I’m sure this has been asked before, but if you had to do it all over again, would you get an admissions consultant? Where does he or she add value?

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No, I was able to get into M7 without an admissions consultant. If you apply logic and do your own research, it is pretty easy to learn all you need to know without shelling out 5k for someone to refine your message. For the record, I am an ORM with a 3.1 GPA and 328 GRE.

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Yes! English isn’t my first language. Hire EssaySnark. They are solid. Happy to discuss in detail my review with others as well if your drop your burner

Yes. They’re helpful in packaging your overall application

Put another way: what would you pay for a 3 school package?

I paid $3,500 for 4-school package with EssaySnark

Personally, I don't think I would but it's very situation dependent on where you're targeting and what your application weak points are.

I got dinged from 2 of the top 3 no interview then got a half scholarship and full scholarship from 2 other M7. If I didn't even get an interview despite having many (I feel) qualified friends review my materials I don't think a consultant would have gotten me in.

For a decent service, you should pay $5000+ for 3 schools. Also choose an independent consultant. Not one of the largest ones. They tend to assign you to a random person who is a part time contractor.

I think a good consultant is definitely needed in this super competitive environment

You should ask for 30 min calls (free of charge) to meet them. Then decide based on those calls.

Yes. I did hourly because I felt I knew resumes well, had an idea for my story and just wanted sanity checks along the way. Got the best of both worlds, on a budget. Probably paid $2k overall for 6 schools. All 6 were stretch and got into m7

Seconded Accenture 1. Got into all 3 schools I applied to including an M7 with btwn 40k and 100k of scholarship, no consultant. Not worth it. Be smart, at most pay for the written material available on these sites if you think you need it, do your research, and use those 30 minute consultations judiciously to get free sense checks throughout the process.

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