Selection, Analysis, Strategy, Coaching, Editing

Graduates of the world’s top universities get a boost in the first half of their career and it keeps on paying back for a lifetime. It might be a groundbreaking role in biotech thanks to a Stanford Ph.D. or a fashion marketing specialization following graduation from SDA Bocconi, as well as an amazing business career thanks to a top MBA earned from Harvard, INSEAD or LBS. No matter the path they decide to pursue, these graduates get more choices, higher flexibility, wider international personal network, advanced skills and thus have the pick of the best opportunities worldwide.

Each school has different strengths and weaknesses, because they serve different corporate partners and different regions. Sadly, competition for these top schools gets tougher and tougher. This landscape can only become more competitive as emerging countries such as China, India and Brazil have come into play. Many candidates means that only the best among the best will get a chance to become leaders in their respective fields, a role that can be reached only if your academic choices have been as wise as your career choices.

There is also a multitude of weak business schools as universities and private colleges fight for revenue during the recession. Marketing is a tool that is widely used by every school, and sometimes an arbitrary message can be communicated to students, good or bad. That means that many candidates can make bad choices.

To ensure ethical competitiveness, to guide towards the best higher education path suited for individual needs, and to prevent negative choices, Admissions Consultants help candidates to identify the schools that fit their personal needs, to apply for the ones that will be interested in their background and will understand how to best be admitted.

by Duncan Chapple