Debbie Choy Reviews

I had a wonderful experience and outcome with Debbie. She is professional and does care about the applicant—moreover, significant outcome improvement vs. the previous year's application process. One year ago, I also hired a consultant from a major firm but was not accepted into any of the three programs I applied to. One year later, with the same job and GMAT score, Debbie helped me to get accepted into one of the programs, and I was even offered a fellowship. Additionally, I got a deferral from a second program. Overall, working with Debbie has been a pleasant and rewarding experience. Strongly recommend her!!

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Debbie is a very experienced and supportive consultant. She took the time to truly get to know me and my stories instead of following templates. She has a very in-depth understanding of the MBA application process and different schools' unique styles. Every meeting with her was very efficient and insightful, and she was also very timely with email responses. At the same time, preparing for application can be extremely intense and stressful; Debbie's high energy and care also made things much easier. She also went out of her way to extend support whenever needed. I would highly recommend Debbie as a consultant!

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I am extremely grateful to have had Debbie as a coach throughout the application process.

I worked with Debbie through multiple months from strategizing when to apply to my top choice programs, to prepping for the GMAT and writing my application, and also working through the interview process. Debbie was a very thoughtful, strategic and encouraging consultant who gave me a lot of confidence that I was positioning myself as best as I could to the schools I was applying to. I particularly appreciated the time Debbie took to help me brainstorm and write my essays, and coach me through the interview process.

I was accepted to my top choice program, and I do not think I could have gotten there without Debbie.

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I worked with Debbie for R1 2023 entry and had the best experience I could've ever asked for.

While I did have an idea of the storyline I wanted to tell, Debbie with her years of expertise found common traits from my experiences and artfully suggested themes. Many of my essays were on version 15+ and she was able to provide thoughtful feedback no matter what stage the essays were at or pulled me back when she noticed that the previous way of phrasing is more authentic. She was also a huge emotional support when I had self-doubt and cheered me on giving me confidence that what I submitted was genuine and truly told my story. The interview mocks were also extremely helpful as she right away pointed out areas I can be more articulate in which allowed me to focus during subsequent practices.

With Debbie's help, I secured interviews with 3 out of the 5 schools I applied to (all M7) and am happy to share that I received an offer to join HBS, my dream school! I could not have gotten to where I am without her help and highly recommend her to anyone seeking support!

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I purchased the mbaMission 5 MBA program package, applying to Darden, Haas, Kellogg, Tuck, and Wharton Round 1. I chose mbaMission and my Consultant, Debbie Choy, through word of mouth (one of my closest college friends had used her successfully the year prior).

I most appreciated Debbie's flexibility and timeliness; whenever I submitted materials for her review, I would always receive feedback within 48 hours (often within 24 hours).

Fortunately, there was no MBA application Round 2, given I was admitted to several schools, including my top choice program. I would recommend using both mbaMission and Debbie to anyone going through the MBA application process!

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I first heard about mbaMission through Manhattan. Their book on MBA admissions surpassed my expectations. After researching their consultants, I found Debbie seemed like an experienced, direct, kind, and serious professional. I was right, Debbie was great! She always delivered timely, concise, and direct feedback. Debbie was with me every step of the application process and helped me get into Stanford and MIT.

As a Stanford alumna and consultant professional, she provides key perspectives and critical information that I couldn't have found otherwise. I was impressed with how well she understood me throughout this brainstorming session; this was key to the story I shared in my essay.

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I’m so glad I worked with Debbie throughout my round 1 application process. I chose to do hourly services with her so that I could get her input on different parts of the application for the 5 schools I was applying to. Debbie was fantastic. She was very strategic during each brainstorming session. She let me know the parts of my background that would really stand out and should be highlighted in the application and the best way to do so. She was also very honest with me, and I felt reassured that I wasn’t just getting buzz words from her.

I also enjoyed working with Debbie because I found her to be extremely efficient, concise, and straightforward with her feedback. Every minute with her was well spent, and I felt that I was able to drastically improve my essay with each round of edits from her. Not only that, she was very prompt in her responses to other parts of the application for each school. She made the entire application process very smooth and easy for me.

With Debbie’s help, I secured interviews to 3 of the 5 schools I applied to. I received an offer from Booth with significant scholarship and am waiting for decisions from another top 3 and top 10 school. Debbie is amazing and I would highly recommend her to anyone.

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Working with Debbie has been an incredible experience so far. I worked with Debbie on 4 highly competitive M7 schools for Round 1 - with her guidance and counsel, I received interview invitations with 3 of these schools and have already been accepted to 1 so far (M7 / Ivy League).

Debbie has been thoughtful, strategic, and honest with me. She has supported me through the ups and downs of this difficult process, and has truly been the wind beneath my wings. As an international South Asian male working in finance (with test scores below average!), I belong to several overrepresented categories all at once. Through working with Debbie, I was able to discover how I could best position my background and experiences in a competitive way.

There is no way I would already have a top MBA acceptance for next fall without her help. If you have the opportunity to work with Debbie, go for it - it is 100% worth it.

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Looking back, I’m so glad that I chose Debbie to help me with my MBA journey. During my search for a consultant, I often felt that I was not good enough for my dream school as well as my other top targets; however, Debbie had a more optimistic approach. Having been denied at my target schools once in the past, I was worried, but she was able to look at the positives and always brought it back to my strengths. Through this process of re-applying, I can confidently say that Debbie truly cares.

She is detail oriented, on time, friendly, and constructive. She is extremely accessible and easy to work with. Even though I always had a lot of questions, she was patient enough to answer them. Through her support, I was able to craft my re-applicant story and received admission at my dream school. She was so thrilled when I got in, and I could tell how much she was invested in my success.

She would even jump on Zoom calls with me to conduct mock interviews. She is extremely honest in her assessments, and that made me fine tune my approach to become a better interviewee. For those of you considering an MBA consultant, I would easily go with Debbie. I would highly recommend her services to anyone that asks me.

Truly, I owe a debt of gratitude to Debbie!

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I had Debbie Choy working with me for my application, we filed 3 applications together. Didn't get into any of the colleges. The experience was fruitful enough for me to learn what these guys do and then crack a college on my own but the package for Debbie is way too expensive for internationals. The advice I received was templated advice. Maybe get one school package and then figure things out on your own. Not worth the money. I would suggest not to engage MBA mission consultants if you are an Indian. They don't care much about you even if you don't get in. My consultant didn't even follow up post I was put on the waitlist or offered to help me with more schools which many consulting services do (Free of charge) if you don't get into the schools you worked with them on.

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