Atul Jose, Founding Consultant (F1GMAT)
For the past 15 years, I have helped MBA and Master's applicants gain admissions to M7 schools and schools in the global top 30 MBA rankings.
As an Essay Specialist, I will help you structure the essay for:
1) Life stories
I will help you find unique life experiences that would differentiate you from the highly competitive MBA application pool.
2) Storytelling
I have developed a keen sense of storytelling from over a decade and a half of editing essays and writing essay examples for F1GMAT’s Essay Guides.
The skills that a writer/editor brings to the table are different from what a former admissions officer or a consultant who has limited writing skills brings
Review Skills # Writing Skills
Movie Critics # Movie Directors
It is easy to comment, but it is tough to structure the essay from the perspective of the applicant and turn the essay into a winning essay.
3) Aligning with the Culture of the School
A big part of editing and guiding applicants is in educating them about the culture of the school and the traits they value.
Some schools have very ‘specific’ traits that they are looking for in an applicant.
If you don’t highlight them and lean towards general leadership narratives, emotional essays with no strategy, persistence examples with no differentiating value, or grand visions without proof of similar work, the essays won’t work.
Don't worry about meeting over 20 best practices that you should keep in mind while finalizing the essays. I will guide you through the writing process with timely coaching and interventions to set you on the right path.
I will also iteratively edit the essays without losing your original voice.
My recommendation will include steps to:
1) Make the narrative interesting by using w-patterns
2) Group paragraphs on ideas and narratives
3) Re-structure the essay to include the beginning, the middle, and the end
4) Improve the flow of the narrative
Included in Essay Editing Service:
1) Help you create interesting narratives
2) Line by Line critique of the Essay
3) Editing to fit the word limit
4) Final Review
How to use our Service
After you purchase the $950 Essay Editing Service (1 School), send me an email at Atul Jose (editor@f1gmat.com) with:
1) The copy of the invoice
2) A copy of your resume and
3) Essays for editing
Note: The Service is for 1 MBA Program.
Deliverable: For Example, If you have three essays for the same program, including optional essays - all of them will be covered under the same $950 package. The service also includes edits of application questions that are not part of the essays.
Free: Resume Editing
Why Free Resume Editing?
I have noticed that without structuring the resume, essays will look disconnected. The first step in F1GMAT's Essay Editing service is shortlisting impactful life and career events. These events are the foundation for all resume entries and essay narratives.
For questions on the service, email me at Atul Jose (editor@f1gmat.com) or Skype (F1GMAT)
Reviews
"What I like the most about Atul's Editing is his willingness to listen and consider my words before suggesting alternatives. Most consultants give recommendations with no room for debates. The crazy hours he puts to make the essay perfect is another quality that makes F1GMAT different. I went back and forth with him for nine versions of the Stanford Essay. I didn't pay anything extra for the additional edits. Highly recommend the review service. Ask for the 3 school bundle service" - Stanford and MIT Accepted (Stanford MBA Candidate)
"The extensive evaluation of my profile along with intense debate on the possible career paths made discussions with Atul an enlightening experience. He knows what he is saying and uses data to support the case. The Q&A for the impact table is another part of the service that opened my eyes to a couple of career paths. But the most useful service is the editing. After writing and self-editing the Wharton MBA essay, I couldn't shorten the length. Atul cut the words without losing the storytelling qualities of my essay. Before purchasing the service, I had purchased Winning MBA Essay Guide. It made the discussions on essay editing easier as he had already shared most of the essay writing strategies and storytelling tips in the book" (Wharton MBA Candidate)
"The resume editing as part of the essay review service helped me take a step back from my profile. The pointed questions on my career, the validity of the data included in the resume and the template, helped me shortlist the most relevant experiences for the essay. Then it was all about capturing the most engaging story. Atul is a gifted storyteller. I didn't think that my essay can be transformed into an interesting story. But he did. I endorse his service and his book. Winning MBA Essay Guide is a companion book for anyone planning to get into a top program." (INSEAD MBA Candidate)
"Atul can be firm and at the same time patient with the editing process. I found the process nurturing and non-egoistic. He gives you complete freedom to capture your thoughts in the first draft. Afterward, he slowly cuts off the fluff and creates a clear story arc. It is a unique experience to see him play with words." (NYU Stern MBA Candidate)
"The Responsiveness of F1GMAT's Editing, the IMPACT table and the color coded comments were the differentiating value proposition I experienced while receiving help for my essays.The process made my writing and editing much easier" - Columbia & Booth Accepted (Chicago Booth MBA Candidate)
“I come from a FinTech space. With Atul at the helm of the editing process, I could see how my interpretation was translated for the admission team. The iterative editing helped us translate what seemed insignificant achievements to meaningful career milestones. " (Columbia MBA Candidate)
"Atul is a brilliant strategist and editor. He recognized my weakness and communicated them in an honest way without ever putting me down. The balance of practicality and encouragement helped me set the right expectations and focus all my efforts on European schools as my post-MBA goal had much better recall when we quoted opportunities in the UK and Germany." (LBS MBA Candidate)
“Darden's early-round deadline was a great opportunity for me to stand out. However, since leadership examples were not explicit in my profile, I approached Atul to help me bring out the best stories. His brainstorming sessions are the best, and I could find narrative examples that I would have missed otherwise. Through an innovative iterative process, we found stories hidden beneath the mundane projects. With Atul's clever prose, I shared a couple of impactful examples. His support, writing, and editing skills were influential in my admit. I highly recommend F1GMAT's All in One service" (Darden MBA Candidate)
“I am an aspiring Entrepreneur who found Yale’s Integrated curriculum to be the best preparation for the complexity of a fast-paced global market. While communicating my drive for entrepreneurship in the essay, I couldn’t encapsulate who I was and the biggest commitment I made. An event from childhood that Atul brought out from me became the opener that completed the missing piece for my story” (Yale MBA Candidate)
"Thank you for breaking down the culture at Haas. It really helped me approach the essays with fresh eyes. Your editing style is much appreciated as I was apprehensive that my voice would get stifled with each edit. You took my best phrases, put the magic of your words and created a pitch that the Haas MBA admissions team accepted!" (Haas MBA Candidate)
