First-Generation Latina applicant accepted to USC Price School Master of Public Policy program with full-tuition scholarship Karla knew that she wanted to take her career to the next level. She’d risen from the ranks of Teach for America to become…
African-American Man Working in Tech Gets 10 Acceptances with Over Half of a Million Dollars in Scholarships, including the University of Pennsylvania Wharton Lauder MBA/MA Program Anthony knew he wanted to go to graduate school after college, but wasn’t sure…
The Network, The Location, and Your Checkbook Author: Lulio It is that time of the year. Eager applicants are receiving word from university programs: admitted, waitlisted, or denied. This phase—preceded by the exhausting battery of applications and seemingly-endless waiting—will have…
At The Art of Applying®, this is what we call a “champagne problem.” An amazing business school loved you and your application enough to give you a full ride to their top 15 ranked program. That’s amazing! But, it’s not…
30-Year-Old Latina Woman Accepted to Five MBA Programs with Scholarships, Despite Low GRE Score and a Non-Traditional Background As a non-traditional applicant, our client Natalia had big dreams. Natalia wanted to use her MBA to pursue her passion for women’s…
31-year-old LGBTQ Indian-American Woman with 2.58 GPA Accepted to Georgetown and UT Austin MBA programs Charanya studied Psychology and Economics at the University of Tennessee. During her time there, she dealt with some personal struggles that ultimately led her to…
27-Year-Old First-Generation Queer Woman Receives Full Ride to Stanford as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar After leaving home at age 17, Briana, a first-generation student, put herself through college at UC Berkeley. After college, she worked as a policy consultant dedicated to…
29-Year-Old Nigerian-American Applicant Accepted to UVA Darden, Carnegie Mellon Tepper, Michigan Ross, and Cornell SC Johnson with Full Scholarships Despite Low GRE and GPA Samuel is from a small town in Nigeria, and completed his undergraduate education at a local…
Client Case Study: 34-Year-Old Finance Professional Gets Accepted to University of Virginia, Cornell and University of Michigan Executive MBA Programs, Plus $15,000 University of Virginia Scholarship Collins is a 34-year-old finance professional. After graduating from Georgia State University he went…
28-year-old African-African woman accepted to Michigan Ross and Ford MBA/MPP, Chicago Harris, Duke Sanford, and Georgetown McDonough and McCourt MBA/MPP J’Taime has an incredibly personal story of resilience combined with a professional background that made her well suited to top…