The Top MBA Admission Consultants Of 2023

Kellogg MBA Rajdeep Chimni, founder of Admissions Gateway in India, came in second on our list of the world's top MBA coaches

Kellogg MBA Rajdeep Chimni, the founder of Admissions Gateway in India, is this year’s top-ranked MBA admissions consultant for the second consecutive year

Convincing Detail On The Value Consultants Provide

The addition of an actual client satisfaction rating in our ranking also puts the focus more on the quality of a coaching assignment and less on the quantity of them. Publishing what amounts to a net promoter score, something every MBA will ultimately learn in marketing, also allows the spotlight to shine on excellent consultants who prefer to give more hands-on attention to fewer candidates or who make admissions advising more of a part-time endeavor.

The reviews, moreover, often go into the kind of convincing detail that reveals the extent of a consultant’s commitment to client service. Admits to leading business schools generally convey how important it was to get honest, candid feedback on their efforts, to have a supportive coach and guide in their corner at every turn of what is often a grueling journey to a highly selective MBA program where the vast majority of applicants are routinely rejected.

They praise their advisors for gently leading them through an introspective examination of their personal and professional lives and for drawing out of them the most compelling narratives and lessons drawn from them. (You can search our consultants’ directory by the number of reviews a counselor has received from clients. Just go to search parameters in the left rail of the directory and click under candid reviews to “highest number of reviews.” Consultant profiles will pop up in order of the number of assessments from clients each has received).

Not everyone can afford to hire an MBA admissions consultant, of course, and many candidates certainly don’t need one. Despite the high costs, however, few of the clients who have written reviews show any remorse. One after another, their testimonials often support the notion that they would not have gotten into their target schools without the guidance and help of an admissions professional.

THE TOP MBA ADMISSION CONSULTANTS OF 2023

Consultant	Firm	Client Satisfaction Scores	Positive Reviews	Cost
1. Emma Bond	Fortuna Admissions	10.0	25	$450 Hourly, $10,580 (3-school package)
2. Rajdeep Chimni	Admissions Gateway	10.0	23	$9,500 (3-school package
3. Susan Cera	Stratus Admission Consulting	10.0	18	$585 hourly/$12,300 (3-school package)
4. Rishabh Gupta	GyanOne Universal	10.0	16	$3,000 (3-school package)
5. Betsy Massar	Master Admissions	10.0	15	$425 Hourly/$7,500 (3-school package)
5. Jessica Shklar	mbaMission	10.0	15	$500 Hourly, $11,000 (3-school package)
7. Emily Sawyer-Kegerreis	Military MBA Consulting	10.0	14	$350 Hourly, $6,500 (3-school package)
8. Krista Nannery	mbaMission	10.0	13	$500 Hourly, $11,000 (3-school package)
9. Eli David	Ivy MBA Consulting	10.0	11	$390 Hourly, $8,950 (3-school package)
10. Heidi Granner	mbaMission	10.0	10	$385 hourly, $9,200 (3-school package)
11. Karla Cohen	Fortuna Admissions	9.95	20	$450 Hourly, $10,580 (3-school package)
12. Harshad Mali	mbaMission	9.94	18	$385 Hourly, $9,200 (3-school package)
13. Candy Lee LaBalle	LaBalle Admissions	9.94	17	$350 Hourly, $5,000 (3-school package)
14. Angela Guido	Career Protocol	9.94	16	$500 Hourly
15. Lindsay Sage	Sage Admit	9.93	15	$350 Hourly, $8,000 (3-school package)
16. Shaifali Aggarwal	Ivy Groupe	9.93	14	$550 Hourly
17. Donna Bauman	Stratus Admissions Counseling	9.91	11	$485 Hourly, $10,700 (3-school package)
17. Harold Simansky	mbaMission	9.91	11	$385 Hourly, $9,200 (3-school package)
19. Paul Bodine	Admitify.com	9.90	10	$380 Hourly, $14,975 (3-school package)
20. Alex Leventhal	Prep MBA	9.89	18	$400 Hourly, $10,995 (3-school package)
21. Katharine Lewis	mbaMission	9.88	24	$500 Hourly, $11,000 (3-school package)
22. Nisha Kaul	Admissions Gateway	9.88	16	$9,500 (3-school package)
23. Alice van Harten	Menlo Coaching	9.83	12	$20,000 (3-school package)
24. Gavriella Semaya	mbaMission	9.82	11	$385 Hourly, $9,200 (3-school package)
24. Sharon Joyce	Fortuna Admissions	9.82	11	$450 Hourly, $10,580 (3-school package)
26. Scott Edinburgh	Personal MBA Coach	9.81	53	$11,500 (3-school package)
27. Kate Richardson	mbaMission	9.80	15	$385 Hourly, $9,200 (3-school package)
28. Neha Sundesha	Seven Hats Consulting	9.80	10	$8,000 (3-school package)
29. Devi Vallabhaneni	mbaMission	9.79	34	$1,250 Hourly, $11,000 (3-school package)
30. Sam Weeks	Sam Weeks Consulting	9.79	33	$400 Hourly, $9,570 (3-school package)
31. Jenifer Raver	Fortuna Admissions	9.77	13	$450 Hourly, $10,580 (3-school package)
32. Heidi Hillis	Fortuna Admissions	9.70	20	$450 Hourly, $10,580 (3-school package)
33. Aziz Lalljee	Career Protocol	9.70	10	$500 Hourly
33. Debbie Choy	mbaMission	9.70	10	$500 Hourly, $11,000 (3-school package)
35. Shantunu Sharma	MBA and Beyond	9.67	12	$200 hourly, $6,649 (3-school package)
36. Amrit Hassaram	AmritAdmit.com	9.64	11	$300 Hourly, $7,000 (3-school package)
37. Petia Whitmore	My MBA Path	9.62	13	$350 Hourly, $9,950 (3-school package)
38. Greg Guglielmo	Avanti Prep	9.60	15	$296 Hourly, $9,745 (3-school package)
39. Pamela Jaffe	The Jaffe Advantage	9.57	14	$9,200 (3-school package)