Like others, I scheduled free consultation calls with many admissions consultants. However, after speaking with Kathryn, the decision to choose Square One became very easy. She spent hours with me on the phone understanding my goals and guiding me a full year before I even started the application process.

I felt very confident going into application season and once I started working with my day-to-day advisor Matteo, it was abundantly clear I had made the right choice in choosing Square One.

Coming from a technical background, my writing skills were very rusty but Matteo patiently brainstormed essay ideas with me over many phone calls. Once I sent drafts for him to review, he would send me his thoughts the very next day. This ensured that I kept a smooth pace. More importantly, Matteo helped me write about my experiences from perspectives that would appeal to the admissions committees. Once I received interview invites, Matteo held several mock interviews over the phone. He challenged me during these sessions which allowed me to formulate more purposeful and concise responses. By the time I interviewed with schools, I was confident and well prepared.

In addition to the day-to-day support, the rest of the SOP team played a crucial role in my success. Wendy helped me craft a solid career narrative that I used as a guidepost throughout my application timeline. Bailey and Jenny created a timeline for me that kept track of deadlines, recommenders, and more. I was never in a rush to complete applications and importantly - was stress-free.

Throughout the process, Kathryn was always available when I needed her. She helped me put together a great list of schools to apply to and provided insight into the unique characteristics of each school. Her reviews of my essays and resume ensured they were exactly what the ad coms were looking for.

Initially, I was anxious and not very confident of my chances getting into a top school. I was a young applicant and didn’t have the strongest GPA. I can now happily say I will be matriculating at my dream M7 school because of Square One’s guidance!

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GMATNinja was the sole reason I was able to achieve the GMAT score I needed. Prior to GMATNinja, I had spent hours and hours using an online GMAT course with little improvement and lots of frustration. Upon starting GMATNinja with Mike, I was put at ease and knew I made the right decision.

Rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach, Mike created a tailored approach for my learning and took the stress out of studying for me. He created custom homework sets that suited my weaknesses so I didn't have to worry or think about what I needed to practice everyday. During our weekly sessions, we would discuss my errors. Rather than asking me to completely change my strategy to questions, Mike would enhance my approach to questions by breaking down my thought processes. This led to significant organic improvement on my part. On certain questions that I especially struggled with in both quant and verbal, Mike taught me smart frameworks I could implement allowing me to confidently answer.

A few weeks into starting with GMATNinja, my GMAT prep became so efficient because of Mike's approach that I was doing more problems sets in less time while experiencing great improvement in my score. I made strides in the verbal section, which had been my biggest weakness. Even in the quant section, Mike was able to help me identify some changes I could make that resulted in me getting a few more points.

I recommend GMATNinja and Mike to anyone who wants to improve their score (no matter their starting point) in a stress-free manner. My only regret is that I wish I would've found them sooner!

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