F1GMAT's Essay Editing and MBA Application Review Service - Start the Journey to M7 and Top 20 MBA and Master's Program
"It feels like a dream. I would have never imagined to even target Harvard MBA if it was not for Atul's encouragement. A true champion of the applicant" - Harvard MBA
"What I like the most about Atul's Editing is his willingness to listen and consider my words before suggesting alternatives. Most consultants give recommendations with no room for debate. The crazy hours he puts into making the essay perfect is another quality that makes F1GMAT different. I went back and forth with him for nine versions of the Stanford Essay. I didn't pay anything extra for the additional edits. Highly recommend the review service. Ask for the three school bundle service" - Stanford and MIT Accepted (Stanford MBA)
"The extensive evaluation of my profile, along with intense debate on the possible career paths, made discussions with Atul an enlightening experience. He knows what he is saying and uses data to support the case. The Q&A for the impact table is another part of the service that opened my eyes to a couple of career paths. But the most useful service is the editing. After writing and self-editing the Wharton MBA essay, I couldn't shorten the length. Atul cut the words without losing the storytelling qualities of my essay." - Wharton MBA
"The Responsiveness of Atul's Editing, the IMPACT table and the color coded comments were the differentiating value proposition I experienced while receiving help for my essays.The process made my writing and editing much easier" - Columbia & Booth Accepted (Chicago Booth MBA)
"Atul is a brilliant strategist and editor. He recognized my weakness and communicated them in an honest way without ever putting me down. The balance of practicality and encouragement helped me set the right expectations and focus all my efforts on European schools as my post-MBA goal had much better recall when we quoted opportunities in the UK and Germany." - LBS MBA
"I am an aspiring Entrepreneur who found Yale's Integrated curriculum to be the best preparation for the complexity of a fast-paced global market. While communicating my drive for entrepreneurship in the essay, I couldn't encapsulate who I was and the biggest commitment I made. An event from childhood that Atul brought out from me became the opener that completed the missing piece for my story" - Yale MBA
"Thank you for breaking down the culture at Haas for me. It really helped me approach the essays with fresh eyes. Your editing style is much appreciated as I was apprehensive that my voice would get stifled with each edit. You took my best phrases, put the magic of your words and created a pitch that the Haas MBA admissions team accepted!" - Haas MBA
Why Work with Atul Jose - The Founding Consultant of F1GMAT?
This is embarrassing. I am not used to writing about myself.
I wrote a 1200-page Winning MBA Essay Guide just to avoid writing about myself.
My writing & editing (if you have read F1GMAT's blogs and F1GMAT Premium), and Essay Examples (F1GMAT's Essay Guides) should speak for itself.
Let me give it a try.
I was an engineer in the Technology industry.
I felt disconnected from the culture.
Like most of you who are pivoting to accelerate your career or switch industries, I also applied to an MBA and got admit to an MBA focused on Entrepreneurship.
I chose to start F1GMAT instead.
This was way back in 2009.
I hosted consultants, GMAT prep companies and schools to share about the application process and the program. Soon, I realized that there is a big incentive problem when you are a platform and views/reads are the primary focus and not the focus on helping the applicant.
I began helping applicants through M7 school application and when a client shared a heartfelt thank you note, I knew that F1GMAT could serve a more meaningful purpose by directly helping applicants.
I pivoted to turning F1GMAT from a platform to an admissions consulting company with just one mission:
"To help MBA and Master's applicants make the right career, school selection, essay writing, funding and interview preparation decisions".
I also began to write like a madman.
Then, very few Consultants wrote Sample Essays.
I only focused on writing Essays and research articles.
It is strange what you become when you do one thing with passion for over a decade.
I don't know about the 10,000+ hours.
I wrote short stories in my 3rd grade.
I had a personal blog in 2006, observing people's escapades from reality.
I could capture emotions and perspectives about life from different cultures, ethnicity, socioeconomic backgrounds, personalities, and genders.
It was like feeling deeply connected to another person and living the world through their eyes.
That is the fun part of writing Essay Guides, Research articles, and Editing Client Essays for me - to see the world from your perspective.
Great Lines = Admit?
Just writing great lines and editing essays into perfect prose doesn't translate to wins in competitive M7 and T15 MBA Admissions.
You should be deeply aware of your Personal Brand and what schools value.
What is your Personal Brand?
Personal branding is not the politician-style manicured version of yourself but stories from your life that give a structure to your journey.
I can't put a word to it. It is like casting choices in popular movies. There are certain roles only one actor can play.
Your narrative should feel like a journey that only you could have traversed.
So why work with me?
MBA Application is 40% branding and 60% writing.
You can't skip on either of the two.
Writing requires practice.
Editing is a different muscle.
As a Consultant who has edited and written every day for the past 15+ years and a marketer who has built multiple brands, I am uniquely blessed to possess two skills - branding and writing.
My comments are not just edit comments about your writing but tips on improving your writing and expressions as well.
In some schools, you need to tone down the expressions, while in some, you need to accentuate them.
The copy-paste strategy won't work in competitive M7 and T20 schools.
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