(CLIENT WROTE BOTH JAPANESE AND ENGLISH VERSIONS)
1. Truly customized, professional service
Among the many so-called graduate school admissions consultant, what I felt about Adam above anything was his high awareness as a professional. He knows by his heart the standard of essays that would guide the applicant to the interview, and sets a step-by-step goal to reach there. More to this, he would sincerely customize these corresponding to the workloads of the applicant, and provides mental care and adequate pressure for quality at the same time. These empowered me a lot, and whenever I sat with him at counseling or at school receptions, I felt the confidence that I was on the rail to making up my best possible MBA story.
2. Listener
Adam listens, and remembers conversations very well. As multiple sessions goes on, stories accumulated inside him will become more precise than what you could provide in an impromptu speech. This was particularly evident in his interview training sessions. Whenever I provided an answer with lack of focus, the ideas in his “This is how I would speak” example was like listening to myself as native speaker.
3. Great Researcher
Adam gathers information from a broad universe of media, with very strong insights into industry-specific issues, not just those related to graduate school admissions. Me myself as a specialist in finance, I was surprised his knowledge on some financial issues sometimes went beyond me. From this, I was able to absolutely trust his ideas. Towards the end of the year when many R2 applicants face the same deadlines, this unconditional trust becomes priceless. That’s why clients call him Guru.
4. Fun to work with
It would require a high communication skill to fully understand his jokes, but having worked with him for many months, I recognized in myself a stem of Adam-like sense of humor. As you can see in his April-fool blogging, he owns a really sharp sense of humor. By working with him, you can not only enjoy them, but also steal them to present to your interviewers.
5. No mercy for high results
In our initial counseling, he started with “I want to be extremely greedy”. That’s the attitude that guided me to Stanford. He was not aware to overthrow an essay we worked for 2+ months. He knows and has high standards. It won’t be easy, but when you get over, you will have “The Story”. “The Story” will obviously bring you power, courage and strength to survive the interviews.
6. Utilize the free initial consultation!
Applying an MBA is an investment. In an investment, where you want admission from top-tier schools, a thorough analysis and an experienced advice is something inevitable. With Adam, the first initial consultation is free, even his priceless blog is free of charge. These two resources are things not to be missed upon starting your preparation. After your initial session, I promise you will have another aspect in yourself, where anxiousness will turn into stem of expectations.