"From A Tight Timeline To Booth, Kellogg, And LBS"

“When I started looking for an MBA consultant, my situation was not ideal. It was mid-October, I had not yet taken the GMAT, and I had roughly two and a half months to put together my entire R2 application. A couple of well-known consultants in my network either could not take me on or had minimum GMAT thresholds I had not yet met. Petia was the one who actually engaged with my case, listened to what I needed, and proposed a format that fit my timeline and budget.

I started with her MBA Application Boost Camp (MBA ABC) group program, which was the right call for where I was. The structure forced clarity and pace, and even in a group setting, Petia made every session feel personal and the value for money was 10/10. Later, when interviews started, I added a one-on-one package with her and the depth of preparation made a huge difference. Across both formats, what stood out was how invested she became in my story. She did not try to mold me into a polished generic candidate. She helped me find the threads that were actually mine, my family, my work in education across LatAm, my desire to build businesses with real social impact in Peru, and trusted me to write from there.

The emotional support is something I did not expect to need this much. Applying as an international candidate, balancing a demanding job with essays at night, doubting yourself before the deadline, this process tests you. Petia was steady, direct when I needed honesty, and genuinely encouraging. She treated my application like it mattered to her personally.

The results: admits to Chicago Booth, Kellogg, and London Business School. I am still a bit in disbelief, and I know none of it would have happened the same way without her.

If you are an international applicant, especially someone weighing whether a consultant is worth it, Petia is the one I would point you to without hesitation. I have already started recommending her to friends back in Peru who are starting their own applications.”

—Admitted to Booth, Kellogg, and LBS, Poets & Quants verified review