Has anyone worked with an MBA coach? If you think it’s total bs, why do you think that? Just looking for opinions here thanks

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Overpriced but they helped me as I did not have the support system and did not know how to approach it.

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Same. Was about 7 years ago when I applied but found it helpful. Got some scholarship money (that I may not have gotten otherwise) so worth it even tho pricey

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I’ve written recommendations for some folks that have used them. Couldn’t speak to pricing, but they wound up going to schools a tier higher than what I expected.

I used one hourly for very specific areas where I thought they could add value, which for me was a couple of rounds of essay review and a couple of mock interviews. Maybe 5-6 hours total at something $200 or $250 an hour. Truth is I’ll never know if it made a difference but things worked out well and I don’t regret it. The all inclusive packages seem a bit unnnecessary for all but the least self motivated applicants.

My favorites are the ones you have to prove your worth to. It’s almost like they’re signaling ‘you’d get into a great school anyway, but push over a phat stack to me, and I’ll help you sleep a bit better for a few months.’

I worked with one and got a full package to apply to 2 schools but I’m not from the US so I was new to American style university applications. I would say it was 100% worth the money as I got into my first choice school.

If you’re planning on spending $200k for your MBA then what’s an extra $5k to get you top tier help to try to get into the best school?

I went with an admissions consulting firm that was full of people who used to be on the admissions committee for my dream school. It seemed like a no brainer for me.

Very helpful for me. I had nontraditional elements of my career which could have been either negatives or slight positives depending on how they were presented.

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