Julia Hazen Reviews

I worked with Julia Hazen, Rose Ngo, and Claudia Nelson for R2 applications to multiple schools including M7 and top international schools. I had a high GMAT, average GPA from a non-Ivy undergrad school, and relatively average working history. I ended up with multiple admits including getting into my dream school and was also offered substantial scholarship money.

Like most applicants I spent a lot of time and effort on these applications. Admissionado offered a competitive advantage compared to many applicants by helping me understand my profile and how I was coming across in my applications from an independent perspective that also clearly understood what admissions committees look for. The team also helped me distill what made me unique and how to tell my story in as compelling a way as possible. Not only was this critical to the application process, it also helped me understand myself better and see clearly the unique parts of my background and strengths, which was extremely valuable beyond business school applications, but also in my career.

Overall the majority of the help Admissionado's team provided was for the essay process. They also helped with interview prep, misc. questions about the application process, and also were great supporters throughout the stressful process.

Hiring an admissions consultant is a big investment however for me it clearly paid off. The amount of scholarship money I've been offered significantly outweighs the cost of working with Admissionado. Going to a top business school is a life changing event which will be extremely expensive anyway, so to me it made complete sense to spend additional money and maximize my chances of admissions, while also 'earning' the cost back in the form of scholarships. I highly recommend all other prospective students consider working with them as well.

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I was initially hesitant to leverage the services of an admissions consulting firm as I felt fairly confident in my ability to craft my own narrative. I had already done a decent amount of research on my target schools as well, so I knew I didn't need a holistic consulting package. Admissionado's Junior Deluxe filled that gap perfectly (and didn't break the bank)! The team was able to help me build my unique story based on a series of (what I viewed as) unrelated personal or professional experiences. Additionally, the resume editing services that were included helped put the finishing touches on the most important part of the application.

As a side note, I felt that the Admissionado team (and Julia specifically) were able to deftly strike the balance between optimism and pragmatism, a combination I knew would both motivate and challenge me.

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I signed up for the Junior Package with Admissionado after looking at a couple of other consulting services. The biggest difference I realized is just the amount of support the team is bringing. Claudia connected me with Julia Hazen based on my background and target schools. Julia and the team were cheerleaders from the start.

Julia conducted a discovery session to understand basically every major event in my life and how it helped me into who I am today. She understood my perspective and helped me framed up those experiences in my story. There were things that I didn't consider accomplishments were actually talking points and it's a real confidence booster. Professionally she helped me translate my industry experience language into concise story that everybody can understand. She was honest in recommending me just the junior deluxe package seeing that I may not need the resume or interview prep support. I ended up purchasing packages for three schools and applied the lessons to three more schools.

We worked on a tight timeline starting from November for the January round deadline. I was also rewriting my GMAT in between. Julia and the team were extremely quick with turnarounds. I had just submitted an essay for edit and it was back the next few days. It was a lot of hard work during those 2 months where we were concurrently working on multiple schools. The results really paid off. I was accepted to 3/3 schools I applied with Admissionado (1 M7, 2 T15) even with scholarship. The other 3 schools I applied myself using the same lessons had 1 admit and two waitlist. Julia and the team was really supportive throughout the process. I was able to bounce ideas off of her and eve get feedback on other portions on my application such as the video portion and optional essay.

MBA is already a huge investment and I would recommend anyone thinking about this path to put your right foot forward by maximizing your chances with Admissionado.

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I had the pleasure of working with Julia this past August – December, as I prepared my round 2 applications. Due to budget constraints, I only had Julia help me with one school (Wharton). From our first conversation, Julia was always friendly and eager to share her experience and her network; I feel like I’ve known her for years! She is more than eager to understand who you are as a person and find your unique strengths, which I think is very different from other consultants.

I am a nontraditional candidate, as I currently work in non-profit development and aim to pivot into corporate health and wellness. Julia helped me to develop my “story” and communicate it in a clear, compelling way. My MBA stats are not exactly a helpful for my application, so I really think Julia’s guidance on my story was what landed me admits to Wharton, Columbia, Yale SOM, and NYU Stern. When you decide to work with Julia (which you should!) remember to trust her process but also put your best foot forward. The harder you work with her, the better your application will be.

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If you are on the fence about getting a admission consultant just do it- I promise you it will be the best money you have ever spent. Sure, they are helpful to put together essays, but admissionado (and Julia especially) is there step by step of the way with you to answer any questions. This was huge for someone as indecisive as me. Julia was able to share what I could expect, what about my profile shined, and what I should stay focused on. My knowledge about applying to grad school now is night and day different than before I started working with Julia. Pick Julia if you want to get into your dream school, I did!

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Admissionado was very helpful as I refined my application. They were able to pair me with a mentor who had a background in the industry I'm interested in. Julia was amazing to work with; she's incredibly encouraging and helped me to identify compelling experiences to highlight in my application as well as build confidence when prepping for my interviews. I highly recommend both the company and Julia.

Other positive feedback I have for the company is that they are excellent at communicating and are highly responsive, and they have many consultants who come from a variety of industries and schools.

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I worked with Julia Hazen from Admissionado on 2 applications, both junior deluxe package.

Julia was instrumental in helping me get through my application process, and I can't be grateful enough! Having come from management consulting, I am trying to pivot into the social impact sphere post-MBA. Julia used her extensive international development experience to help me all the way from narrowing my school list to shaping my story to making my essays more credible.

I want to call attention particularly to how she helped me determine my story - given I have several experiences that don't necessarily string together seamlessly, this advice was crucial and laid the foundation for my apps!

Moreover, Julia transformed my essays - she was supportive but also very constructive, pushing me to deliver probably the best essays I've written. Whenever I had questions about an essay prompt or on her feedback, I would email Julia and her timely and insightful responses provided me with much-needed guidance during my times of stress and confusion.

All and all, I am very grateful for all the help from Julia and the Admissionado team, and can’t thank them enough. I absolutely think they were worth it (in fact, the junior package made the deal honestly very attractive) and would highly recommend their services!

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When I was searching for an MBA counselor, I was told by a few counselors that I would not get into any top program as I hold another MS degree in business. To be honest, I was starting to doubt whether or not to apply and started to question why I wanted to apply in the first place. However, Julia was extremely optimistic and encouraging from the start and her advice and guidance were very helpful - she not only helped me craft great applications that allowed me to get into HBS and Wharton, but she also helped me re-define and better understand why I wanted to do an MBA in the first place. I couldn't recommend her and Admissionado enough.

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I worked with Julia Hazen and the Admisisonado team using their Junior Deluxe package and I cannot recommend them enough! I went 3 for 4 on admissions decisions and got accepted into UVA-Darden, Northwestern-Kellogg, and Berkeley-Haas. I highly recommend this package for the following reasons:
Attitude:
The application process is obviously very stressful. However, the Admissionado team does an amazing job of being incredibly positive, which helps soothe any anxieties and pumps you up to take on the monumental task of submitting apps. This is something I did not even consider in a service prior to signing up but is probably the thing I valued the most throughout the process.
Value:
I had a good fundamental profile and am a confident interviewer. I mostly wanted help navigating the process and writing the best possible essays – so I did not want to pay for things such as LORs and interview prep. The junior deluxe package was by far the most cost-efficient and flexible package I found, which allowed me to get exactly what I needed without breaking the bank.
Quality:
None of the above matters if they service wasn’t up to standards. However, the resume review process was efficient, transparent, and very effective. My essays improved immensely due to their help, and they helped me hone in on the experiences and narrative that best shined through to the admissions committees.

I cannot recommend this service enough!

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