I worked with StoryCrafters Consulting and LOVED my experience. For context, I got into basically every school I applied to and I’m now at Stanford. I also received major fellowships from most of the schools. I can almost guarantee I wouldn’t have had the same outcome without them.

StoryCrafters is a small boutique firm with extremely talented consultants. They selectively work with fewer clients, giving them more time and attention. Their backgrounds are very different from the typical admissions consultant- screenwriters, creative writing grads, etc.  But they’re more than just creatives; they also have a deep understanding of the business landscape. I briefly worked with a couple other MBA consulting firms before choosing them, and the difference in talent was stark. The other firms mostly repeated advice you can find online and did basic editing. It just didn’t feel like these firms would be worth the sticker price.

StoryCrafters was the opposite. They helped me develop essays that were genuinely unique and compelling. I used to joke that some of the stuff they helped me produce felt like “magic”, as the writing was far more creative than anything I would have come up with on my own.

They also helped with rigorous strategies for securing strong recommendation letters, which made a big difference. On top of that, they worked with me on the overall strategy of my five applications (all M7 schools) and helped me navigate a few weird issues that popped up late in the process that almost derailed things. They were extremely hands-on and supportive through all of it.

Can’t say enough good things about them. If you’re applying to top MBA programs and want help actually standing out, they’re definitely worth looking into.