Should I discount the HSW + M7 odds admissions consultants give me? I’ve done the free consultation options with a few firms (Menlo, MBAmission, Stacey Blackman) and they are all saying that I have a serious shot at Stanford/HBS and near-guarantee at M7. Not sure if it’s just business development on their end. I’d like to believe it’s true, but feel like those odds are lower.

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They generally know their stuff, and care more about their success rates but are on the optimistic side. I had a bad experience with Stacy Blackman early on though. Spoke to the coordinator (who I guess isn’t the most knowledgeable) who pressured me to apply R3 to Kellogg last year without knowledge of my goals just because they were waiving GMAT scores and extending the round when my plan was to apply this year. Interviewing with M7 now. She also didn’t know what venture capital was.

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If anything, they (at least Stacy B) try to aim you towards targets and safeties to increase their success rate. My free consults literally said not to waste my time applying to my reaches (got into reach).

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More importantly, story?

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They know their stuff and so I would think there is an element of truth to it! But yes, do share background, stats, and career goals

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