The Most Robust Team Approach
Primary Counselor, MBA Strategist, School-Specific Reviewer, Proofreader — Four different uniquely skilled team members will review and provide feedback on your essays. An admissions committee performs multiple reads of your file—we are the only firm that emulates that model.
Four-School Guarantee
We are invested in your success, like no other admissions consulting firm. If you apply to four schools in Round 1 and are not accepted at your targets, we will support your application to two additional schools in Round 2—at no cost to you. We will work tirelessly for you, because our interests are aligned.
Depth of Experience
We have coached more than 8,500 applicants to success, earning a number one ranking on Google Reviews. Our school-specific reviewers will ensure that your application projects your “fit” and give you your best chance for acceptance.
Expert Admissions Counselors
All of our counselors have advanced degrees in the field in which they support clients. They have applied and been accepted to top MBA, law and graduate programs. Our team brings together decades of wisdom across industry combined with admissions committee insights.
Personalized Approach
Our personalized approach provides you with a counselor who will act as your “coach” throughout the process, a team of admission experts to help support you during the process and a client relationship manager to provide you the highest level of customer service in the industry.
Proven Track Record of Success
Our approach has helped young professionals gain admission into all of the top schools worldwide including Harvard, Stanford, Yale, UPenn, MIT, Columbia, INSEAD as well as dozens of others.
Testimonials
Officially 4 for 4! Heard back from Harvard today 🙂 Just wanted to say an enormous thank you for all of your help in this process! I am pretty amazed at the results and couldn’t have done it without your thoughtful guidance and support…I got $50,000 for the first year at UCLA with a vague commitment for some assistance in the second, a full-tuition scholarship from USC for both years and $15,000 from Berkeley for the first year.
M.G.
I cannot sing your praises enough. I am at Michigan thanks to all your help! Every time people ask for advice about the process I always recommend they check out Stratus. You have been a huge help over the past several months. There is no way I could have done it without your guidance.
N.L.
I’m in the middle of my first week of classes at Lewis and Clark, and I just wanted to thank you for all of your help through the application process, as well as for helping me decide on the perfect school. I don’t think I could imagine myself anywhere else.
E.I.
I realized how much I learned from my counselor. I learned to add specific details, to question every sentence and to double-check its significance in the essay… I also learned how to tell a story by focusing on the “why” and my learnings while sharing experiences.
A.C.
Working with my Counselor elevated my essays to a higher level and helped me craft a unique story that wove together my passions, experiences and goals. My Counselor helped me maintain sanity through the stressful admissions process and gave me invaluable advice and inspiration when I needed it most. Ultimately, I was invited to interview at 7 of 8 schools and was accepted into my preferred program. I firmly believe that Stratus strengthened my candidacy tremendously.
B.M.
Admissions Research Center
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