Admissions Consulting Services

An MBA is possibly one of the biggest purchases of your life. As you ponder this $200K-plus investment, you are likely to realize that you cannot tackle something as important as this on your own. Although friends or colleagues might be able to help, rarely do they have enough expertise to increase your chances of acceptance to a top program (even if they are current students or alumni), and how much can you really bug them? That is why half of all MBA applicants use an admissions consultant, according to the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC). Given that acceptance rates at most top programs hover around 15%, it’s a good idea to have an expert guide you. Click here for eight factors to consider when selecting an MBA admissions counselor.

• Stratus follows a unique team-based approach to admissions consulting. Just as the admissions committee will read your application multiple times, our team of highly skilled admissions experts will repeatedly review your application materials and provide feedback throughout the process. Your Primary Counselor, MBA Strategist, School-Specific Reviewers, and Proofreaders will provide you with a full range of support and multiple sets of eyes on your application—an approach unmatched in our industry.
• Stratus invests in your MBA goals like no other firm, which is why we offer a Four-School Guarantee on our comprehensive MBA services. If you work with Stratus on a package of four or more business schools in Round 1 and are not accepted to any of those MBA programs, we will support your applications to two more schools in Round 2—at no additional cost to you!
• Stratus has helped over 3,000 applicants from more than 50 countries gain admission to their dream business schools—and earn millions of dollars in scholarship money.
• Since we believe this is a deeply personal journey, we work with business school applicants via email, phone calls, and video calls throughout the process.
• All Stratus counselors keep up with the latest developments in business school admissions practices. As members of the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC), we have close relationships with business school admissions staff, so we understand what each school’s ideal applicant “looks” like. Our team meets regularly to discuss admissions trends, our clients’ results, and new developments. And given our team-based approach, we are constantly talking to, emailing, and sharing information with each other.

Stratus admissions counselors work with applicants anywhere from just a few weeks to several months. We try our best to accommodate any timeline, but you should understand that the more time you have to work on your applications, the better. The majority of our comprehensive clients work with us for eight months—developing their application strategy before brainstorming essay topics, outlining and writing essays, reworking resumes, choosing and coaching recommenders, and preparing for interviews.

○ We offer a variety of admissions consulting services to fit any budget. Although many of our clients choose to work with us on comprehensive packages, where our counselors provide support throughout the entire process for a flat fee, we also offer hourly and other targeted admissions consulting services for those seeking advice and guidance on just one or two areas of their MBA application or for those in a time crunch.

View our MBA admissions consulting services here.

We are a team of thoughtful and experienced coaches who have graduated from leading business schools and have experience across a variety of functions, industries, and geographies. We are former admissions officers at esteemed MBA programs who have reviewed tens of thousands of applications. We are mentors, professional advisers, and strategists. We share our experience and knowledge with each other and with our clients. Most importantly, we are a team dedicated to your success.

Learn more about our MBA admissions counselors here.