Waitlisted at HBS and Sloan. Thinking something in my story didn't check the box at this point. Is it worth hiring an admission consultant before submitting R2 apps?

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Hbs is a crapshoot, getting waitlisted there is an accomplishment itself.

Idk if 2 waitlists warrants an admissions consultant. If you do decide to go down the consultant route I would look at hourly consultants since your application may need some fine tuning rather than an overhaul

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Thanks! Just got waitlisted at Haas as well so I'm strongly considering a consultant. Do you have any suggestions on which would be best?

Sloan - there’s no story in the app lol. Just historical accomplishments and then interview about past experiences.

Could just be luck. Apply to more schools? Consultant might help on the margin. At this point it would be a lot of work so maybe next year if you’re not too old

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