MBA and Beyond Admissions Consulting Reviews

Highly recommend, particularly for students with one glaring weakspot in their profile.

The team has a robust process and offer unlimited one to one sessions throughout the application & interview process.

My essays were reviewed by multiple members of the team.

I received multiple responses to my profile evaluation post here on GMATClub and many consultants wrote me off saying INSEAD and similar schools are far reaches but Neha's thorough response saying its a challenge but entirely possible instilled confidence in me knowing their team see something the others didn't.

After the initial onboarding calls with Paridhi, she was also excited when learning more about my profile and knew the team can help me submit a compelling application.

By the time I started my interviews I was confident in myself which helped me translate that into an admit.

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Guillermo was amazing to work with. He was very knowledgeable about the mba application process and gave great advice as I was deciding where to apply and while building my application. He truly helped me create a story that was coherent and truly defined me as a person and candidate. I was able to get acceptance to my first choice (Stern PT), even with a bit low work experience (1.5 yrs). He was very structured, accommodating, and genuine. Guillermo used a structured format to build my story and progress through the MBA application and essays. Additionally, he was. very accommodating of my time, and my working style. Additionally, this allowed me to genuinely provide my input rather than having everything done for me, which showed in my application.

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After researching and asking around about MBA admission consultants and reaching out to a few, I zeroed down on MBA&Beyond. One thing common about all MBA admission consultants is the high quality of services prior to the first payment. After that, it’s a downhill journey with most non-Tier-I consultants. However, MBA&B not only maintained the level of services after the first step, they upped their game at every level. A fact worth mentioning here is that all consultants at MBA&B are alumni of top b-schools – well versed with the admissions process and essays required for each school.
Pritha Nath was the one who guided me through the Onboarding Process. She was very well versed with the process and could answer every query. It helped a lot that she herself had been through the MBA&B process and had successfully made it as a RSM candidate. The next step of the structured process involved Content Gathering – done by Ayushi. This phase was akin to chatting with a friend, digging deeper to find every strength, weakness, achievement, failure, etc. The online portal of MBA&B here comes handy as one can fill in relevant boxes to answer questions as well as keep a copy of the answers for future reference. After all the necessary data was gathered, the consultant, Pranav Shetty took over. My interactions with Pranav went on for over 6 months, going to and fro over several iterations for each essay – a rollercoaster ride of self-discovery and branding. Since I had a non-traditional background, Pranav had to put in that extra effort to understand my story, helping me translate it to a form that the Admissions Committee at INSEAD would appreciate. Being a INSEAD alumni himself, Pranav clearly understood what was expected from the essays and expected no less from me. The professionalism that Pranav and MBA&B brought to the table was exemplary. We would have 1-2 hr calls every week, and often more, whenever required. My essays were eventually reviewed by the Founder of MBA&B, Shantanu Sharma, who gave me valuable inputs.
MBA&B also helped me prepare for the Kira online interview and the face to face interview. I would definitely recommend MBA&B to candidates looking for the best MBA Admission consultant. The journey is nothing short of an overhaul of oneself and MBA&B is a star partner in the process.

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Kishan worked with me on my selected collage the last few days from the deadline. Anyone who approached a consultant would know how difficult it is for a consultant to work in such a short time frame and that alone speaks of the passion Kishan has for helping others. Kishan promptly responded to any of my queries and made time to go through my essays with me over videocalls and gave me valuable suggestions that took my essays to the next level.

You need someone to believe in your story and your goals and help you make your passion shine when applying for b-schools, and that is what the MBA & Beyond team did rather than try to fit me in a mold where every box has to be checked. Kishan made me feel hopeful that I ouldl get into my dream schools when I was concerned with the approaching deadlines.

I was able to go through the deeply emotional journey that MBA applications tend to have on people with ease because of the guidance I could get from the team at MBA & Beyond. I got into my choice school because of the combined efforts of everyone at MBA & Beyond, who not only listened to my story and provided me input right from the free profile evaluation call but also made every effort to make students dream of an MBA come.

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Working with Shantanu Sharma, the founder of MBA and Beyond, was an amazing experience. Back in 2021, MBA and Beyond was much smaller than it is right now and at first, I was hesitant to work with a consultant from a new company, but after just one call with Shantanu, I knew I had made the right decision. He not only provided invaluable MBA consulting advice, but also acted as a mentor, giving helpful life and career advice.

With Shantanu's guidance, I was able to craft a compelling and coherent story, which helped me get accepted into INSEAD, the only school I applied to. Shantanu's approach was very structured and scientific, which helped me to remember and use stories and incidents from my life that I would have never remembered otherwise. He asked tough questions and gave brutally honest feedback, which was exactly what I needed to improve my application by leaps and bounds.

Shantanu's ability to understand my strengths and weaknesses, and guide me accordingly, was a key factor in my success. He also gave a lot of support for interviews, helping not only with preparation but also with boosting my confidence. Even after my MBA finished, Shantanu has stayed in touch. I highly recommend Shantanu and MBA and Beyond to anyone looking for an MBA admissions consultant. His expertise and mentorship were invaluable, and I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to work with him.

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MBA & Beyond provides the much-needed structure to help MBA aspirants apply to their dream schools.
They provide a detailed profile evaluation, match you with one of their in-house consultants, and guide you through the entire process of content gathering, before starting with the applications. Not to mention, their help to fine-tune your resume and stories for your LOR.
The team at MBA&B is very approachable and always there to address any concerns that you may have throughout the application process. They are also quite easy on the pocket when compared to a lot of other MBA consultants. The mock interviews that Shantanu & Dr.Vinita conducted were super helpful and really helped me narrow down the stories that I wanted to talk about during my interview. Overall, I had a positive experience working with them!

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The consulting service itself is great. Dr Singh was with me every step of the way and went above and beyond on multiple occasions. She knows how to craft the story, and carry it to the natural conclusion. What impressed me was also a willingness to take mock interviews for schools that I wasn’t applying with MBAB - that clearly left an impact since I made it to UNC KF with a full ride. I also managed to convert at least an interview to almost each school I applied to.

As I mentioned before, MBAB should refine their strategy for Indian males in R2 moving forward.

I am waitlisted at Darden and Tepper, but let’s see where that goes!

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I engaged with MBAB's service after the Marketing team showed extreme confidence in my profile and told me that they'll be able to turn around my 3 applications in the stipulated period of 1 month. Thinking that MBAB could really identify and highlight my strengths and also help me navigate the complex of process of filling applications, I enrolled for their premium price.
I was promised an entire comprehensive process that would help select schools and match it to my profile. But in real,I was asked to pick my 3 colleges all by myself. After much nudging, the consultant provided me with 3/ 5 school options, degrading my target school to #22 school ( this is when I was shown great confidence in #9 school during the marketing call)

The content specialist's only contribution to the process was ' I ll push you think to harder'. There was no support inthe branding and writing of essays. All I heard from my admission consultant is that 'look you have to decide what story you have to present' when asked to zero in on one storyline. In 2/3 brainstorming calls, I was the one providing ideas and story lines instead of vice versa.

Even their reference material was subpar. I got ONLY ONE essay for reference that was not even aligned to my industry and function. I was told that I have an ML based profile and MBAB hasn't seen such profiles and point blank told 'so sorry we cant provide you with any more reference material.'

When asked to provide me with content related to my specific school in essays, I have been told to Google things and do my research myself. Despite paying a premium fee for their services, I received absolutely no assistance in navigating the complex MBA application process.

It was super stressful to work with MBAB and I had to do triple the amount of work to do because of lack of any 'consulting' from their end. I couldn't apply to more schools and it infact became a huge opportunity cost for me to leave out applying to more schools in this cycle.


I was super dissapointed with MBAB and I really wished they did a better job especially when candidates's stress levels are high and add real value to the process.

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I started working with MBA and Beyond in October. I had a decent 700+ GMAT score but was completely unaware of the application process. I am a military veteran from an unconventional background thus, I wanted a deliberate and systematic approach to my B school application process.
I contacted the MBA and Beyond team and had a detailed discussion with Elana. Post our conversation; I attended a webinar wherein I could better understand the process and methodology followed by MBA& Beyond. Further, I was also briefed by Paridhi on how MBA& Beyond has helped people from unconventional backgrounds with their MBA applications. Finally, I was mapped with Dr. Vinita Singh, and right from day one, I could feel the kind of experience and knowledge Dr. Vinita had. It was very kind of her to accept my profile, especially when I had already missed the round 1 deadline and was even late for round 2.
Dr. Vinita has been more than a consultant to me: she has helped me to understand what exactly transition means for a veteran. She made me understand why having crystal clear short term and long term goals are significant for someone like me, owing to my work experience and profile as a veteran. At the same time, she made me realise my main strength- Leadership experience and how we can leverage it to make a strong application. Further, she removed any noise from the process and kept me focused and attentive toward the smallest details.
Finally, she quickly realized my biggest shortcoming: interview skills, and patiently worked with me toward overcoming the same. She pushed me to the extremes and ensured that I gave at least three to four mocks before appearing for the final interview with any school. It is her sheer dedication and ownership she has toward her students which makes her a true mentor. Over the last year, I have realised that more than the guidance and help, it is the partnership between the consultant and the student which helps to bring the best in the application. The true value which I was able to get out of MBA& Beyond is surely beyond MBA. To summarise in Dr. Vinita's way, the three things which makes her stand out from any other consultant are:-
1) She is incredibly genuine and empathetic, with an uncanny ability to observe your unique strengths and weaknesses.
2) She knows how to present these unique traits in a manner that is attractive to the top programs
3) She understands the core of the MBA application process extremely well and can provide outstanding advice on how to navigate through it using the unique strengths each candidate has.
I was able to find a true mentor and a genuine person whom I trust and I would always be thankful for making it happen for me. I was able to get shortlisted to 50 % of the schools I applied to and convert 50% of those shortlists to a final admission with a scholarship.
Schools Applied- ISB, IIM A, USC Marshall, Notre Dame Mendoza, IESE, WBS, INSEAD, LBS, Oxford

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a. The content gathering process really structures your story & helps even after essays - personally helped me during the interview process as well. MBA & Beyond really makes you work to get this right.
b. Unlimited sessions - be it for actual consulting, sounding off writing prompts, finalizing essays & interview prep - my consultant Andy Fischstrom was super supportive throughout the process, and managed to make time almost on a daily basis
c. Andy was also able to bring in diverse perspectives - soliciting the opinions of other consultants when we were unsure of what path to take
d. As nerve-wracking as the application process can be, it felt like I had a coach willing me on, even through bleak days, and that is something I'm grateful for
e. Focus on the little things - a lot of hours were spent in making small modifications to the essays, following which Andy and me would step back and look at it as a whole - and over time, the essays got to a point where we were both happy with them. Those little things add up!
f. The supporting team takes care of a lot of work that needs doing to keep applications on track - they let you focus on the essay writing

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