MBA Admissions Coaching
Your MBA application is the single most important pitch you’ll ever make. We help you get it exactly right.
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How it works
We believe that a tailored program is a basic prerequisite for any effective coaching relationship.
Coach spotlight
We are dynamic coaches who think strategically about helping our students gain admission into the most selective American business schools. As a prerequisite, we only work with coaches who have attended the top institutions. But, we also look for experienced editors, smart project managers, and tactical thinkers.
Meet everyone
Emma Zc.
Emma holds a PhD in French Literature from Harvard University. Previously, she earned her BA and BM, summa cum laude, from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Her doctoral dissertation examined the representation of music as a tool of social critique in the modern French novel.
Graham V.
Graham holds an MD (Vanderbilt University Medical School) and MBA (Harvard Business School). He earned his BS from MIT in Materials Science & Engineering. Currently, he is an Emergency Medicine Resident at Vanderbilt Medical Center.
Susan
Susan studied English at Rice and graduated summa cum laude. After serving in Teach for America, she earned her PhD in English at Harvard. She has held faculty positions at Wake Forest and Yale and currently lives in London.
Paul C.
A graduate of Vassar College and Wits University in Johannesburg, Paul completed his PhD in African Studies and Anthropology at Harvard University in 2024. He is a Fulbright-Hayes Program alumni.
Paul W.
Paul holds a BA in History (Yale) and MA in Global Affairs (Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University). A recipient of the Fulbright and Schwarzman Fellowships, Paul is currently a Presidential Management Fellow in Washington DC.
Justin S.
Justin earned an MBA with honors (Wharton, UPenn) and a BS in Finance and Management (NYU). He began his career as an M&A Investment Banker for Credit Suisse in NYC. Currently, he is the Co-Founder and COO of aavrani.
Anjali
Anjali holds a BA in Classical Languages and Literatures from Harvard College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She currently works in Private Equity in London.
Daniel Be.
Daniel is a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine and author of 5 books of literary nonfiction. He holds an MFA in Fiction (Columbia University), and has taught at Saint Ann's School, Columbia University, and elsewhere.
Mariam R.
Mariam Rahmani is a writer and translator. Rahmani holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from UCLA and an MFA in Fiction from Columbia University, as well as degrees from Princeton and Oxford. She currently serves on the faculty of Bennington College and is a postdoctoral Fellow with the American Council for Learned Societies in 2023-24.
Avery W.
Avery holds a BA in Public Policy & Global Health from Duke, and an MPH from Johns Hopkins. After working for Clinton Health Access Initiative and earning her MBA at the University of Michigan, she is now a Strategy and Consulting Manager at Pfizer.
Hayden W.
After graduating from USC with a BS in Business Administration and working in the tech and education industries for several years, Hayden pursued an MBA at the Yale School of Management. He specializes in MBA admissions and GMAT prep.
Adrienne
Adrienne received her English PhD from Harvard University, her MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and her BA from Princeton University. She is a nonfiction writer and poet, and teaches in the Writing Program at Princeton University.
Allegra S.
Allegra spent 5 years working in commercial and investment banking at JP Morgan in New York, Houston, and London. She completed a Master's in Education Policy & Management at Harvard, and then pursued her MBA at MIT Sloan. She now works at a fintech startup.
Ian S
Ian studied Economics and Finance at the University of Melbourne, specializing in quantitative analysis in economics and numerical techniques. He recently obtained his MBA from Columbia Business School.
Cecilia L.
Cecilia has lived in 8 different countries and speaks 4 languages fluently. She attended SciencesPo in Paris, where she received an undergraduate degree in Political Science and a dual graduate degree in Finance and Strategy. She's now pursuing an MBA in Tech & Strategy at Columbia Business School.
Evan Ga.
Evan is a 2023 MBA candidate at MIT Sloan with interests in climate tech, sustainability, and entrepreneurship. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Applied Economics and Management (with specializations in finance/accounting) from Cornell University.
Sam L.
Sam is currently a dual MBA/MPA student at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Harvard Kennedy School, where he focuses on healthcare policy, finance, and venture capital.
Arjun K.
Arjun graduated from Claremont McKenna College in LA with degree in Economics and International Relations. He holds an MBA from Columbia University.
Paige B.
Paige is a research associate at Harvard Business School’s Project on Managing the Future of Work. She earned her MBA at MIT Sloan School of Management and her bachelor’s in Materials Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
Camille
Camille attended UChicago to earn her BA in Psychology and Economics. She's currently pursuing a dual Master in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School and Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of Business.
Beth C.
Beth graduated from Columbia Business School in 2019 as a Forte Fellow and Columbia Fellow, and holds her BA in English Literature and Italian from Middlebury College in Vermont. She is currently a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Adobe.
Caroline Gi.
Caroline is currently a 2023 MBA candidate at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with interests in technology strategy, product management, and startups. Before graduate school, Caroline spent five years as a consultant at Deloitte, primarily focused on technology strategy and implementation projects.
Eleanor S.
Eleanor is an MBA/Masters in Computer Science dual degree candidate at the University of Chicago/Booth School of Business. Previously, she received her Bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University.
Carmi
Carmi attended Duke University (Go Devils!) on the Benjamin N. Duke Merit Scholarship. Before graduating, Carmi was accepted into the Harvard Business School 2+2 program, and she recently graduated with the Class of 2020.
Ravi
Ravi graduated from Georgia Tech with a BS in Management. He then was accepted to Harvard Business School’s 2+2 program. He spent three years as a healthcare investor and obtained the CFA designation before matriculating at HBS. He’s since worked for Khan Academy, Flexport, and Chime – the most recent of which he was Lead Data Scientist & Data Engineer. Ravi currently works for Anduril, a defense company.
Michae O.
Michael holds a BA in Mathematics and American Studies at Wesleyan University, and a PhD in American Studies at Harvard University. His studies focus on 19th century US history and the history of the life sciences.
Amalia Gr.
Amalia completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan in Biology (Honors) where she graduated with High Distinction and Phi Beta Kappa. After earning her MD/MBA at the University of Michigan, she is now a Resident in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Johns Hopkins.
Anne S.
Anne is a practicing pediatrician and the Chief Medical Officer of a community health center organization. She completed her residency at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. Anne holds an MD from Brown, an MBA from Duke, and a BA from Harvard College.
Kiran
Kiran holds a PhD from the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. She also holds a Master’s in Latin American Studies from the University of Oxford, and a BA in Political Science from Barnard College.
Isaac Jf.
Isaac is a doctoral student at Yale University in the Departments of African-American Studies and American Studies. His research interests include black studies, phenomenology, psychoanalysis, queer theory, and sound studies. Previously, Isaac earned his BA from Columbia University in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, graduating cum laude.
Hannah L.
Hannah earned her BA from Yale University, where her undergrad poetry thesis won her Yale’s Frederick Mortimer Clapp Fellowship. Hannah got her MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop in 2015 and is currently an English PhD candidate at the University of Virginia.
Brent J.
Brent is an MBA Candidate at MIT Sloan. Previously, he spent five years working at Wellington Management in Boston and earned his BS in Business Administration from Boston University. He has successfully passed all three levels of the CFA.
Sabrina W.
Sabrina graduated from Harvard College with High Honors in Economics and a minor in Ethnicity, Migration, and Rights. She is currently pursuing an MBA at Harvard Business School and an MPP at Harvard Kennedy School. Sabrina is also experienced as a Management Consultant at both Bain & Company and the Boston Consulting Group.
Sonya C.
Sonya is presently an MBA Candidate at Harvard Business School. A published fiction writer and Presidential Scholar graduate of Cornell University, she holds a BS in Applied Economics with a minor in Creative Writing.
Varna
Varna earned her BEng in Computer Science and Engineering from Anna University and then spent over four years working as a Software Engineer. She graduated with an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business, specializing in Sustainability and Business Innovation.
Daniel C.
Daniel graduated magna cum laude with a BS in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Cornell. After working as a mechanical engineer designing medical devices for 5 years, he is now back at school pursuing his MBA at MIT Sloan.
Johnson E.
Johnson holds an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University, a Master’s in International Trade & Finance from the Harvard Kennedy School, and an MBA from MIT. He has worked for Goldman Sachs, the Federal Reserve, and Harvard Business School.
Diane J.
Diane studied history at Yale College, focusing on the acceptance of western medicine in East Asia. After working at a boutique consulting firm in New York, she went on to earn her MBA from the Yale School of Management.
Nelson
Nelson is an MBA Candidate at MIT Sloan. He previously earned his MS in Microwave Engineering and BS in Mechanical Engineering at UMass Lowell and the University of Rochester respectively.
Eugene L.
Eugene is an incoming JD candidate at Harvard Law School.. He is currently a Manager at Capital One and works primarily on strategies to apply machine learning to new areas of the business.
Gianni
Gianni is an MD/MBA candidate at Weill Cornell Medicine and Harvard Business School. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins University, where he double majored in Public Health and Natural Sciences while double minoring in Financial Management and Entrepreneurship.
Sam J.
Sam earned his MBA from the Yale University School of Management, and his BA in Philosophy & Psychology from Wesleyan University as a member of Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology. He is currently working as a private business consultant.
Weber
Weber attended Washington University in St. Louis, where he studied finance in the Olin Business School and graduated with honors. He is now pursuing his MBA at University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.
Riya
Riya graduated with an MBA from The Wharton School of Business. She will be kickstarting her consulting career at Kearney.
Kirt
Kirt holds a BS in Accounting from Purdue University. He is an active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of Indiana and is currently pursuing his MBA at Harvard Business School.
Dody
Dody graduated magna cum laude with highest honors in Economics from Harvard College and is currently pursuing an MBA on a full merit-based scholarship at the University of Notre Dame.
Mark N.
Mark is an MBA Candidate at Harvard Business School. Previously, he earned his MS in Computer Science from Georgia Tech and his BA in English from Princeton (magna cum laude).
Roberto
Roberto holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Columbia University. He is currently pursuing an MBA and an MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering at MIT.
Kehinde
Kehinde holds a BA in Economics from Emory, an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School, and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She has also worked as a management consultant for Ernst & Young.
Conor
Conor pursued a dual degree in Mechanical Engineering and Economics at the University of Maryland and holds an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech. Last year, he started the Leaders for Global Operations program at MIT, where he is pursuing an MBA and (another) MS in Mechanical Engineering.
Danielle Dr.
Danielle received her PhD in Theater and Performance from Columbia University in 2021. Her multidisciplinary research focuses on the intersection of theater, labor, feminist theory, and politics. She also holds an MPhil in Renaissance Literature from Cambridge University and an AB in English from Harvard University. After working as a postdoctoral associate with Kilachand Honors College at Boston University, she is now a Visiting Lecturer at Harvard University in the Theatre, Dance, and Media Department.
Adam G.
Adam is pursuing a Master’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA at MIT. He previously served as an infantry officer with the historic 173rd Airborne Infantry Brigade in Vicenza, Italy, and as a Special Forces (Green Beret) Detachment Commander.
Lydia
Lydia studied Business and Psychology at the College of William & Mary, passed her CPA exams, and kicked off her career with PwC’s Advisory team. She then headed to Yale for a Master’s in Public Health, which brought her to ECG Management Consultants.
Tom L.
Tom holds an MBA from MIT Sloan and a BA in Political Science from Hobart College. He is currently a consultant and advisor to a handful of deep tech startups transitioning from the lab to market, leading efforts such as commercial development, go-to-market strategy, and technoeconomic modeling.
Isabelle
Isabelle grew up in New York City and graduated from Villanova University as a Presidential Scholar, majoring in finance and international business with a minor in Chinese. She is currently pursuing an MBA at Harvard Business School.
Tim R.
im studied math and economics at Vanderbilt University where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude with a 3.98/4.0 GPA. After spending some time in the working world at the Boston Consulting Group and the World Wildlife Fund, Tim is now a student at Harvard Business School.
Shahin
Shahin is currently an MD/MBA student at Harvard Medical School & Harvard Business School. Previously, he attended Indiana University, where he graduated with a 4.0 GPA and majors in Biology, Neuroscience, and Spanish.
Will P.
Will attended Harvard College and majored in government. After finishing his MBA at Columbia University, he will return to work at the Boston Consulting Group.
Nidhi
Nidhi graduated from Stanford University with a BA in Public Policy and a minor in International Relations. She is currently a JD/MBA candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, studying at both Penn Carey Law and the Wharton School of Business.
Aliciac
Alicia is a former Growth Equity Investor and Investment Banker from the Raine Group, where she specialized in Media & Entertainment. She holds an MBA from the London School of Business and a BA in Economics from the University of Chicago.
Shannon
Shannon holds a BA in Economics from Princeton University. She also holds an MBA from Wharton and a Master’s in International Studies from the Lauder Institute at UPenn. She received a 770 on the GMAT (top 1%) and has several years of tutoring experience.
Leah F.
After graduating from Yale University with distinction in her major (Theater Studies), Leah worked in marketing and non-profit development before attending NYU-Tisch, earning her MFA in the Dramatic Writing program. Leah next received her PhD in Creative Writing from Georgia State University and her fiction novels, America for Beginners, Mother Land, and After the Hurricane, have all been published through William Morrow.
Antoine
Antoine holds an MBA from The Wharton School and a BS in Business from The College at Brockport—State University of New York . During his time at Brockport, Antoine excelled as a dual-sport athlete, competing in football and track and field. He trained for the 2016 Olympics and ranked in the top 16 nationally for shot put.
Aisha H.
Aisha holds a BA from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from UCLA Anderson. She's currently is a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft.
Stephanie
Stephanie earned her MBA from The Wharton School and an MA in International Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She also holds a BS in Business Administration and BA in Public Policy from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Saml
Sam holds a First Class Degree in Philosophy and Modern Languages from Oxford University and an MFA in Creative Writing from UC Irvine. He has been a full-time lecturer at UC Irvine, NYU, Bard College, and Rhode Island School of Design, teaching courses in composition, literature, philosophy, multi-disciplinary writing and studio practice.
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From our coaches
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Plans
We’ve created plans for those looking for help on just one part of the process, and those looking for help on all of it.
Hourly Rate
1 HourAll of our coaching is available on an hourly basis. If you're not sure how much coaching you'll need, you can enroll in our "pay as you go" option.
$155
$195
$295
$395
$550
First Time Package
6 HoursThe First Time Package allows for 3 hours with a strategy coach and 2 hours with a writing coach, as well as an initiating “huddle” for both your coaches and Cambridge Coaching admin to align on the strongest possible narrative for your candidacy. Most students who complete this block of hours will have developed a general argument for admission, along with outlines for their career vision, the crucial building block of all MBA applications.
$930
$1,170
$1,770
$2,370
$3,300
The Resume Package
5 HoursWork on this central component of your business school application (and career) with the help of an MBA strategist. Pressure test your resume for logic, efficiency of expression, diction, and elegance, so it becomes the most supremely effective tool it can be.
$775
$975
$1,475
$1,975
$2,750
Single School Package
20 Hours 5% OFFThis package is designed for students seeking coaching specifically geared towards a single application. It generally allows for regular meetings throughout the process, as well as remote feedback and editing on application materials by your coaches. Represents our best estimate; students may need more or less time with their coach.
$2,945 You save $155
$3,705 You save $195
$5,605 You save $295
$7,505 You save $395
$10,450 You save $550
The Interview Package
5 HoursYour MBA strategy coach will work with you to synthesize your candidacy into an eloquent interview performance. Typically includes an initial brainstorm and outline phase followed by rehearsal in the form of one or more mock interviews and feedback.
$775
$975
$1,475
$1,975
$2,750
Comprehensive Package
60 Hours 10% OFFComprehensive guidance on 4 - 5 business school applications. Coaching will address your school selection, writing, resume, as well as interview preparation, and any other relevant aspects of the applications. It generally allows for regular meetings throughout the process, as well as remote feedback and editing on application materials by your coach. Represents our best estimate; students may need more or less time with their coach.
$8,370 You save $930
$10,530 You save $1,170
$15,930 You save $1,770
$21,330 You save $2,370
$29,700 You save $3,300
Package pricing for the Leader tier available upon request.
Tutor Tiers
We have four tiers of tutor, with different hourly rates, which correlate to the tutor’s experience. We evaluate tutors for promotion to higher tiers based on hours worked, student outcomes, qualitative feedback, and volume of client referrals.
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Standard
0-150 hours
$155/hour -
Senior
150-200 hours
$195/hour -
Guru
250-300 hours
$295/hour -
Master
350+- hours
$395/hour -
Leader
Price upon request