moment from my interviewers.
I couldn't recommend Caroline, and Fortuna Admissions, more if you are applying to INSEAD.