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Gavriella Semaya had a diverse career—leading product development and e-commerce merchandising at Kate Spade; scaling production at start-up MM.Lafleur; digital strategy consulting at Barneys New York—but she started out as a writer/editor and found her passion as an Executive Coach. After earning a BA in Sociology from Harvard University, she earned her MBA from Cornell Tech, an entrepreneurship and tech focused program. As an MBA admissions consultant, she combines her three core skills, business, writing, and coaching, to help her clients express themselves strategically, authentically, and most importantly, effectively.
Gavriella’s coaching experience allows her to dig deep into the full breadth of her client’s experiences to identify the stories that best convey what makes them stand out. She relies on my business acumen, extensive school-specific knowledge, and skillful writing and editing to ensure her clients articulate what differentiates them, drives them, and demonstrates their fit with each school. Gavriella’s goal is to create a cogent, insightful, and memorable application that reflects the best of each client. Throughout the process, she utilizes tools she’s developed to make the application experience as seamless as possible.
Gavriella views her clients as partners. From day one, she is fully invested in their success and fulfillment. Nothing gives Gavriella greater satisfaction than hearing her clients have been accepted to their dream schools, except perhaps the follow up conversations evaluating which school to attend! In the past three years, Gavriella’s clients received over $5.3M in scholarships.
Gavriella earned her MBA from Cornell Tech, a division of the Johnson Graduate School of Management where she was twice elected Class Facilitator. She became a certified Executive Coach in 2020.
mbaMission is the world’s leading MBA admissions consulting firm and the only one exclusively recommended by Manhattan Prep and Kaplan GMAT. Our dedicated, full-time Senior Consultants work one-on-one with business school candidates to identify and showcase their strongest attributes in their applications.
When applying to an elite MBA program, you need elite experience on your side. mbaMission’s full-time consultants are highly skilled communicators with comprehensive knowledge of the MBA admissions process, and helping you navigate that process to your fullest potential is our sole priority. You can be confident of having our undivided attention, because admissions consulting is our exclusive focus. In pursuing your MBA, you are making an important investment in yourself, so choose a firm whose singular objective is helping you achieve your goals.
Our full-time team includes MBAs from all the top programs. Although you work exclusively with one dedicated consultant at mbaMission, you benefit from the experience and input of our entire team. Our consultants intercommunicate constantly, sharing information, ideas, feedback, and recommendations. We also conduct semimonthly meetings, require ongoing training, and hold an annual full-company conference, where we gather to discuss best practices and continue improving our skills and knowledge base. More than 20 full-time admissions experts combine their know-how and experience to advance your cause. We know that our being at the top of our game means you have the greatest chance of success, and together, our team will find the best ways to strengthen your application.
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It was a great decision to work with Gavriella! I was accepted at both HBS and Wharton. She was a tremendous help in putting together my application, and particularly in effectively using the essays to tell my story. I reached out to her under a time crunch, and Gavriella was able to quickly identify the unifying thread in my past experiences and help me highlight the accomplishments I was most proud of. She is timely and attentive. Not only is she great at what she does, she is also kind, encouraging, and supportive. Her support extended beyond my admissions – I was torn between the two schools and she gave me helpful advice in making the decision that was best for me. I would highly recommend working with Gavriella – you will absolutely not regret it!
Working with Gavriella was incredible and I recommend her a consultant for a couple of reasons:
1. Professional and timely responses – Gavriella was extremely professional and responded to my emails, gave me resume feedback and edited my essays all in a timely manner so that I could follow the timeline we sett and make sure I was happy with my application well before the deadlines.
2. Relevant feedback – Gavriella gave me relevant feedback based off of my post-MBA goals and what schools I wanted to go to. She didn’t try to fit me in a box but worked with my story and helped me shape the right version of me that I wanted to present to the admissions committees.
3. Comfortable & Friendly – Some consultants are really hard to approach and can be really intimidating. Some of them I even felt discouraged from applying or I felt that I wasn’t good enough! But Gavriella never made me feel that way. She was supportive and a friendly face through out the whole process. It felt good that I could rely on her to answer any of my questions.
Not only did I get into my dream school of Columbia, I also got a scholarship!
Working with Gavriella was the single best decision I have ever made! She helped me out every step of the way during my application process. I signed up for the 3-school package – GSB, HBS, and Wharton. With Gavriella’s help, I got interview invites from both HBS and Wharton, and I ended up accepting the offer from HBS.
Gavriella was extremely supportive and helpful throughout the process. She helped me stay focused and responded quickly during the overwhelming application process. She’s great at paying attention to details and shaping your story. Plus, she genuinely cares about your success.
Not only is Gavriella amazing at what she does, but she’s also really nice to work with. She listens to you and values your ideas, making sure they come through in your application. She’s a great communicator and really understands where you’re coming from.
On top of helping me with these 3 applications, Gavriella also gave me some great advice for my Sloan MIT application, which I was working on by myself. Thanks to her help, I got an interview invite for Sloan MIT too!
Overall, Gavriella was amazing to work with, and I’d definitely recommend her to anyone looking for help with their applications.
Working with Gavriella is one of the best life decisions I have ever made. In 9 short months (all inclusive package), she not only helped me secure admission into my dream school – Stanford GSB (and other M7 schools) but has also evolved into becoming an advisor, friend and confidant for life. Such has been the transformative impact of Gavriella and no amount of words will ever do justice to how highly I recommend her to any applicant planning to embark on the MBA application journey.
Allow me to sum up her differentiated attributes that made her an absolute game changer in my path towards my dream school across 5 themes:
1. Highly Personalized – In our time working together, it always felt like I was her only client because that is the level of personalized attention she provided. She always went above and beyond without ever counting how many rounds of essay edits have happened or how many interview practice sessions we have done, because Gavriella genuinely cares. During the brainstorming phase, she allowed us to do innumerable zoom sessions (more than typical) to really pin down the essence of the story we wanted to convey. During the essay writing process, she provided thoughtful feedback and edits ahead of the regular turnaround time (and many times over weekends too), which allowed me to work efficiently. During the interview practice sessions, she helped me practice critical stories again and again until I felt confident enough for the big day. If you sign Gavriella up, I can guarantee that you’ll be promised a level of personalized service and responsiveness that will far exceed your expectations.
2. Expert Storyteller and Marketer – One of my core takeaways from this journey is realizing how much of the application process is about effective marketing and storytelling. And that is where Gavriella shines so bright. I’d like to particularly call out 2 nuances of this trait. One, she has a rare ability to connect disparate threads of your life in a uniquely creative yet authentic fashion. And two, her flair with words is simply unmatched. She also possesses a rich awareness of language and tone nuances that different schools like. While she tirelessly helped me level up my essays to a place worthy of submission to highly selective programs, I am also walking away with actionable tips on how to storytell (both written and verbal) effectively in other parts of my life. Working with Gavriella will allow you to go beyond the scope of the application process and permit you to experience a deep sense of reflection and growth.
3. Meticulous and Persevering – Gavriella has an amazing attention to detail. In every redlined essay version I received, it was clear to me that she had read every word thoroughly because she proposed multiple ways in which the same sentence could be written for higher impact and recall value. As I already stated, we went through the same essay draft more than 10 times, because she pushed for perfection. Even when we might have had differing thoughts on things, she used to provide well rationalized and thought out explanations for each of her points, which brought the best out of me. Also, one of the often understated and overlooked portions of this process is the application form itself. She made sure that in addition to extremely strong essays, we went through multiple iterations of application form short answers to curate the best possible overall application we could.
4. Trust and Belief – I had talked to 12 consultants when I was searching who to partner with, but what made me instantly connect with Gavriella was the belief she placed in me and my candidacy. I was a non-traditional applicant from an overrepresented demographic. I was unsure whether I was dreaming too big. But when I talked to her, I immediately felt that she understood me and I got a sense that she would make my dream of getting into Stanford hers, and boy I was right!
5. Friend and Confidant – As I have stated, applying to business school is more than a full time job. More than a consultant, you need a friend who will motivate you when you need it, who will hear you rant when you are stressed and who feels every inch of your emotion all the way. That’s what Gavriella was to me, which made this process all the more easier.
I can go on and on about the indelible impact she has had, but in summary, I would simply not be where I am today without her. I highly recommend you to choose her in a heartbeat for she can single handedly change your life.
I worked with Gavi for a 5 school package (all M7 schools), and I have no shortage of praise for Gavi! Gavi helped me convert all 5 of my applications into interviews, resulting in 3 acceptances all with scholarship / fellowships. I will be attending Wharton this fall with a fellowship thanks to her support!
While the MBA application process can be a grueling challenge filled with uncertainty, anxiety, and stress and Gavi operates as a true partner to help break down the application process into a tenable journey.
Gavi has an incredibly deep toolkit to help prepare you for the application process. As an attentive listener, strong communicator, and deep empath, she takes the time to deeply understand her clients so that she can tailor her guidance specifically to you. Gavi will get to know you and help you create an application that highlights you in the best way possible.
Though I was randomly assigned to work with Gavi through the mbaMission consult, I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to work with her. My application and preparation would not have been what it was without her. I attribute so much of my success in the application process to her guidance and support. The only sad part about the MBA application process being over for me is not getting to work with Gavi anymore!
I can only speak positively about my experience working with Gavriella. Candidly, I did work with a consultant other than Gavriella during majority of my application process. Once I submitted my applications, I was fortunate enough to be invited to interview at several programs. At the time, my original consultant was inundated with work, so he recommended that I prepare the interviews with Gavriella. He spoke highly of her and felt that she would provide fresh and objective feedback.
Gavriella exceeded my expectations in every possible way. I was nervous pivoting to a different consultant on such short notice, especially before what felt like the biggest moment in my application process. Gavriella accommodated my tight schedule in every way possible. She provided helpful technical advice and thoughtful perspectives that I could implement immediately. She offered to do as many follow-up sessions as necessary to reinforce the prior work we had done to ensure I felt comfortable, confident, and prepared going into my interviews. Gavriella took the time to understand my story and to connect with me as the human behind the stressful application process. It was a true pleasure working with Gavriella and I recommend her highly and without reservation.
While looking for MBA programs, I found the MBA Mission’s website and got excited about their offer of a free 30-minute consultation. That’s where I discovered Gavriella. In her profile video, she said something that stuck with me: “There is a puzzle in every piece of your life that you want to showcase in your application.” I knew I had the experience and passion, but I was unsure how to tell the story of my 10 years of work in a clear way.
Gavriella turned out to be a fantastic listener and super responsive. I always appreciated how quickly she replied to my emails and gave feedback. What stood out even more was the quality of her work and how she invested time in me, sharing resources and boosting my confidence in my strengths. Gavriella knew both my professional and personal sides, and I believe that’s why I did well in all three assessments. She became my confidence booster.
Thanks to Gavriella, I’m set to be the first woman from my small town in Nigeria to get an offer from Boston Business School with a scholarship. I can’t thank Gavi enough for this life-changing opportunity.
Gavriella was very helpful and would communicate very promptly for all of my needs for essay writing + interview prep. Her patience and nurturing nature was definitely something that I needed for the stressful MBA journey. Thanks for your help once again!!
Gavi helped me put together two applications to Wharton and Columbia in a very short time period in R3. She made herself available as needed and provided impactful feedback helping bring my existing applications to the next level. I was admitted to Wharton and was invited to interview at Columbia, though I withdrew my application after getting into Wharton. I worked with a different consultant for a prior round and found Gavi much more helpful as she was highly invested in getting to know me as a person, which allowed her to provide more impactful feedback on my applications. Would highly recommend Gavi to anyone applying to business school.
I truly don’t know where I’d be without Gavriella. I started my MBA journey quite late – realized I wanted to apply in September…and I haven’t even taken the GMATs yet! I knew I needed someone who to help me make sure I stay on track, as time was truly of the essence for me. Gavi was able to help me navigate the process so well and make sure I didn’t waste any time in areas that I didn’t need to. This is so crucial for some who is studying 10-15 hours a week for the GMATs and working a demanding full time job.
Gavi helped me plan out my tight timeline, is super responsive, and you really feel like she’s engaged and supporting you every step of the way. No to mention – she is a FANTASTIC writer/editor. She was able to help me hone in on my stories, think through how to structure a jumble of stories into neat narratives, and edit my essays to keep them concise and focused.
Lastly, Gavi is your biggest cheerleader and never made me feel like I’m falling behind even if I was. Only with her support I was able to make a last minute decision to apply to one more dream school with an essay that ended up being my favorite.
Definitely recommend working with Gavi!
Gavi was so incredible to work with! She really spent time getting to know me and cared about my outcomes. Something that stood out to me was the amount of care and attention she gave to me, so I never felt like I was one of many clients. She was also able to keep me focused in a pretty overwhelming process whilst being extremely responsive. Her ability to hone into details and aid you in crafting your story is unparalleled. I got into a top MBA program and in the end I felt like she genuinely cared about my success!
Gavriella Semaya is an exceptional MBA consultant who delivered outstanding results. Her expertise, professionalism, and dedication to her clients are truly commendable. From the start, Gavriella displayed a comprehensive understanding of the MBA application process, providing invaluable insights and advice that contributed to my success. Her personalized approach, strong work ethic, and unwavering commitment made me feel confident and supported throughout the journey. With Gavriella’s guidance, I was able to craft a compelling application and secure offers from prestigious business schools. I highly recommend Gavriella Semaya to anyone seeking expert MBA consulting services.
Working with Gavriella was an absolute pleasure and I cannot recommend her enough. I can truly say I would not have gotten into my school, much less a full scholarship, without her support and guidance. She is a highly skilled communicator and was able to help me organize my thoughts in a clear and concise manner, ultimately enabling me to put my best foot forward.
On top of communication, Gavriella was always very quick to respond and provide feedback. I started the application process late in the cycle and as a result had to work into the early morning, but Gavriella would also review and respond well ahead of the mbaMission response times. As a result, I was able to submit 9 applications in a matter of weeks.
Gavriella also has a deep understanding of what AdComs look for, and ways to strengthen applications as a result. Coming from an unimpressive undergrad with an equally average GPA, she advised me to complete MBAMath.com, which was not remotely on my radar. This paid off as the AdCom asked for the transcript prior to offering admission.
Finally, Gavriella was a pleasure to work with. She acted as a partner throughout this whole process, and I felt she was genuinely interested in my success. I fully plan to partner with her in the future for executive coaching (or any other needs that may arise).
I purchased an hourly service package to supplement Applicantlab. I was able to secure interviews from 4 schools and received 3 acceptances. I am now matriculating in my top school.
I was looking for someone who could bring my story alive and is an excellent writer. I worked with Gavriella on 6 top 20 B school applications. She made a difference without a doubt. She provided great suggestions that helped me achieve the results I did.
Gavriella is knowledgeable, thoughtful, and supportive. She knows how to present candidates in the best light possible without misrepresenting or embellishing achievements too much. She understands the balance and never shies away from challenging your thought process or providing critical feedback.
I could not have asked for a better consultant. It was worth every penny.
Gavriella Semaya is an exceptional professional who is highly skilled at helping applicants achieve their academic goals. Her expertise, guidance, and encouragement have proved invaluable.
Gavriella helped me rework my resume and shape my essays as a reapplicant to top MBA programs. She was always available to answer my questions and provide feedback on my application materials. She went above and beyond to ensure that I submitted the best possible applications and was successful in achieving my goals.
One of Gavriella’s strengths is her ability to show initiative and a genuine interest in her client’s success. She takes the time to get to know the applicant’s unique situation and provides tailored advice and support accordingly. Her passion for helping others is evident in her work and she truly cares about her clients’ results.
Overall, I highly recommend Gavriella Semaya as an MBA admissions consultant. She is a talented and dedicated professional who can make a significant impact on your MBA application journey.
Gavriella Semaya was excellent and efficient with our time. She helped frame my essay and connect them together to create my unique story. Gavriella worked diligently with me to meet my tight deadlines and made sure to help me write a strong essay. She provides a questionnaire to get to know more about you and in meetings helps to dig deep into what makes your experience unique and make sure it’s being tied together and presented in your essay to provide a highly competitive and unique essay. I would highly recommend Gavriella for your IVY League MBA candidacy. Also, shout out to Jermey, the founder, who made himself available and provided advice tailored to me.
In the short amount of time, I’ve known Gavriella through this MBA process my life changed. While this statement may sound hyperbolic, it’s not. As a coach, Gavriella really helped me make some critical life choices I had to face when applying to graduate school. I really experienced growth in my essay writing, enhanced my interview skills, and even had a more clear vision for the direction of my career. She made our conversations a safe place with no judgment. I was able to gain more confidence in this process which was conveyed in my application and led to an acceptance into my top school. Gavriella really cares when coaching me — she took a deep holistic dive and pushed me in a positive, constructive way. I am blessed to have had her as my coach.
I legitimately do not have anything but incredible things to say about Gavriella. When I decided to embark on this MBA application journey, I started with an idea for a business. I knew that it was a bit of a crazy concept and I was leaving the comfy job for a chance to start a company from scratch. This idea was not simple and when I explained it to Gavriella she was very intrigued, but most importantly, she saw the potential that my story had and immediately knew how to navigate the applications with me. She helped me craft a consistent story on how my architecture background prepared me for MBA with a focus on entrepreneurship. We narrowed down the schools together and then worked on the interviews once I heard back from each school. She had amazing advice throughout the whole process also, for example: prioritizing, getting scholarships, negotiating, which tests to take, and many more. The whole MBA application process can be confusing and overwhelming, especially when you get tons and tons of information about applications. Having her along the process was incredibly valuable because she always had great advice, but most importantly, she understood me and what my idea was about. After working with her for 6 months or so, not only did I get admitted to all 3 schools I wanted to go to, but also got full-ride scholarships to each one. I am super grateful for everything Gavriella has done for me, I have no doubt that she made a huge impact on my results.
Starting my MBA application was a process that really scared me. I didn’t feel confident in my ability to put together an application that would show my best strengths, and I didn’t know what schools I could really get into. I found Gavriella and after our first preview interview, I felt like she would be a wonderful advisor through my application process. She has an incredible breadth of knowledge that I was able to utilize. I was able to ask her questions at any time and on any topic and she always responded with a helpful and thoughtful response. She was optimistic and gave me the emotional support I needed to get through the ups and downs of applying to multiple schools with a variety of different essay topics and deadlines. She was an amazing editor and advisor while I was writing my essays. I feel like her ideas helped make my writing 10x better! I felt like she truly cared about me and that my wins were her wins. I got offers from 4 of the 5 schools that I applied to and am so happy with my school of choice. I truly feel like I couldn’t have done this process without Gavriella’s help. Thank you Gavriella, your help has meant the world!
Coming from an industry where an MBA is not a common choice, I decided to rely on a consultant for my applications. I chose the 5 Schools package and I couldn’t be more satisfied with it. I met Gavriella the year before actually applying, but due to low GMAT scores (also suggested by her), I decided to postpone and worked further to improve it. When I got the score I needed, I was still convinced she was the perfect fit for me. As I started working with her, not only it became clear I was right, but I also discovered her pristine commitment to the process and to you in particular. She supported me from screening business schools to understanding really who I was. She really started digging into my life to get all the details and shades about me, and the deeper we went, the better I felt. We really had an amazing synergy and I felt I was motivated but at the same time pushed the right amount. We then started writing the essays (she really excels at it, I couldn’t have expected anything better) and processing all the background tasks the applications require. Applications can be overwhelming from time to time, but also in that case, she made me feel I had everything under control. When I felt short of time, she put down a timeline to track progress and missing steps, to be sure not to miss anything. She really went above and beyond. It was clear she really cared about me and did her best to support the journey, morally and professionally. Ultimately, I was admitted to two M7 schools and 4 schools out of 5 overall. I’m sure I couldn’t have done it without her.
Out of the 5 schools I worked on with Gavriella, I received interview invites from 4 and will now go and attend HBS! I got multiple offers and scholarships (Applied to 6 M7 schools(Of which I worked on 2 schools myself) and LBS) My guide and mentor – The Guru who made it happen. As traditional Indian saying goes, Guru guides you to your destiny, so bow to the Guru even before you bow before God and she is the mentor who made it happen for me. Unsure of my candidacy for HBS, she instilled confidence in me and pushed me to introspect until I found out why I believed in certain things or choose to behave a certain way. The MBA journey is far longer than the two-year program and while a good GMAT Score feels like a big milestone, it is just the beginning. Your growth begins with applications- as you introspect and find the underlying why you grow and she ensured I knew each why. She highlighted to me how things that seem monotonous or mundane to me, were actually not that common and how I could convey that effectively to the schools to get the interview invites. She made the journey so smooth and easy-paced that I did not feel the anxiety until the HBS Interview invite came and I processed how real this all was. Preparing for the interview, I appreciated my application and felt this sense of immense gratitude towards Gavriella that is hard to put into words. I am so glad I chose MBAMission. Besides the 5 schools I chose to work on with her, she helped me put together my application for two more schools, highlighting how the essays could be along the structure of school A or B.
If I could – I would give her a Net Promoter score of 11 out of 10
Gavriella was great! The MBA application process is long and difficult, so having someone as experienced and supportive as she is was crucial to my success. Professional, intelligent, and articulate, she consistently demonstrated genuine care for my application. Gavriella is particularly talented at helping applicants with their essays: her insight enabled me to tell my story in a way that highlighted my personality and professional goals in a manner that was both coherent and engaging.
Extremely responsive and willing to go the extra mile for her clients, she exceeded all expectations and has my highest recommendation for any prospective MBA student.
I worked with Gavriella and had a great experience. I had solid stats but, in my opinion, pretty average work experience and extracurriculars. With Gavriella’s help, I was able to get into multiple M7’s. She was very prompt in communication and offered tons of extra advice via emails.
She was especially helpful with the essays. She really helped me nail down the story I wanted to tell about myself and what points to touch on in each of the essays. I don’t think I would’ve had the same success without her!
Working with Gavriella was an amazing process. She was always extremely prompt in responding to me and encouraging as I worked through my application. Her help allowed me to adequately prepare a couple of compelling essays, perfect my resume, and feel comfortable in my interview.
Her ability to get to know you and then personalize your message is unparalleled, and I can’t imagine how I would have navigated this process without her. Oh yeah, and the most important part: I got admitted into my first-choice program.
I majored in accounting 9 years ago and was a good student through undergraduate studies, however, I had spent the last 7 years as a fishing guide and skiing patroller. Due to my work history, I had a unique background that Gavriella helped me showcase effectively.
I can’t thank her enough, and I encourage anyone and everyone to reach out to her for help with their MBA applications!
I was referred to Gavriella by a friend that had recently been accepted to Cornell’s full-time MBA program. I began my journey by scheduling a consultation, during which I laid out my goal of attending Columbia Business School. She began by telling me that given some of my stats, it truly was a long shot. Gavriella will not sugarcoat your situation, but hearing her honest assessment was exactly what I needed and exactly what you will need throughout the process.
The application process can be quite grueling – Gavriella helped me through every step, from crafting my essays to perfecting and anticipating every possible interview question. Her suggestions and preparation tips were perfectly catered to my background and to my target program. If you are anything like me and you tend to be a bit self-critical, Gavriella will not only help you crush your applications, but she will also remind you that you DO have a story to tell. If you feel like you don’t, it’s because you haven’t learned how to tell it.
People going through the process of applying to school, be it undergrad or graduate, often ask me if hiring a consultant is worth it, and that’s a tricky one. I would imagine that not all admission consultants are equal in terms of the value they provide, but working with Gavriella was worth every penny and then some. She is incredibly professional, knowledgeable, bright and a terrific editor.
If I can get into Columbia Business School with Gavriella’s help, then if you’re committed to the process and receptive to her coaching, the sky is the limit for you.
It’s impossible to overstate how great my entire experience with Gavriella was. She was incredibly insightful and diligent and her expertise showed at every available moment. I looked into a number of consulting services and the amount of attention and care that Gavriella puts into her work was evident from the first time we spoke. Naturally, given the investment level of a consulting service, I wanted to make the best possible choice and I can say with absolute confidence that I did. Gavriella truly gets personally invested in your success and does everything within her ability to help you achieve your goals. I got accepted into my top choice of program and that would not have been possible without Gavriella’s help. If you’re looking for the absolute best possible experience in every way – do yourself a favor and get in touch with Gavriella! Even if I hadn’t been accepted anywhere, I’d give her 6 stars if I could!
I decided to apply to B school just 1.5 months before R1 deadlines and Gavriella made the process seamless, taking out much of the stress I would’ve had without her! From setting a schedule for deliverables (making the whole process much more manageable), the in-depth brainstorming, to multiple revisions of my HBS and GSB essays, and brainstorming & editing for the short answer prompts as well, she showed her prowess as an advisor, writer/editor, and storyteller. She also knew many of the MBA programs so well and was able to help me curate my story to uniquely fit each one. She was invaluable in my preparation for my HBS interview, conducting a mock interview, giving me helpful feedback, and sharing other potential questions that could come up. She also courteously gave me feedback on a couple of schools’ essays that were not included in my package, which I am extremely grateful for!
Gavriella made me feel comfortable and confident in my experience and story, ultimately making the admissions process alone an enlightening journey. I’m happy to share that with her help, I was admitted to my dream school, HBS, and Wharton! I would highly recommend working with Gavriella, she was so easy to work with and provided quality feedback. I’m confident I put my best foot forward with my applications and I would not have been able to get them there without her!
Working with Gavriella was truly an incredibly smooth process! Not only did she support me through the entire process but also made me feel confident through every step of the application process. She was incredibly responsive and detailed with her feedback! She really takes the time to get to know you and ensures your application highlights all your core skills, personality traits, and accomplishments. I was on a crunch time when it came to applying but she supported me tirelessly and made my application a priority, making this process seamless! I do not believe I could have gotten into my dream school without her guidance, support, and expertise! An absolute pleasure working with her!
Working with Gavriella has been a pleasure. During my first session with Gavriella, I wasn’t very confident about applying to the top tier business schools. She provided me with a realistic evaluation of my candidacy and the much needed confidence boost to apply to the top tier business schools. Gavriella’s guidance, feedback and insights have been extremely valuable throughout my application process. She pushed me to give my best and build a strong application. Gavriella was very easy to work with; very responsive and always available to answer any questions. She demonstrated a strong understanding, expertise and judgment around the MBA application process. I feel that I wouldn’t have gotten into Columbia Business School without Gavriella’s guidance.
At first, when I started applying to business school I thought I could do it on my own and I was thinking “how much can a consultant actually help…is it worth the price?” Well on my own I was denied to every school I applied to in R1. Then, I decided to do a free consultation with Gavriella and I knew she would be instrumental in my applications for R2 Man, was I right. In R2 I was accepted to all 7 of the schools I applied to and most with 50% scholarships. Not to mention being accepted at my dream school Ross. I chose to do the hourly services and I was not disappointed. I would turn in essays to her at 2 am and they were back to me by 6 am. She is an incredibly hard worker, empathetic, and cares for her clients. She is available day and night without question. Gavriella has a talent for helping to create your story in a way that makes you look like a rock star and helping to show you how you fit within each program. I promise you will not go wrong using Gavriella. It has been the best decision I have made in my professional career thus far. My expectations were blown away and if you choose Gavriella, you will be accepted to the school of your dreams.
Gavriella was a fantastic consultant throughout the entire MBA application process. I could not recommend her more! From the initial consultation meeting, Gavriella soothed my nerves. She quickly provided a clear and thorough plan of how I would work through my apps. We worked very closely from then on, and I appreciate how she went above and beyond to provide quick turns of my essays and make herself available, even on weekends on a few occasions. She provided detailed and very additive edits (grammatically, structurally, and most importantly creatively). The highlight of working with Gavriella was truly the brainstorming / “crafting my story” process – crucial to my application and the pain point of the process for me. She really took the time to understand my journey to date, asking thoughtful questions to identify unique stories, and brainstorming interesting ways to tell my story. Furthermore, she gave me a needed confidence boost to see that my story is unique, and was always honest and frank. At the end of the day, I got into 3 out of the 5 schools (including two M7 schools) I applied to and waitlisted at another M7. Gavriella was instrumental in that result, and I cannot thank her enough!
Gavriella helped me get into Wharton with a scholarship. She was a fantastic partner to have during the application process and I cannot recommend working with her highly enough. When beginning to apply, Gavriella helped me crystalize my thoughts and develop a tangible story that would stick out through the mass of applications each adcom reviews. When working directly on the applications themselves, Gavriella really shines because of her exceptional ability to guide individuals through the writing process. After submitting the applications, being able to bounce questions off of Gavriella was fantastic, especially considering how many times she has helped people through this process.
I would definitely recommend Gavriella. 10/10.
I first applied to B-schools back in 2020 to enroll in Fall 2021. However, my biggest mistake was focusing too much on perfecting the GMAT scores that I didn’t put as much of an effort into my narrative. As I didn’t get into my target school, I decided to reapply again for Fall 2022, while reassessing the strengths of each school.
As I was already familiar with the application process, I chose the hourly services with Gavriella from MBAMission. I have spoken with a few other consultants prior and given my low GMAT (640) / GRE (323) scores, all of them told me that I was better off aiming for lower-tier schools and that they are unable to work with me. The first time I had an initial consultation with Gavi, she explained that her job is to ensure that I am submitting the very best version of myself. She was incredibly helpful in sharpening my narrative and ensuring that I get my point across. Her feedbacks are very specific and targeted. We worked not only on the essays but also the short-answer questions (something that I initially hadn’t given much thought to). She is incredibly responsive and is always available to answer any questions I have.
I received admit from Yale SOM, Columbia CBS, and Kellogg with scholarships.
Overall, my MBA application process is much less daunting – would definitely recommend her!
I came into the whole MBA application process a little bit lost, I didn’t know where I would fit or how I stacked up against other candidates. But Gavriella showed how the holes in my application weren’t as serious as I had thought and had read from other online resources. She was always quick to point out the strengths in my application and constantly reminded me to continuously highlight those.
We worked together from school selection right the way through interviews. She was a wonderful person to have throughout the entire process, and I shudder to think of how things would have gone had I not had her help. If anyone is struggling and in need of help, I cannot recommend Gavriella more highly.
The service and support that Gavriella provided was more than I could’ve ever expected. From our first brainstorming session all the way to interview prep, she was incredibly involved, supportive, thorough, and helpful. Gavi helped me take all elements of my background and mold them into a cohesive and compelling story, which left me confident moving forward with all parts of the admissions process. Especially coming from a non-traditional undergraduate education as well as work experience, it was essential that my story made sense, and Gavriella helped me get there. Gavriella was very responsive and always willing to hop on a call to talk through things as needed. I truly felt like she had my back and pushed me to put the work in so that I would have the best possible outcome. She is an amazing writer and storyteller and had immense knowledge on what goes into a successful application. My favorite part about working with Gavriella was her optimism. There were times when I doubted my likelihood of admission due to certain weaknesses in my application and she always kept me moving forward and focusing on everything positive that I have to offer. The admissions process can be long, daunting, and discouraging – but working with Gavi kept me excited and confident about my prospects. I feel truly thankful to have had the opportunity to work with Gavriella. I was admitted to three schools, all with large scholarships, and am so excited for my future!
Gavi and I had about three months to put together my applications and she was great to work with. From brainstorming ideas, editing essays, to conducting mock interviews, there is no way I could have made it through this application process without her. She is a wonderful writer and was really instrumental in helping me develop a cohesive and interesting “story” for myself. She is personable, thoughtful, and very responsive. Her feedback was honest and I could tell that she really wanted me to succeed – there were times where I thought the essays were fine but she still pushed me to refine them further. Thanks to her, I’ll be enrolling at my dream school in the fall, HBS! I would definitely recommend Gavi’s services to anyone navigating the MBA application process.
I got an opportunity to work with Gavriella in Oct – Nov 2021 for my application to the Cornell Tech MBA Program and got accepted with a scholarship. I must say it would not have been possible without her and I give her full credit for that. I do fall into the very traditional and highly competitive pool of Indian male Engineers and a low GMAT score of 680 – another big issue. I had spoken to a couple of other consultants before and most told me my chances to get admitted were almost impossible.
When I set up my first consultation call with her, rather than giving me generic feedback like others, she took the time to patiently hear my story and my motivations to pursue the program, and which areas I would be needing help with. I was convinced that I would get personalized attention and made the decision to work with her on my application. Since I had already narrowed it down to which program I was applying to, I enrolled for the hourly service.
In our first brainstorming session, we decided that the best strategy was to dedicate most of the time to the essays. In my competitive bucket, having great essays and telling my own story in an inspiring way was my only best chance. That is what I was really banking on and she helped me deliver!
Even though I had ideas for my essay set, she encouraged me to fill in another brainstorming document which seemed very lengthy at first but it really probed me to think deeper and helped me to split my achievements and use them effectively in other parts of the application. For my essay, I decided to write the 3 most compelling stories connecting my past to the MBA program with a 1200 word-initial draft but only had a 700-word limit. At this point in time, I was convinced I would be asked to drop a story (which I really didn’t want to do) in order to adhere to the word limit. To my surprise, in the first review itself, she helped me edit the same stories in less than 700 words in the first draft in a more structured, connected, and inspiring way. She asked me to focus on the content and let her bother about the word limit. This gave me tremendous confidence in further refining the stories and totally took the pressure off me regarding the word limit. I gave her additional content multiple times for review and she helped me have the same content written within the word limit EVERY SINGLE TIME! With my experience, I can tell she is the best in the business in this aspect. It also helped me save my time and focus on other aspects of the application.
Throughout the application I found her work to be intellectually honest, efficient and super punctual. She also totally helped me with my CV, to be much more presentable and readable which I was super impressed with and realized how clumsy it was initially. I have learned many techniques from her which I am going to remember for life. The outcome of all these efforts was that during my final submission, more than anyone else I was extremely satisfied with my application, irrespective of the results.
She also helped me with my interview preparations and asked me how I could differentiate myself by focusing on the uncommon aspects of my work from a regular engineer. Post acceptance, she has been a real mentor in helping with my career choices and many other aspects of the MBA program. In my opinion, throughout your application review, you might be able to change and improve on other aspects of your application such as GMAT/ recommendations. But your essay gives the admissions committee an impression of who you truly are and you cannot mess with that so I highly recommend working with Gavriella in this aspect as you will never regret your time working with her.
Gavriella helped me get into my dream MBA programs and get admitted with scholarship offers! I opted for a start-to-finish package with 4 schools and am so glad I did.
I knew that I really needed to hone my essays to make sure I had the best shot at getting into my goal schools. Gavriella has a very strong writing background and she really took the time to understand my personal story, motivations, and passions to ensure that we were able to create a story that would be appealing to the admission team while staying true to me.
I also had a tighter than optimal timeline to meet school application deadlines as I chose to apply later in the year. Gavriella got us organized from the first call with a comprehensive summary and next steps. She was then extremely present and available throughout the entire process, both for application support and mental support through the uphill battle of the admission process. She kept me on track for all the schools and was always on top of essay edit turnaround times. I really appreciate that she was able to provide insight into what stands out to the admission committee at each school and what exactly an essay question is asking for.
I found the mock interviews really helpful before going into the actual interviews. They always gave me the extra bolster of confidence and preparedness I needed. Her interview prep also helped me to pace my answers and be succinct and impactful.
I highly recommend Gavriellea to anyone looking for an MBA admissions consultant!
Gavriella Semaya has helped me with my admission application for Fuqua school of business and the result is that I have been admitted to my goal school. I remember one time I needed urgent help on a piece of work from her. While it was during a 2-day national holiday, she agreed to work and submitted the work in slightly less than an hour with high quality edits. Gavriella was amazingly helpful in rephrasing my story so it became genuine and compelling, removing unnecessary words and sentences to answer the question directly, and redirecting me in the areas of focus during the mock interview. She was proactively engaging with me on every step and super-responsive.
If you are looking to engage an advisor for your applications, Gavriella is the perfect choice. Gavriella helped shape my applications and worked with me to define the strategy, choices and essays that went along with them. Gavriella guided my applications from start to end by brainstorming the topics and inputs to final edits. She is endlessly patient and answered my many many questions with thoughtful, personalized, and useful answers, and provided the right advice all along the way. Without Gavriella’s writing skills and editing, my essays would not have been nearly the same (nor as concise and within the word limit) and without her coaching and guidance, I would not be starting my full-time MBA in the fall. Gavriella is a great choice for hourly and school packages.
I would not be going to business school this fall if it were not for Gavriella Semaya. To say she was instrumental does not come close to capturing how impactful she was in my process. Gavriella is a talented listener, remarkable editor, and an incredibly thoughtful advisor. I was extremely impressed with how quickly Gavriella understood my story and helped me craft a strong and succinct narrative. She did not let me off easy; Gavriella pushed me to think about my goals and articulate how I got to where I am – she guided me down a path of meaningful self-discovery that will serve me well for years to come. In addition to her ability to help me articulate my story and goals, Gavriella has a gift for editing which significantly increased the quality of my applications. Lastly, Gavriella went above and beyond to check in after each interview, she helped me manage the waitlist process and was a valuable sounding board when I made my final decision. I am so grateful to have worked with Gavriella, I cannot recommend her enough. While I am thrilled to be going to school, I am sad that my time with her as an advisor is over!
I signed up for mbaMission’s hourly services in hopes to enhance and practice my interview skills. I was paired to work with Gavriella and she was extremely helpful! She gave me roughly 10-12 questions that are typical questions in a business school interview for me to prepare for and we had mock interviews with those questions. In the first mock interview, I kept stuttering and I was a mess. Gavriella helped me calm down and put the interview into a better perspective so that I wouldn’t be as nervous. We practiced for around 3 hours and I really loved how she was able to show me how to better answer some of my answers and clearly explain what I was trying to say. After the mock interview, she sent me a bunch of other questions that could be asked so that I could review myself. Overall, my experience with Gavriella was very productive and informative, and I highly recommend her to anyone seeking advice when applying to business school. I also was admitted to my top choice school with her help and couldn’t have done it without her!
In our consultation call, Gavriella was very knowledgeable & personable when helping me to prepare my MBA application. Our conversation was organic and her recommendations were always specifically tailored for me. We polished my resume by ensuring that each bullet didn’t merely describe my responsibilities, but actually highlighted the impact of my work and the accomplishments I achieved in each position. Additionally, Gavriella gave suggestions on how to best articulate ambitious & achievable goals in my personal statement as well as how to prepare individualized “context packets” for my recommenders. After our incredibly productive call, she followed up with a detailed email that summarized our conversation, reiterated her key recommendations, and provided additional (free!) resources that would further aid me in my MBA journey. Gavriella’s guidance & insights gave me the clarity & confidence I️ needed to finish my applications & couldn’t recommend her more highly!
I was a little nervous about using a consultant for my application. I started with 2 hours with Gavriella. She is very honest, dedicated, and smart. She never missed any of the commitments. In a 30 mins zoom call; she understood my background goals and came up with great suggestions on where I can improve my application further. I could feel the difference in my application quality right away and felt confident before applying itself. She even helped me with my professional resume. Got admitted to all my dream schools and picked my top choice in G7. I highly recommend her to anybody without a doubt.
Gavriella was incredibly helpful in enabling me to pump out 4 last-minute applications in under 7 days…over the holidays to boot! Her effort to understand the distinguishing features of my personal narrative in such a short time frame coupled with her ability to decisively and effectively cull my verbosity were essential to allowing me to convey the most compelling features of my candidacy.
The flexibility in structuring the use of my hours was also very helpful as the areas of my application requiring review and the level of depth required were quite fluid. Despite this, we were able to work together to ensure we were able to achieve proper treatment all around.
Gavriella was also a tremendous resource in navigating the interview and waitlist processes going above and beyond the call of duty. Her provision of guiding resources, as well as continued Q&A support, helped quell some of the uncertainty and allowed me to feel prepared and confident in my approach during those anxiety-ridden weeks.
In the end, thanks to Gavriella’s help, I was able to gain admission to Wharton with a >50% scholarship and a place on the waitlist at GSB. Would recommend her in a second to anyone embarking on the MBA app journey and would only recommend that you give yourself (and her) more time!
I genuinely believe I would not have been admitted without the help of Gavriella. I began the MBA process incredibly naïve and completely overwhelmed.
I initially enlisted Gavriella’s help for a two-school package. However, the immediate value and impact of her services convinced me to expand my package to include a third school. I only wish I could have used her help for all my applications!
She is equal parts teacher, strategist, therapist, and friend. She dove headfirst into my chaotic mess of a story, helping turn it into a coherent narrative that accurately depicted me and my experiences. Understanding who I am also allowed her to guide me to apply to programs aligned with my interest and post MBA goals that I had failed to consider.
From there, she proved instrumental in assisting me in articulating my story logically, thoughtfully, and compellingly. When interviews came, I was extremely nervous. The preparation she helped me with gave me confidence and empowered me.
If that wasn’t enough, she genuinely cared about me and my outcome. I distinctly remember email exchanges with her anxiously waiting for decisions alongside me. She celebrated my admittances AND helped me through rejections.
I cannot speak more highly of Gavriella.
I’ve applied for a few T20 business schools’ MBA program in Round 2 for 2023 admission, and I have been admitted to my top choice school with a scholarship offer that is way more than I could ever dream of. My experience of working with Gavriella has been amazing from beginning to end. As an older applicant (mid 30’s) with a non-traditional background, I had a lot of doubt about myself when I started the MBA journey. Gavriella did a great job to be there for me and to build my confidence. She was very caring and passionate — a very good listener and a genuine friend who made me feel comfortable to share my stories and put trust in her. I felt so lucky to have her during the whole process. The best part of my experience with Gavriella is that, instead of trying to fit in any typical category or image, she worked with me to create a unique strategy to present my true self. She guided me to look back into my life/work experience, to reflect and to find a connection between my past and future goals. She was always approachable, answered my inquires right away, and more often gave back more than I could’ve asked. Whether it was with essay drafting, recommendations, school networking, interview prep, or actions after submission, she always thought ahead and offered me insight to guide me through the key turning points in the application timeline. My result is beyond what I have expected, and I am extremely grateful for Gavriella’s generous assistance.
I will open this by saying beyond being a great consultant for your application, Gavriella is a wonderful person. I came to meet Gavriella through a free consultation (as I am sure many others do), and I have done this with other consultants, so I had experience in this. What I found was not a pushy salesperson, instead, someone who asked the ‘right’ questions. She asked me why I wanted to go to the programs I specifically brought up, she asked me what my biggest concerns were and what I thought my unique attributes were (because on paper I was at best an average candidate, if not below average) and at the end of our brief interaction, she candidly told me what she thought of my application and profile, what schools were the best fit, and what I could do if money were no object. I am also a relatively simple person, who loves analogies, and her analogies and explanations were so clear and relatable – my experience with her was one of the best interactions I have had with someone providing a service.
I believe that if you are like me and want this experience to be as enjoyable as it can be – I know it is a nervous time, but at this point, you have done all the heavy lifting, now it’s about articulating it well – then I would recommend Gavriella. Her ability to be candid and honest, while also being a pleasure to work with is unparalleled by anyone I have met in any other sector. Moreover, her generosity, be it in time or reviewing materials extends far beyond expectations.
I know I did not hit on things you probably were expecting to read in this review, but I feel if you’re going to trust a person to help you make this life-changing decision, you need to understand their character, and I can tell you Gavriela’s character, effort, and devotion to her clients is unmatched.
If I could share my name and information I would, because I believe that strongly in her ability to support you.
As a somewhat unconventional applicant, I wasn’t sure what to expect from an MBA consultant. Any trepidation I might have had vanished after my first call with Gavriella, however. It was clear from the first day that she would be an invaluable asset going forward. She helped weave my disparate work experience into a compelling narrative, hone in on a more curated target list of schools, and provided excellent interview prep which left me in great shape for all of the interviews that subsequently arose. Working with Gavriella went a long way in taking the stress out of the application/interview process, and it was clear to me early on that she was operating with my best interest in mind, not her own. To anyone reading this who is in need of an Admission Consultant – go with Gavriella if she’s available. You won’t regret it!
Working with Gavriella totally exceeded my expectations. The process was really smooth and although we were short of time she connected with my story immediately and helped me outline it in the best way possible. She was very detailed-oriented and precise with her contributions… It was the third eye I needed to accomplish a well-rounded application. She was very efficient and we even had the opportunity to check other essays! After submitting everything we kept in touch, a fact that made me notice she was very diligent with her work. I was skeptical of acquiring this kind of service but it was an investment I’ll never regret. I totally recommend MBA Mission and Gavriella.
My overall experience with mbaMission and especially my consultant, Gavriella, was excellent!
I elected for the hourly service, for the flexibility, and because I knew which schools I wanted to apply to, but in no way did this detract from the highly personalized guidance I received.
My busy work schedule and different time zone were also no impediment; Gavriella was able to work around me and help with essay editing, deciding on which stories to discuss and eventually on interview preparation as well. I received first-class coaching for every step of the application, tailored specifically to me.
Gavriella was very knowledgeable about the idiosyncrasies of each school’s application process and took time to understand my background, my goals and exactly how I should present my narrative.
I found most useful the open and honest feedback. I felt Gavriella really wanted my application to be the best that it could be. I am very excited to start business school later this year and am sure I could not have been successful without the help of mbaMission.
Gavriella is a fantastic advisor and a lovely person – I could not recommend her services highly enough!
From the beginning of my application process, I had been hesitant about hiring a consultant for a variety of reasons, but now as I prepare to attend Columbia Business School next year, I can very confidently say that working with Gavriella was the best decision I made during the process. I interviewed five consultants and from the get-go I was confident that Gavriella was the right choice. She showed up to our meeting prepped on my background, was very candid about my strengths and weaknesses and proposed a concrete plan to move forward. The minute I knew for absolute sure that I had made the right decision occurred several weeks after we started working together. We were several turns into the all-important goals essay when Gavriella made the (at the time) very unpopular suggestion that we weren’t hitting the mark and that we should go back to the drawing board to make sure that we craft not just a good story but a great one. Most people would have said it’s good enough and forgone the extra work, but Gavriella was committed to our process and committed to my goal of getting into Columbia. She was always there for me to bounce ideas off, provided truly honest feedback, and at times just to listen to me complain about the whole process. No stone was left unturned from beginning to end and Gavriella pushed me day after day to make sure that I wasn’t just submitting a good application but a truly exemplary one. Gavriella guided me and helped create a narrative that showcased to the admissions board a full picture of who I am and what I am capable of.
I used 5 hours of Gavriella’s services to help support reviewing/editing my applications. She really took the time to get to know me and my motivations. She was then able to provide concrete feedback on how I could increase the clarity of messaging across my application. Furthermore, Gavriella was able to offer valuable input on what admissions committees would be looking for.
I had a highly personalized experience where I felt she was truly invested in my success. Not to mention the quick turnaround times to review materials. I ended up getting into my two top choices (GSB & HBS). Gavriella was a key contributor.
Spark notes:
Gavi is articulate, approachable, pragmatic, and incredibly smart. She removed any intimidation I had about the application process, and helped me cement my story and goals in a way that was strategic, calculated, but also nurturing.
Working with Gavi was like working with a good friend who wants you to succeed, but is not afraid to step back and be real with an honest, third party perspective. Her knowledge of the application nuances between each school was extensive, and she was extremely accommodating and flexible throughout my somewhat accelerated (my own fault) process.
You *will not* regret working with Gavi. I could not have made it through applications and interviews – and into programs! – without her insight, encouragement, and guidance.
Full picture:
Like many others, I decided to apply to MBA programs during a period of uncertainty. I’d already taken the GRE and researched schools, but needed clarity on my story, and direction on how to holistically incorporate my experiences and ambitions. On top of that, I was starting the application process only a month out from R1 deadlines, so everything was accelerated and I was overwhelmed.
Working with Gavi brought clarity and more – she was truly the calm within the storm in what would have been an otherwise unbearably frenzied process. My biggest obstacle was the overwhelming number of themes I was trying to incorporate, and Gavi’s ability to distill them into compelling narrative was invaluable. Her clarity was particularly helpful throughout essay outlining / writing / editing, where she broke down the process into measured, achievable segments that kept me on track and on topic. Gavi has also been incredibly supportive throughout the interview process, sharing previous questions unprompted, helping me strategize, talk through themes, and brainstorm examples of past work and projects.
On top of her extensive insight and skill set, Gavi is extremely invested, caring, and supportive. She offered guidance and reassurance when I was struggling to balance a demanding full-time job with the application process, and – not only put up with, but also helped me work through – the anxiety and stress of the past 6 months. She is a fabulous MBA coach and career coach who genuinely cares about her clients’ success and happiness. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
As stated above, work with Gavi – I cannot recommend her enough.
A friend of mine strongly recommended me to hire mbaMission to help me with my MBA application journey. I was having seconds doubts because I’ve had terrible experiences in the past with several informal coaches. I gave myself a chance and hired mbaMission, and they assigned me Gavriella as my coach after a profile review. I want to congratulate mbaMission’s methodology and service. It has been amazing. I was accepted to my #1 and #2 MBA options. I am sure a great part of it was thanks to Gavriella, she rocks, and she has been the best advisor I have ever had. She got to know me perfectly since the first session I had with her. She taught me how to get the best out of me in every step of the application process; my resume, essays, short answer questions, interviews, and even the post-acceptance process. She lifted me up many times, and she never let me give up… She is THE best!!!!
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