Business school applications are no joke.

Whether pursuing an MBA or an Early Career Masters Program, you have many balls to juggle and can’t afford to drop one. To ease your burden, you want a teammate to stand by your side, fighting tooth and nail to help you shine before admission committees.

In short, you need an admissions consultant to guide you on your business school journey.

Let’s explore how and why A1 MBA Consultant subverts the pitfalls associated with many “leading” B-School consultant firms to provide affordable, excellent assistance with your applications.

The Trap to Avoid

In my six years in the admisson consulting industry, I’ve seen its popularity soar. To capitalize, many leading consulting firms have jacked up their prices and student rosters, providing services at the eye-watering expense of students receiving increasingly less 1-on-1 time with their consultants.

Every year, a few A1 Applicants come to us after starting – and quickly ending – an admission consulting partnership with one of the leading providers. Their stories invariably sound something like this:

I started looking for a B-school admission consultant only to find that the “best” consultants charge north of $7,000 for one or two schools.

I hired one of them and quickly realized they’re a glorified, overpaid essay editor. I needed more; for that much money, I was hoping for someone to help me craft top-notch business school applications and shoulder most of the burden while I focused on my GMAT or GRE preparation.

I wasn’t expecting my consultant to simply revise application materials that I crafted entirely myself. I ended up hiring someone for thousands of dollars, and I didn’t save time nor gain much confidence during the process. Application deadlines are coming up fast, and I need help.

What to Look for Instead – and How A1 Provides it

My initial passion for admission consulting was born from a similar, subpar experience working with one of the market’s most expensive B-school admission consultants. I shelled out nearly $10,000 on a “partner” who simply proofread my essays, gave me boilerplate advice, and tried to fit me into the cookie-cutter mold of the “ideal” MBA applicant. 

To help students like myself, I founded A1 MBA Consultant in 2021 to offer superior admission consulting services at half the price of the market leaders.

At A1, we are far more than glorified essay editors. We work relentlessly on 100% of your application – from your essays to your CV, interview, and networking – to highlight your unique experiences and abilities in a way that cannot be ignored by top-tier business schools. 

The process starts with our A1 LifeBoard, a comprehensive document serving as the lifeblood of your application(s). You fill it with all the significant and insignificant aspects of your upbringing, education, and professional lives; A1 turns it into a tailored story and coherent message for every single main and secondary essay in each of your applications.

We bolster this work by leveraging our relationships with admission committees and global recruitment teams at top US and European business schools. Together, we’ll help you:

• Find the right online/in-person admission events to attend;
• Identify current students and alumni to connect with;
• Demonstrate your keen interest in your target universities (this is overlooked by MANY admission consulting firms); and
• Ensure your profile lands well with admission committees.