MBA Admissions Advisors was founded in 2013, initially to provide MBA admissions consulting services. Since then, we’ve shifted gears to focus on reviewing and comparing admissions consulting and test prep services.
Founder Emeritus — Kyle Watkins (Harvard Business School, MBA class of 2013)
Kyle applied to business school only one year after graduating college, making him among the youngest applicants admitted to Harvard Business School. However, during his time in college he also worked for nearly two years as a paid finance staffer for President Obama’s 2008 campaign, and he went on to work in the White House on the National Economic Council and in the Office of Management and Budget before matriculating to business school.
Leveraging his background as a journalism minor to write compelling essays, he worked for months to shape his personal brand. Coupled with a 770 on the GMAT and a strong undergraduate GPA, his narrative propelled him to admission at HBS, his first-choice school and the only program to which he applied.
After graduating from HBS, he started MBA Admissions Advisors to help other ambitious applicants follow in his footsteps. He remained involved until 2019. Since stepping away, he has held a series of senior finance roles at companies including Shiftgig, Ankura, and Groupon.
What we do now
Today, MBA Admissions Advisors is a leading platform for prospective MBA applicants looking for reviews of admissions consultants and test prep companies, along with free guidance on a variety of application-related topics.
Browse the site to find:
- Our up-to-date reviews of the best MBA admissions consultants and test prep tutors for every kind of applicant
- A series of 10-step guides to the different stages of the application process
- A list of key resources we recommend to every MBA applicant
- Blog articles with free advice on specific schools and parts of the application
Our editorial team is dedicated to informing readers about their options in a complicated market. Because when you’re paying for a service (and admission to a top business school is on the line!), you deserve to know exactly what you’re getting: what’s worth it and what isn’t.
Having helped clients through the application process ourselves, we understand the struggles that ambitious MBA hopefuls face — and the best ways to overcome them. We’re well placed to review the admissions consulting and test prep services on the market today, with a deep understanding of how these services operate and of what works — and what doesn’t — for different kinds of applicants.