Anyone used an admissions consultant for Mba application? If so any good experiences ?

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A friend of mine used admissions consultant since he was applying to top 5 MBA programs. He paid them $11,000. He says they were really helpful, but he is still waiting to hear back from schools about admissions

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Do you know which consultant agency he used ?

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