"Wharton Bound: Why Having the Right Person in Your Corner Makes All the Difference"

“Even before I started my MBA application journey, I had heard from numerous peers that consultants are a complete waste of money and bring very little value to the application process. So when I finally decided to look into it, I came in skeptical — and honestly, those first calls with the big firms did nothing to change my mind. The transactional, emotionless nature of my interactions with them really rubbed me the wrong way. If you’ve heard similar tales from friends or experienced similar hesitations on your free consultation calls with the big firms, let me convince you that Petia is the one for you.

Petia works for herself, and brings every possible experience one can have in this industry, from admissions dean to MD at GMAC. Our *free* consultation call lasted almost an hour, where Petia gave genuine and grounded guidance on how to approach the entire process — regardless of whether I continued with her services. With her help and weekly (sometimes twice-weekly) check-ins and live working sessions, I finished all of my applications with a month to spare, and I never felt overwhelmed or behind on any of my writing, interview prep, or anything else. Petia always gave very concrete feedback, starting with short and long-term goals and making sure every piece of writing tied back to my career story. While she was never shy about telling me which stories didn’t resonate with her as a reader, she made sure that everything I submitted felt 100% like me — and every application is a reflection of everything I’ve achieved and who I am over the last 10 years.

Applying to MBA programs is such an expensive, pivotal, and emotional journey, I can not imagine partnering, and frankly I can not afford to, with someone who is not 100% in it with me. Petia has been one of my biggest supporters. She was the first to congratulate me on my GMAT retake. She connected numerous of her past clients who are in the MBA programs that I was applying to, and everyone I talked to was so excited to talk to me and said they would do anything for Petia. She always asked me about how my extracurriculars were going. She had more belief in me than I did in myself at times. I recommend everyone to consider Petia for their MBA application.”

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