I worked with Katharine Lewis for my Round 1 MBA applications and deferred MBA applications 4 years earlier, and was fortunate to be admitted to Harvard Business School, Wharton, Columbia Business School, and Booth. If you are thinking of hiring a consultant for your MBA journey, I cannot recommend Katharine enough!

What sets Katharine apart is her ability to combine excellent strategic thinking on applicant positioning with helpful writing feedback, and to do it in a way that brings out your authentic voice. From the beginning, Katharine helped me to identify the “through-line” of my life story – not just where I’d worked, but my childhood background, the choices I’d made, the relationships I’d cultivated, the passions I’d developed, what I’d learned, how I’d grown, and what leadership themes admissions readers would resonate with. I came in with a quantitatively heavy background across investing, finance and a high-growth tech startup, plus leadership experiences outside of work. Katharine was excellent at helping me translate my resume into stories that were specific, human, and values-driven. She is also willing to be honest when needed – I originally planned to apply in 2024, when I still worked in Private Equity, and Katharine was very honest with me as to the weak spots in my application, and recommended I apply one year later after making some changes. I listened to her and she was exactly right, and it was candid advice like this that ended up with my admission to HBS!

Her feedback is consistently direct but actionable. She’s exceptionally strong at diagnosing what isn’t working and then giving concrete guidance on how to fix it, as well as identifying the “spark” in a story that will make the writing come alive to the admissions reader. She also helped me across all aspects of my application so that my resume, short answers, and essays reinforced the same core narrative and complemented each other.

Perhaps most importantly, Katharine cares A LOT about her clients. She’s responsive, invested, and fully engaged throughout the process, and she always keeps the tone honest and fun. I left the process with applications that felt not only competitive, but also authentically mine.

If you want a consultant who is strategic, rigorous, experienced, and deeply invested — and who will hold you to a higher bar while protecting your voice — I recommend Katharine without hesitation, and with immense enthusiasm!

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