GOALisB Admissions Consulting Reviews

Reflecting on my MBA application journey, I had the aspiration to pursue my studies at ISB but wasn't certain how to make it a reality. I then interacted with Shruti Ma'am from the Goalisb team. Her upfront and crisp demeanor, coupled with an inexhaustible set of brainstorming questions, made all the difference. Through her guidance, I gained a 360-degree perspective on my goals, motivation, and skills. Despite the skepticism surrounding a techie's chances at ISB, Shruti Ma'am highlighted the transferable skills from my tech background to an MBA setting, empowering me to craft compelling essays and interviews. Her support, including mock interviews, instilled confidence in me, and today, as an admit to the ISB PGP CO'25 batch, I cannot express enough gratitude for her invaluable guidance. Thank you, Shruti Ma'am, for helping me achieve my dream.

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After deciding to seek admission assistance from a consultant, I turned to YouTube for help. There, I discovered Shruti's content. What appealed to me the most was her logical approach and straightforward demeanor.
Once we started work on my application essays, Shruti was very clear with her vision on what needed to be done. She provided clear guidance on framing the structure of application essays and also made me introspect on why I wanted to do an MBA. This helped me to ensure that anything written in my essay aligned with my career objectives.
The most rewarding aspect for me has been the opportunity to independently craft my essays with Shruti's guidance, thereby enhancing my confidence in presenting myself in a refined manner.

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For a person with an MBA within the past 3 years, applying again for a top-tier MBA would be hard to explain, and thinking about ISB was already an impossible challenge to deal with.

And that is when I reached out to some people to help me deal with this challenge and that is how I reached Shruti Ma’am.

Her first words when I explained my case were “Yes, very much possible”!

The thorough understanding of my profile that she tries to attain throughout the application process was something truly remarkable I must say. Because that is what makes you give your best shot.
Her research methods, innovative thought process, and constant guidance helped me perfectly align my application with what the school wants. One unique quality about Shruti Ma’am is her patience.
That really stands out as every student will be already stressed about his candidacy. She was always just a ping away in getting my doubts clarified.

Most importantly, the honest feedback that I received made me see the loopholes that I was missing out on while writing the essays and I cannot explain how many times I had to re-edit the essays to get the final version ready. Also, during the mock interviews, she made me ready to face the hardest question “Why Second MBA”, which truly makes or breaks your case.

I just cannot thank Shruti Ma’am enough for her constant and immediate support. I wish to take this opportunity to express my gratitude towards her, who has been my great mentor and friend since day one and has been instrumental in not only my application but also my overall career development.

With the attention that I received, I felt that I was interacting with my elder sister rather than with a consultant. I think that’s what mattered in the last and I successfully made it into the ISB PGP Co’25 batch and I highly recommend Shruti Ma’am/GoalISB for someone who wants to make the cut into top B-Schools.

Thank you Ma'am,
Sai Viswanath

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Coming from a PSU, I did not know where to start with my to B-schools. Right from my first conversation with Shruti, she did not mince words and gave me her honest feedback about the strengths and weaknesses in my profile. She made it clear that she would help but that I would have to put in the hard work. What I liked the most about her was that she was always available and accommodated with my time constraints. She helped me to strategically use my experiences in writing compelling applications which helped me get shortlisted in all of my targeted B-schools.

She thoroughly studied my profile and her insights were on point and critical to my interview prep. Mock interview sessions with her ensured that I was well prepared for the interviews and it showed when I got successful admits from IIM C and ISB. Even after the admission offers, she helped me choose the right B-School for me and is now guiding me through pre-MBA prep.

I can easily say that onboarding with Shruti was one of the best decisions I made in my MBA application journey.

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I got to know about GoalisB and Shruti ma'am through a friend of mine, so I decided to get in touch with her.

I belong to Merchant Navy, so I did not have a lot of knowledge about the application process and since my gmat was not the very good, I was reluctant to try for ISB. Shruti ma'am gave me confidence in the first call itself, saying gmat is now done and we need to focus on the application, also mentioning that there is never a guarantee for admissions. Her honesty gave me confidence to go ahead with her and it was the best decision I could have made.

My application prep started with our questionnaires and brain storming sessions, where she took the pain to know my profile and understand me and my goals. It was always very comfortable to talk to her as she always responded very quickly to all queries and was direct in her approach, even though I had poor internet connection and was in different time zones regularly. During my introspection and our conversations, she helped me identify the weaknesses and aspects of myself I did not fully realise before, and eventually we started working on the essays.

She reviewed my essays thoroughly multiple times and suggested the areas which I was lacking in. She guided me to write the essay to potray my actual story. A story which was true to myself, but one which I could have never conveyed.

After shortlist for the interview, we had multiple mock interviews where she gave proper feedbacks on my answers and made me rethink and polish them. She never said no to the amount of interviews we could have and finally I got my admit to ISB Co'25.

I would happily recommend GoalisB and Shruti ma'am to anyone trying for an MBA admission because of her professionalism and her direct approach.

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I had availed GOALisB's services after reading a lot of positive reviews on GMATClub, and I can confidently say that all the reviews were correct. I have received admission to IIM A PGPX programme - one of the top MBA programs in my country.

I had prepared simple essays for my target B-schools. GOALisB helped me make them more impactful. I created multiple drafts based on multiple inputs, and my final draft was impactful and able to get my points across well. I was able to show clearly why an MBA was important for me.

My weakness was the interview. I had difficulty getting my points across in the interview, and GOALisB certainly helped me with it. They provided me with multiple questionnaires and personality tests to help me build a good foundation for the interview. I had multiple mock interviews, and they gave me a lot of confidence. The interview prep helped me clarify my journey and its presentation. I was so confident that I was able to answer the questions that I had not prepared for. I certainly recommend GOALisB for MBA Admission Consultancy.

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When I approached Shruti mam, there was only one week left until the application deadline. Despite the limited time, she efficiently assisted me in preparing my application. As a result, all of my applications were shortlisted for interviews. Shruti mam also provided valuable guidance during my interview practice, offering insightful suggestions for improvement. Overall, I applied to four schools and received offers from three of them. Currently, I am pursuing a one-year MBA program at IIM-L. I truly appreciate mam's support throughout this process. My decision to go with GOALisB absolutely paid off.

Sameer Jadhav
MBA Student, IIM-L, IPMX Co'24

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For a person with an extreme profile and average GMAT score, the application process journey seemed like a daunting task and I decided to take some professional help.
After talking to a few consultants, I decided to take help from Shruti @GOALisB.
She is thorough with her research of various programs, applications, and interview processes. Based on your profile, she proactively analyzes the kind of scrutiny one’s application/interview would be subjected to and accordingly suggests you to prepare essays/SOPs.
She is not the one who will find shortcuts or provide you with readymade Essays/SOPs, rather she will ask you to go through deep introspection and write honest Essays/SOPs, which will eventually help you a lot while attending interviews. She invests a lot of time and energy in knowing the applicant's case, his /her aspirations, and story.
She handles/calms down your anxiety and curiosity with extreme maturity and patience, which obviously comes from the years of experience and thorough knowledge she possesses.
Her concern, thought process and guidance are beyond the application process, she suggested various online courses via Coursera to build my knowledge and credentials. She remains in touch with you/ guides you further, even after you have scored your admit.
With this small post, I cannot thank Shruti enough for her regular, instant, and honest support.
Thanks to her, I was able to secure interview calls from all the colleges that I applied to and was able to convert IIM C/L/K/I and waitlisted at IIM A.

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There were several other consultants in the market who blindly promised the success of my application. Shruti, on the other hand, wanted to listen to my story first before deciding whether or not to work with me - that was the first green flag.

She took time to listen to all my stories and was flexible with the timings, especially since we were in different time-zones. After listening to my stories, she prompted me to come up with the draft for the essays. Through multiple calls, back and forth emails, she helped me understand the angle through which the application could be made attractive to the selection committee. It was very important for me that I wrote the majority of the essays in my own words, because only then I could relate to my stories. Shruti gave importance to this aspect and directed me in the right way to write the essays.

After submitting the application too, Shruti helped me with the interview preparation by conducting mock sessions and suggesting improvements in my responses to various types of questions. The actual interview was almost a walk in the park because of how confident I was after having gone through Shruti's mock sessions.

She was also kind enough to offer to help me if I ran into some challenges during my time at the school where I am admitted.

The experience with GoalisB and Shruti was wonderful. I leave with a great professional acquaintance and an opportunity to study MBA in a premier institution!

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As an international applicant for a US B school, I was thoroughly concerned about my odds since I come from a heavily over represented and highly competitive demographic (read Indian engineering male). I had taken a few attempts at GRE and GMAT and wasn’t able to increase my score beyond a plateau . Most of the consultants I reached out to asked me to aim lower or retake exam which I wasn’t intending to do anymore. However, when I reached out to Shruti from GMATCLUB, she understood my challenges and supported me in my journey. She saw the strengths in my profile and helped me highlight those. What I really liked about their services are :

1. Shruti was just a call away - anytime!
2. She understood my goals and helped me figure best schools aligned with my profile
3. She supported me not just by providing admission counsel but also acted as a mentor whenever I needed one
4. Even after I got into my dream B school, she provided suggestions around what can I do preMBA, what courses I should pick and which additional opportunities I can take to make my preMBA profile all the more alluring

I worked on around 8 schools with them and got into my dream school which is amazing. Plus I was on a budget and Shruti helped me out while working on the same. At the same time, this did not compromise the quality of work and support I received.

All in all, loved my engagement with the team and would recommend it to anyone who’s looking for a good consultant.

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