Interview Prep Service Reviews

Personal MBA Coach went beyond their call of duty and offered a 1-hour consultation. I sought their advice to approach and effectively address a thorny issue on my MBA personal statement.

Within hours of submitting my request, when Scott Edinburgh promptly reached out to me and agreed to go beyond their normal services, I did not look for further options.

After the consultation with MJ Shores was set up, she herself reached out to me and set up an appointment as per my convenience. Upon learning about the prospect of being advised by the former Admissions Director at Wharton and former Admissions Dean at UCLA, I was confident about addressing the pricky issue.

MJ thoroughly went through my resume and personal statement, and with her eagle's eye, got down to the atomic-level and spotted the flaws. Her incisiveness was beyond amazing; she advised me to not overthink the issue and rather, convince the adcom about that such an issue would not occur again.

MJ's with her edits and feedback on my resume and personal statement prior to the meeting, made it convenient for me to incorporate her advise. Also, MJ answered follow-up questions after the session. As of yet, my admission decision is not known. I will keep coming back to them for more.

Thank you so much, Personal MBA Coach and MJ Shores.

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I have used Scott's mock interview service, that was just a FANTASTIC Experience!

They know what the core values of my target school is, they know what the interviewer want, they know how to fit each candidate into each schools.

They arrange the interview real quick and give me useful comments so that I can review, practice and improve again!

I enjoy the process a lot and they are very helpful. They do even better than my expectation.

Thanks a lot, Scott, and Jacqueline, you guys are the best!

I would definitely recommend Scott's and Jackie's services to the other MBA or EMBA candidate, without a second of thought.

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I’ve known Scott and MJ through Personal MBA Coach’s TBD mock interview prep. I’ve joined a couple of mocks with other candidates before. However, I wasn’t sure about whether my performance was good enough for the real interview. I’ve connected with Scott at the Personal MBA Coach and he introduced me to MJ for a mock session, which was awesome. After the session, we held an amazing feedback session in which she touched on my personal and technical performance. Even after our conversation, she sent a very detailed written feedback for me. It was my first time getting a feedback from a professional for an interview prep and clearly it was a game changer.

I thank MJ for conducting a great mock session, her kind approach, and her amazing feedback. I also thank Scott for the entire process. He has a good heart and is a great professional. I recommend the Personal MBA Coach team to everyone with utmost pleasure.

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I worked with Personal MBA Coach for a mock Wharton TBD and it helped me immensely. It helped confirm certain behaviors that would be helpful to double down on, what I should express more and what I could do better. My 1:1 session with MJ Shores was even more helpful as she helped me trim the fat from my interview responses and make it more succinct and clean. Scott Edinburgh was also incredibly prompt and on top of things, particularly since I booked and prepared very last-minute. PMC and MJ's support was super helpful and enabled me to feel much more confident and prepared for the TBD.

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The simulation that Personal MBA Coach was extremely helpful -- the proctor was an experienced interviewer and observer for Wharton and gave constructive feedback. I felt prepared for the actual day of the interview.

There was a helpful overview packet and list of questions to prepare for which gave great guidance. The simulation also had the perfect amount of people in it to get a true idea of what it would be like at the actual TBD interview. I highly suggest to invest the time and money for this. It was a great help and I wouldn't have been as prepared.

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I called up Scott to help me maneuver the admissions process and was pretty happy about the overall experience. Had an initial discussion over the phone where he listened to my story and advised me on whether to retake GMAT or not. He also helped narrow down my school list to 3-4. When it came time to interview, Scott helped brushing up my interviewing skills by helping me craft a coherent story, having his partner conduct a 1-on-1 mock interview session (though I didn't find his partner as friendly), and giving feedback afterwards. I found it helpful and recommend it to anyone who has not done bschool interviews before.

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Scott offers great advice on schools, career choices, test taking and essay writing topics. Being an Wharton MBA graduate himself, he knows so much about MBA admissions and education to enable students to make good choices on which schools to apply to. He is very frank in his feedback to applicants.

He is very process driven and had a great step-by-step approach to enable me to reflect on my life and career choices for writing strong essays. We had a couple of long phone calls in the beginning where we did reflection exercises on my life and career. These enabled me to write great essays that came from the heart.

He is very ethical as he does not write letters or recommendations for students unlike other consultants.

He offers outstanding interview preparation advice and mock interviews for students so that they go into the interviewing room with confidence.

He also travels around the world for MBA fairs so you have a high chance of meeting him in person. He offers very quick regular responses through email. I highly recommend Scott.

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I worked with Scott on the interview preparation portion of my application to HBS. I can say honestly that without this interview preparation, I would not have been ready for the depth of questions I was asked in my actual HBS interview. This package was a critical part of my preparation, and allowed me to go into the interview feeling confident and prepared. Scott was always just a quick email away if I needed anything, and his service was a key factor in my preparation that ultimately led to an HBS admission. I would recommend Scott and his team to any of my peers applying to business school. And can truly say it was 100% worth the money. Thank you Scott!

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I hired Scott (Personal MBA Coach) to help me prep for my MIT Sloan Round 1 interview. I was a bit skeptical as to what an MBA admissions consultant could offer in terms of practical advice, but I was definitely pleasantly surprised with the service. Before our meeting, Scott sent me a number of materials detailing common interview questions and strategies for how to approach answering them. We exchanged a number of emails and phone calls back and forth before our meeting, and he was very available/approachable with anything I needed.

Scott came to my office to conduct a practice interview with me – which in retrospect is probably the best decision I made throughout the entire MBA recruiting process. The entire process was incredibly professional, and honestly felt like a real interview. After the interview we had a feedback session, and then the next day Scott sent me a detailed email with strengths and areas for improvement from our mock interview.

When I walked into my actual interview at Sloan, I felt incredibly prepared and confident. I knew my story, had prepped answers to all the possible questions I could get, and it felt almost like déjà vu hearing the admissions officer ask the same questions Scott had asked me a week prior.

If you’re on the fence about hiring an admissions consultant to give you a mock b-school interview, I would say go for it. In the long-run, it’s a drop in the bucket – but it can be the one thing that makes or breaks your interview – and in turn your admission to a top program.

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I can highly recommend Scott for his interview prep. I only applied to one business school, so wanted to make sure everything would go well in the interview. Scott did an awesome job in prepping me for it. He took great time and care to go through all my submitted application documents in order to be prepared for our mock interview. He provided many insightful comments on how I should rather phrase my answers, which aspects I should emphasize and which aspects I just rather de-prioritize.
Also it felt like a real interview and was simply a great mock-up.
What I found even more helpful were his comments on the post-interview submission. As I only had 24 hours to submit the reflection on my interview, it was great to get Scott's opinion on how I should write the reflection and how to re-frame some answers from the interview.

Overall, Scott played a significant part in my admission and I would highly recommend him to anyone who doesnt fell 100% confident about the interview!

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