Melanie Espeland

Consultant Bio

Melanie received her MBA from Columbia University, and her BS from Cornell University. A former McKinsey consultant, she has expertise in MBA admissions consulting, executive coaching, and strategy consulting. Melanie is particularly skilled in helping clients create a compelling narrative and application strategy that reflects their authentic self.Admitify offers you industry-leading experience and dream-school outcomes. Because we’re a boutique company, you’ll work with a dedicated coach for a truly personal, end-to-end experience. Our coaches are mentored by Paul Bodine based on his book Great Applications for Business School. Through intensive get-to-know-you interviews and rigorous macro and micro feedback, Paul and his team of expert coaches—including Harvard, Stanford and Wharton MBAs—guide you gently through the journey of crafting compelling, memorable essays that show your passions, personality, and self-awareness. Leave the angst and stress behind. Trust Experience, Trust Integrity, Trust Success. Admitify is a longstanding member of the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants; integrity matters to us.

Company Information

Admitify offers you industry-leading experience and dream-school outcomes. Because we’re a boutique company, you’ll work with a dedicated coach for a truly personal, end-to-end experience. Our coaches are mentored by Paul Bodine based on his book Great Applications for Business School. Through intensive get-to-know-you interviews and rigorous macro and micro feedback, Paul and his team of expert coaches—including Harvard, Stanford and Wharton MBAs—guide you gently through the journey of crafting compelling, memorable essays that show your passions, personality, and self-awareness.

Leave the angst and stress behind. Trust Experience, Trust Integrity, Trust Success.

Admitify is a longstanding member of the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants; integrity matters to us.

Menu of Services and Associated Costs

Menu of Services and Associated Costs

All In School Package
Clients who choose Admitify’s All In School Package work with a dedicated expert coach and receive comprehensive help on every aspect of the application process. You and your coach are backed up by the Admitify team and overseen by Paul Bodine. The package provides:

• Unlimited Discussion (by phone, email, or in person – whichever you prefer) on school selection, application strategy, positioning, and client discovery (getting to know your story). Unlimited means unlimited.
• Unlimited Editing of All Essays for that school including optional essays, from the most microlevel (grammar, etc.) to the highest macro level (themes, etc.). Unlimited means unlimited.
• Unlimited discussion of recommender selection. Also includes specific feedback on all recommendation letters for one school (interacting directly with the recommender): concrete, point-by-point suggestions for improving each letter. Unlimited means unlimited.
• Review and edit of application resume.
• Review of your Internet and social media presence.
• Review of entire data section of application (the non-essay portion of the application).
• Mock interview session using actual school interview questions, followed by detailed feedback on what you did well and how you can improve for each school.
• Advice on weighing and selecting from your school admission offers. Help with your wait-list campaign, if needed.

90/60 Strategic Planning Service
New clients can schedule a 90-minute brainstorming/strategy session to discover application themes and best stories, goals, recommenders, timelines etc., for the price of a 1-hour session. After this first call, Admitify will credit the first hour toward any other service purchased with the same coach, so you get the lower rate.

Hourly Coaching
Hourly coaching is ideal for applicants who need help on specific parts of their application. Most of our clients ask for help with essays, recommendations, and interview preparation. We’ll charge you only for actual minute-by-minute time spent working on your application (no ’rounding up’). And each time we send you work, we’ll tell you exactly how much time it took. You’ll always know where you stand.

Interview Prep
In your Interview Prep session, you’ll get a one-on-one 60-minute mock interview on Zoom with one of Admitify’s top coaches. Using actual school interview questions, your coach will provide personalized feedback on your interview content and delivery, so you can feel confident on interview day. We also offer specialized interview prep packages for Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, and Wharton’s Team Based Discussion that are geared specifically to their unique requirements.

Early Planning Package
If you’re planning to pursue an MBA or specialized business master’s but you’re a year or two away, now is the perfect time to engage one of our expert coaches to help you develop a strategic plan to improve your candidacy. Admitify’s Early Planning package begins with a detailed questionnaire devised to discover your most important stories and what drives you. Next, your coach will conduct a comprehensive assessment of your strengths and weaknesses and give you a targeted list of schools, including ‘reach’ programs and what you need to do to get into them, as well as an action plan to help you strengthen your overall candidacy.

Other Services
We also offer Specialized Business Master’s packages for programs including MBAn, MCSci, MFin, and MiM, as well as other á la carte options such as Ding Analysis and Waitlist Strategy & Support.

Please visit our website for more information and pricing.

Location: La Mesa, California, United States
Phone: 619-609-7175
Email: paul@admitify.com

Location: United States

Phone: 619-609-7175

Email: melanie@admitify.com

Website: https://admitify.com/