Looking for MBA admission advice for my brother >>> After 10 years of coaching a college team sport, my brother wants to pivot, get an MBA from a top program, and join MBB. This is mostly driven by a desire to have a higher salary and different quality of life. He is planning to apply in 2023, so there’s time to prep. Please share your advice for 1) MBA Admission consultants you recommend, 2) what you think would resonate in an application essay, and 3) other general thoughts on this plan :)

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Oh he’s going to have a different quality of life that’s for sure

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🤣 yeah no doubt it would be a big change and I think he realizes he’s going from 30-40hrs per week and summers off to ~60hr per week

That said, his salary as a coach for his sport basically maxes out where a first year after undergrad starts in MBB so for him the salary will make a huge difference.

He is looking to start a family and ~$110K per year for the rest of his life (plus 2-3% raise per year but no bonus) in Boston is tricky.

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Coaching likely affords plenty of opportunity to home in on valuable skills and perspectives for B-School: empathy, adapting approaches to individuals, evaluating strengths, developing skills, building a team, inspiring, managing stakeholders (administration, donors). Good luck!

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Yes love this! Situational leadership is definitely a strength to highlight and 100% to managing stakeholders

Are you providing the referral? What makes him think coaching + MBA automatically results in MBB? Either he’s already set or you need to do some serious expectation setting with coach

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