MBAPREPADVANTAGE, INC.
MIAMI, FLORIDA

Michael Cohan founded MBAPrepAdvantage in 2004 to provide the absolute best and most comprehensive MBA admissions consulting services available. For more than a decade, he has helped hundreds of MBA applicants gain admission to their top programs. Michael will help you articulate your authentic story in the most compelling way possible tailored for the different admissions committees that decide your candidacy. He brings to each engagement deep commitment, superb editing and a high-energy approach along with an extraordinary ability to understand what truly makes his clients unique. As a current entrepreneur and former sales executive, Michael applies considerable functional, industry, and management expertise to his MBA admissions consulting practice. He offers keen insight into the nuances of each business school from having traveled the world to engage firsthand with admissions officers, faculty members and program heads. Finally, his technology and consulting experience encompassing sales, client relationship partner, project manager, lead and developer roles gives him unique insight into clients with similar backgrounds. MBA Admissions Expertise Michael has been referenced as an expert on MBA Admissions in many leading domestic and international business publications, including Almost all top business schools require an MBA interview from every applicant they will eventually admit. This interview gives admissions committees the opportunity to assess your career focus, communication skills, sociability, and gravitas and to determine whether you are who you say you are. The MBA interview complements the other Your MBAPrepAdvantage Interview Preparation Service includes a Skype mock interview that optimally prepares you for both the actual content of the MBA interview and for using optimal body language. We review your “elevator pitch” and examine your capacity to handle wide-ranging questions about your career goals, strengths/weaknesses, leadership skills, managerial potential, etc. We also give you oddball questions designed to test your composure and ability to think on your feet. Additionally, we prepare you for whether an admissions officer, student or alumnus interviews you and for the various MBA interview formats used by different business school (which often reveals valuable insight about how these schools evaluate applicants). An , consisting of a team-based discussion and then a standard one-on-one conversation. While most business schools conduct these interviews blind (i.e. your interviewer will have not first read your application), HBS is an exception. You can expect your interviewer to probe deeper into different areas of your overall profile after having first read your application. An MBA waitlist comprises qualified candidates who have neither been accepted nor denied admission to a program. These candidates might have one or more weaknesses or be in a specific applicant sub-group that is competitive. Business schools use waitlists to ensure a sufficient class size and start admitting waitlist candidates if the school’s yield (the number of accepted students who enroll) is less than expected. What can you do if a business school admissions committee places you on an MBA waitlist? Your response will vary dependent on the business school and particular reasons for your being placed on the waitlist. MBAPrepAdvantage understands the fine line between interest and annoyance and will help determine which strategies are appropriate for your situation. If a business school admissions committee places you on an MBA waitlist, MBAPrepAdvantage will review your MBA waitlist letter (and other waitlist documentation) along with your application to help you customize an MBA Waitlist Response Strategy by business school and tailored to your circumstances. Your goal is to have positive name recognition among admission committee members when the business school starts accepting MBA waitlist candidates. Depending on the wording of your MBA waitlist letter and the business school’s waitlist policy, your mini-campaign can include phone calls, letters and/or additional recommendations that discuss new promotions, projects, GMAT scores, classes, etc. Business schools have different waitlist policies that you must conform to in order to improve, rather than diminish, your chances of admittance. Comparing seven MBA waitlist policies from 2015 there are different guidelines with respect to supplemental information, additional letters of recommendation, application feedback, class visits, interviews, and waitlist decision timing. Different business schools encourage, discourage or only factor supplemental information if requested. Also, Admitted to Harvard Business School Thanks to Michael, I got accepted to HBS! He was instrumental in helping me brainstorm and craft a compelling essay that brought out the best of my professional and personal background. He is knowledgeable with what admissions look for, and is detail-oriented and creative in his approach. Highly recommend! Jen admitted to Harvard Business School Admitted to Stanford Graduate School of Business Ian admitted to Stanford Graduate School of Business Admitted to Stanford Graduate School of Business Steve admitted to Stanford Graduate School of Business Admitted to The Wharton School (Fellowship), MIT Sloan School of Management (Fellowship), Columbia Business School (Fellowship), Northwestern Kellogg School of Management (Fellowship) and Chicago Booth School of Business (Fellowship) Michael was an invaluable resource throughout my entire MBA application process. He invested a lot of time upfront to get to know my personal background and goals and was then instrumental in helping me craft my own story in the most effective and compelling way possible. Michael's deep knowledge of the different school's strengths and program t...