If you’re chasing an elite MBA, we'd like you to be aware of two very painful truths before you even think about writing your grad school applications:

1. If you're applying to top-15 MBA programs, your odds of admission might be lower than you think. The applicant pool is strong and deep, and TONS of absolutely spectacular, nearly flawless applicants get rejected from top programs for no good reason. So you'll need to squeeze every ounce of awesomeness you possibly can from your MBA essays.

2. It takes more time and pain to write a great MBA application than you might think. You'll want to start early -- ideally well before you've taken the GMAT -- and you'll want to work steadily and thoughtfully over the course of several months to maximize the quality of your applications.

Are you still with us? If so, you'll enjoy this video, which is the first in our ongoing series on MBA admissions. In this episode, Charles -- who has quietly offered MBA admissions consulting services since 2008 -- talks about how to get your MBA application started so that you avoid pain in the long run. He'll help you start your applications the right way by giving you five key principles to make the process as smooth as possible. And if you've already started your applications, he'll help you streamline the process by making you think about the most important part of your application: you.

We haven’t shouted about this very much, but as well as tutoring for the GMAT, GRE, EA, and LSAT, GMAT Ninja also offers comprehensive MBA admissions consulting services. We're a little bit different from most MBA admissions consultancies: we only offer hourly, pay-as-you-go services (fire us anytime!), and we’re convinced that the most successful MBA applications are painfully honest, incredibly clear, and maybe a little bit unorthodox.

If you’re looking for a standard, impersonal, one-size-fits-all approach to MBA admissions consulting, then you’re probably not in the right place. But if you want an approach that’s interesting, energetic, independent, and – most importantly! – honest, then you might want to keep watching. We could be the best MBA admissions consultants for you.

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Are you looking for an MBA admissions consultant, but you don’t know where to start? Do all of them pretty much look the same, and you’re not sure which ones are actually worth hiring?

If so, fill out this short form and we’ll send you information on some of our favorite admissions consultants. While some of them are from our MBA admissions consulting team, there are several from other companies we trust and work with regularly.

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Want more MBA admissions tips & advice?

More information about our MBA Admissions consulting services: [ Ссылка ]

Several (painfully honest) articles that will help you choose the best MBA admissions consultant for your specific needs: [ Ссылка ]

Articles that will help you produce your very best MBA application: [ Ссылка ]

Free, complete GMAT prep course on YouTube: [ Ссылка ]

Free, complete GRE prep course on YouTube: [ Ссылка ]

Updates on this series and our other MBA admissions-related projects: [ Ссылка ]

For more on Charles Bibilos, his love of international food, and his contributions to ornithology textbooks: [ Ссылка ]

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction
01:04 MBA applications suck
02:47 Ignore the rankings
05:05 No spaghetti, please
07:10 Your MBA "sound byte"
09:35 Steady, daily work

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