Status: First-time applicant
Pre-MBA industry: Data Science
Years of experience at time of matriculation: 13
GMAT/GRE score: Test Waived
Undergraduate GPA: 78/100
Graduate GPA: 3.40/4.00
PhD GPA: 3.26/4.00
Admitted to: Columbia EMBA, Stern EMBA
Service Type: Premium Need-based
With offers from EMBA programs at Columbia and Stern, I can’t recommend Square One enough.
When I did a 1:1 free session with Kathryn, she took much more time than the allotted 30 minutes to understand my background and goals. She could sense that I lacked confidence about my candidacy and explained in great detail why she was encouraging me to apply. She even did a follow-up call with me when I had additional questions. To choose my advisor, I talked to three advisors. All were great, but I went with Cristina and am so grateful to her. I am not a strong writer, so I knew I would be tough to guide. But Cristina was patient and strategic as she worked hard with me to craft my resume and essays. One of Cristina’s strengths was her ability is to listen to my personal narrative, ask the right questions, and help me to put relevant things in various parts of my applications. Horatiu, my career narrative expert, was also great. He helped me develop very clear goals/rationale for an executive education. It was hard work, but valuable well beyond the application as we worked together to build goals that pertain to what I really want to do. Kelsey Kephart was also helpful as a second set of eyes on the work Cristina and I worked to create. Having that gave me peace of mind. And finally, having Pat to ensure I stayed on track with all I had to do was surprisingly helpful. I didn’t understand how many facets there are to building an application. I relied on both my schedule in their portal that always anchored me logistically, and Pat, as a human touch to update my schedule when I’d have to take a few days off here and there due to unforeseen work and family commitments.
I am beyond thrilled that I’m taking this next big step with my education and career. I strongly recommend Square One.