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Senior Consultant & HBS Alumni Reviewer
Vantage Point
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Every applicant has a spark and story that can augment their admissions chances 10x+, and Joy is dedicated to help you discover and showcase yours.
Joy has coached MBA applicants for 4+ years with a focus on creating a differentiated story for each client, with a tailored approach made specifically for you. As a re-applicant who was admitted to Harvard Business School, the Stanford GSB, Wharton, and Chicago Booth on the third year she applied, her personal introduction to the process enabled her to develop a good sense of what works in business school applications by trial and error. The journey was something she appreciated because it brought out her lifelong passion of storytelling, a task that included identifying the right pieces of evidence and data and curating these in connecting with the audience – in settings where landing the impact is key to success. During her attendance at HBS, Joy has also worked with the admissions office on advising new admits and initiatives to support students from low-income backgrounds.
As someone who has worked across several industries, spanning finance (buy- and sell-side), fashion, nonprofit, and tech startups, Joy is able to coach applicants across many professional backgrounds to describe their experiences in ways that are understood and appreciated by the admissions committee. She prides herself on an ability to weave together seemingly disparate materials from your background into a cogent and differentiated story that sticks out to your target schools.
Joy has a B.A. in Government from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Vantage Point MBA Admissions Consulting is passionate about making the MBA application process as productive and efficient as possible for our clients. We focus on high touch, customized consulting services to help you maximize your chances of admission to your dream schools. And we’ve enlisted the help from our trusted partners to provide you a 360 degree experience – in addition to your dedicated consultant, we provide you access to former adcom, current students at your target schools, and post-MBA professionals from top firms such as McKinsey, Google, Amazon, PE firms, etc. who are already pursuing the careers you might be considering. Contact us for a free consultation today!
One-School Package: $7,900 Two-School Package: $10,500 Three-School Package: $12,700 Four-School Package: $14,650 Five-School Package: $16,400 Six-School Package: $18,000 Seven- School Package: $19,500
The Pre-Pack (initial 5-hour package): $2,625
The Seed Stage Package: $2,000
The Re-Pack: $695
4 Amplify Hourly Packages: – Essay Enhancement (6 hrs): $2,945 – Essay Enhancement PLUS (8 hrs): $3,645 – Good to Great (10 hrs): $4,375 – Good to Great PLUS (12 hrs): $5,060
Location: New York, New York, United States
Email: joy.marcella.chen@gmail.com
Website: https://vantagepointmba.com/
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Joy’s HBS Review product, through Vantage Point, helped me tailor and get my essays over the finish line from an AdCom lens. While I worked with another consultant for most of the application process, her granular, tactical, and fully-explained feedback made a huge difference for me. Her insights went far beyond surface-level suggestions; she delivered a comprehensive, three-page PDF with detailed, paragraph-style feedback that looked across my essays to understand if the full picture represented me. She also reviewed a PDF of my full application mock, including short answer questions. Every comment was thoughtfully contextualized, helping me understand exactly how my writing might resonate with a first-time reader or the admissions committee.
I used her feedback document as my final edits guide, and color-coded it to organize the action items. She was clear about necessary vs. optional changes and the tradeoffs between different paths. It was very easy to implement her feedback, and she worked with me on a quick timeline in the last week before essay submission.
In my actual interview, my future plans were barely asked about – a testament to how well my essays captured and clarified my story. It was clear to me that the essays had left no lingering doubts or unanswered questions about my goals or motivations.
Though I worked with Joy specifically for the final stages of my application review, her expertise and professionalism are so exceptional that I would recommend her for the full lifecycle of MBA consulting. I think in total I used 10 hours with Vantage Point, plus this review, to get into two top schools – and the thought partnership (for someone with very little free time) was top-notch.
I absolutely loved working with Joy Chen from Vantage Point during my MBA application process! She helped me think through each step of the journey, from understanding the key differences between business schools and developing an action plan to crafting my story and sharpening my interviewing skills. I came away from each conversation with Joy feeling more invigorated, thanks to her positive energy, useful advice, and thoughtful questions. After a few months of working with Joy, I was thrilled to be accepted to my top two schools (HBS and Wharton). Joy challenged me to put my best foot forward, always in a kind and encouraging way, and I can’t recommend her enough to anyone who is preparing for business school!
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