Gina Chen

I worked with Gina on my R1 application to HBS and Gina was integral to helping me shape my narrative on why MBA from the original exploration questionnaire to the final application. We went through a series of iterations and Gina was a great sounding board and editor to improve my application. She was also very helpful in writing my post interview reflection, giving feedback in a 24 hour timeframe. Couldn’t have done it without her!

I had the privilege of working with Gina for 10 months from May of last year until March of this year where she truly supported me throughout the end-to-end MBA application journey – from thinking through which schools to apply to based on my profile and fit to very hands-on essay planning and editing. I cannot emphasize enough for anyone out there trying to take a leap into their next step professionally, Gina will help get you there. I want to write this review to share my story: I was planning on applying in round 1 where I had limited perspective on my ‘why MBA’, mediocre test scores, and very busy work schedule. She encouraged me to take a step back and think about what it is I’m looking to do in the future and really develop my personal brand, motives, and intentions for this pivotal step. I ended up not applying in round 1 because she helped me realize that I was not ready. I learned a lot from her guidance about self-reflection and thinking through which schools would interest me. December came around and I realized my ‘why MBA’ and which programs interested me. A week or two before deadlines, I reached back out to Gina and provided her with the 8 schools and dual programs I wanted to apply to. Despite her having vacation blocked out at the end of December, she was there for me every step of the way. I churned out over 20 essays where she promptly provided very actionable feedback and polished not just the language of my writing but the message I was trying to communicate as well. There were some “essays” that just consisted of bullet points and she provided feedback on the direction of the story and was very honest when it did not answer the full prompt. She also provided me with interview support and helped me navigate the common questions that are asked and helped me tailor my responses to the STAR format and within certain time limits. I am so grateful for her guidance and support and I ultimately gained admission to 6 of my 8 applications including programs such as GSB, Kellogg’s Triple M, and Wharton. I truly cannot emphasize this enough – everyone needs a Gina in their journey. She is thoughtful, kind, and incredibly sharp. 🙂

Gina was incredibly helpful throughout the entire MBA application process. She helped me flesh out my goals and piece together what really matters to me — my “why MBA?”. The entire process was filled with deep introspection and I couldn’t have done it alone. She is incredibly honest. Most importantly, my MBA essays truly felt like ME. Gina struck the perfect balance in helping me uncover blind spots while letting me be me.

I can’t recommend Gina enough for anyone navigating the business school application process. She helped me hone my unique personal brand and clarify why I wanted to pursue an MBA, making my application truly stand out from the crowd. Her feedback on my essays was always very actionable, offering just the right amount of distance I needed to refine my writing. Even as deadlines grew tight, Gina remained incredibly responsive and committed, providing support when I needed it most. Thanks to her guidance, I was able to craft a compelling application, ultimately gaining admission to both Stanford and Wharton. I cannot recommend working with Gina enough!

I worked with Gina on R1 applications to HBS, GSB, and the Lauder program at Wharton. I’m happy to share that I was accepted to 2 of the 3 programs!

Gina was an incredible partner throughout the entire process. Early on, she took the time to truly get to know me – she asked very thoughtful questions that allowed me to uncover insights about myself and shape compelling essay topics. Her thought partnership, candid feedback on my resume and essay iterations, and her interview preparation sessions, were invaluable.

I’m grateful to have had Gina as my coach during this journey and would highly recommend working with her. I truly could not have done this without her guidance and support!

Gina is amazing at what she does! She coaches you, not only to help you find your story, but to take a step back and reflect on what you aim to achieve in your career and how an MBA can help you get there! Gina helped me define my story and was an amazing thought partner on essays – she gave honest and detailed feedback in every iteration. She also kindly gave me guidance before my interview. Thanks to her help, I got into an M7 school with a very generous merit scholarship!

Gina was extremely helpful throughout the application process and instrumental in my admissions success! She was particularly great at helping me determine my “why MBA” answer and I found her thought provoking questions during brainstorming sessions to be a highlight of working together. Another highlight was her detailed and blunt feedback on my resume and essays, which significantly improved my drafts between feedback sessions. I was admitted to multiple M7s with Gina’s help and would recommend her to anyone.

I worked with Gina Chen at Vantage Point MBA during R2 applications after an unsuccessful self-attempt of R1. I had several challenges to overcome (low GRE score, low undergraduate GPA, unclear story, etc.), along with an extremely tight timeline.

After being matched with Gina, she quickly developed a clear plan of attack, and we worked countless hours to refine my “Why MBA” and develop my personal brand. She remained with me throughout the entire application, interview, and waitlist process. I credit much of my success to Gina.

I was accepted to my top Ivy League MBA program with a generous merit scholarship, and ultimately decided to accept a full-tuition Consortium fellowship offer at a T25.

Gina is excellent – I applied R2 this admissions cycle and worked with Gina on all my applications. She’s great at helping applicants identify their “why MBA” and how to craft a compelling narrative. What sets Gina apart is that she’s a great listener who can help you weave multiple facets of your life into a holistic story that resonates with admissions officers.

Gina is also incredibly flexible. I worked with her the last week of December and she always made time to respond to my emails and provide feedback on my essays, despite it being around the holidays. As other reviewers have mentioned, she doesn’t sugar coat her feedback, which results in significant improvements with each iteration of your essays. I can look back and say that without Gina’s help, I wouldn’t have been admitted to my top school choices! Thank you Gina for all that you do.

What stands out to me about Gina is her ability to hone in on your strengths and unique traits as a candidate and help you tell your story in a compelling way. She gave me feedback on my essays that showed me how to think about the prompts and answer them in a way that speaks directly to the adcom. Most importantly, she’s genuinely passionate about helping people figure out their “why” and how the MBA can help them get there. I ended up with several M7 admits which I am absolutely thrilled about – can’t recommend her enough!

When I started the process I knew I wanted to get an MBA and that was about it. Gina helped me to reflect on why I wanted to go, why now was the right time, and specifically how the degree would excel my career. Applying to business schools is a daunting process and Gina helped add structure and was available to answer any and all of my one off questions. Here feedback was not at all sugar coated, but was exactly what I needed to hear to feel confident about every application I submitted.

Gina was indispensable during my business school application process. She served as an incredible thought partner to help me shape my story. While initially, I dreaded essay writing, Gina helped turn it into a great self-reflection exercise on what I really wanted to get out of my business school experience and how I will be able to uniquely contribute to the business school community. Both the quality of my writing and my ideas were improved by working with Gina.

Before I began working with Gina, I knew I wanted to utilize an MBA program to make a career pivot, but I did not have a crisp “why” and had done very little to test my hypotheses of what potential industries I wanted to enter. Working with Gina grounded me – she helped me understand the ways in which my biggest career achievements could propel me into a different field and explain them in a way that would make sense to Admissions Committees. Throughout the process, she was supportive but also knew when to give me space to process and digest her feedback. Her feedback is often direct and fair from sugar-coated, but that was exactly what I needed. My acceptance to two highly selective MBA programs is largely due to her support and expertise.

Gina is an incredibly thoughtful and insightful consultant who bears considerable responsibility for my acceptance. I come from somewhat of a non-traditional background and Gina helped me communicate aspects of my life and experience in a way that emphasized my leadership skills and readiness for the next step. Her feedback was often tough to hear – she’s thorough and very frank – but it was always just the right feedback to take my application to the next level. I can’t thank her enough!