Rajat Garg Reviews

Exactly one year back, around the same time, I remember I was doing intensive research on MBA consultants, reading GMAT Club forum reviews, and going through website testimonials. After several profile evaluations with different MBA consultants, I decided to go with MBA and Beyond. And I can happily say that it was the best decision.

Also, since going with an MBA consultant meant that I had to pay some significant money, this difficult decision to choose the MBA consultant involved several variables for me. Coming from an over-represented pool, an Indian engineer who is seeking to get into consulting, I knew exactly that I would go with an MBA consultant with a great success rate of helping Indians get into top EU business schools with average GMAT scores. Throughout the application journey, MBA and Beyond really helped me feel confident about the fact that my application is more than my average 700 GMAT score and with well written and impactful application essays, I can ace the MBA applications.

After onboarding with MBA and Beyond, I was really impressed by the consultant mapping process. MBA and Beyond understood what my requirements were and mapped me with Rajat, a mechanical engineer from India who pursued his MBA from top EU business school and went into consulting. That was exactly who I was looking for, someone who has exactly gone through the same journey.

His calm demeanor always helped me stay confident and stress free through the application process. The best thing about him was that no matter how busy he was, he got back to me as soon as possible. From quick WhatsApp replies to scheduling multiple calls, his support was pivotal in building my MBA brand, guiding me through essays, CV writing, and finally helping me ace the interviews.

Finally, with the support of MBA and Beyond, I was able to get admits from 4 top EU Business Schools with scholarships. I finally decided to join IE Business School, which aligned better with my post MBA goals and what I wanted to gain out of my MBA.

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I joined MBA and Beyond towards the end of June with a clear intention of applying for schools outside India. After a few conversations with the team, consultant mapping and filling the intriguing self-introspecting questions as a part of the process, I had a call with Paridhi and she helped me pick my top 3 schools based on my strengths and career goals.

Shakshi and Kushalta from the team have been instantly available from the team whenever I would need help to connect with an alum, to fill up long applications or to schedule my mock interviews.

Lastly, I can't thank Rajat, my consultant, enough for being extremely patient and supportive throughout the process. Sometimes it was difficult to catch hold of his time but whenever we would be on call he ensured that we have the max productivity and are able to close all agendas for the call. Within a few interactions he could understand my profile and gave me a clear direction on where I need to think more to come up with better stories for the essays.

The MBA application journey is a roller coaster ride, both mentally and emotionally, and I wouldn't have been able to come up with flying colors if it weren't for the consistent support from Rajat, Paridhi and Shakshi.

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MBA&B has been a reliable and competent guide and partner on my applications journey. More than basic application assistance, the people were incredibly supportive.

When I received a waitlist from one of my top 3 target colleges, Rajat (my counsellor) spent considerable time in just boosting my morale which bolstered my self-confidence, and helped me do better for the forthcoming interviews - resulting in a convert for both remaining schools :)

When I needed support to craft scholarship essays, Sakshi (my coordinator) got me the best help possible from within the team.

Overall, the MBA&B team is resourceful and puts candidate interest first. I am happy to recommend them.

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I had worked with other consultants before in previous application cycles, and a specific thing I was looking for while choosing a consultant was someone who didn't have a hands-off approach to my application. Since I had a low GPA and a slightly above-average GMAT/GRE, most other consultants spoke about how that was my only gap and how I should target Tier 2 schools. But MBA & Beyond totally stood out to me. In our initial meeting, after I shared my profile with them, they returned with a list of specific strengths and gaps with a strategy for addressing each of these in the applications. This put my mind at ease right in the beginning as their logic was convincing, and I knew I wouldn't get any generalised advice. They were willing to be ambitious with me and aim for the best tough programs.

MBA & Beyond has an excellent content-gathering portal that makes you dig deep and write down the stories you would use in essays. It was unique as they asked the bare minimum questions needed to put forth a good application and understand my context and background. This meant that I didn't spend time filling out a lengthy document that I wouldn't use later in the application. A service that I was highly impressed with was that apart from my consultant, there were at least three people in touch with me from MBA & B to make sure I made good progress at each stage, encouraging me to dig deeper in specific areas.

Rajat Garg was assigned as my consultant. From the beginning, it was clear that he had gone through my content-gathering document in detail which meant we could get started almost immediately. Rajat and MBA&B offered complete support, all the way from selecting my schools to receiving an acceptance. What I appreciated most about working with Rajat was the structure he brought to the whole process. The workload at times seemed overwhelming with the multiple essays and deliverables for each school, but Rajat kept me calm by breaking down the work, bringing clarity to what I was expected to do and giving me the right feedback. He was extremely committed to the process, putting in many odd hours because of the time zone difference to edit essays and help build my profile and story.

MBA & Beyond is the right name for them as they really do go beyond their call of duty, whether it was sharing essay and resume samples for your target schools, getting additional feedback for your essays from other consultants, interview prep with specific feedback, or just being available on call or whatsapp to clear the innumerable doubts that pop up in your mind during the process. They were with me every step of the way.

While a lot of hard work writing essays, building your resume, networking with alumni and school research has to happen from your end, MBA&B is an extremely reliable partner to have in this process. A great sounding board that you can rely on for honest, efficient advice.

I received an acceptance from INSEAD this week. And am looking forward to hearing from other schools in the later months. I have thoroughly enjoyed the application process and can't thank Rajat and MBA & Beyond enough.

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