All-Inclusive MBA Admissions
Coaching Packages
The All-Inclusive Package is our most popular MBA admissions service, offering personalized, end-to-end support with school selection, application strategy, essays, recommendations, and interview preparation to help candidates build a stronger, more competitive MBA application.
How the All-Inclusive Package Works
Step 1
Get Started with a Free MBA Consultation
The first step towards your MBA dreams is a free consultation with a Fortuna coach. Working together on your applications is a partnership, and we really care about getting to know each other! We’ll discuss:
- Your goals, target schools, and overall admissions strategy.
- An honest assessment of your candidacy and your value proposition as it will be assessed by business schools.
- Answers to your burning questions about the MBA application process.
- Recommendations on which Fortuna coach is the best fit to work with you, given your background, target schools, and preferences.
- The opportunity to schedule a follow-up ‘fit call’ with your recommended coach to ensure the right chemistry and alignment.
Step 2
Application Launch & Candidacy Strategy
- Through a deep dive into your profile, we develop a clear, cohesive candidacy positioning that highlights your unique strengths while mitigating any weaknesses.
- We outline a strategic timeline and attack plan, enabling you to stay on track.
- We guide you through an in-depth reflection process to define your career aspirations and post-MBA goals.
- We help you confirm your target schools, considering your ambitions, strengths, and potential program fit.
- We guide your school research to ensure you can speak with confidence about your program fit and how the school can help you achieve your goals.
- Every touchpoint with a school matters—from online info sessions, campus visits to networking with alumni and faculty. We guide you on effective outreach, leveraging extensive networks, clubs, and school interaction opportunities.
- We help ensure that all your interactions reinforce your interest and make a lasting impression on the admissions committee.
Step 3
Crafting & Refining Your MBA Application
- Together we’ll brainstorm essay topics, developing an outline that showcases leadership, achievements, and a clear post-MBA vision.
- You’ll go through a multi-round editing process, refining content, flow, structure, and style until your essays are compelling, authentic, and unique.
- We’ll ensure that each essay aligns with the school’s specific culture and admissions priorities.
- We guide you in selecting the right recommenders – those who can make the strongest case for your admission.
- We help develop briefs and key talking points for recommenders to ensure alignment with your overall narrative.
- We provide a step-by-step plan to keep the recommendation process smooth and timely.
- Admissions officers spend just 30 seconds scanning your resume –make it count. Our MBA Resume Doctor works with you to craft a results-driven, compelling document that highlights leadership, impact, and key accomplishments.
- We ensure your resume reflects your career path and answers the questions the admissions file reader has about your candidacy.
- Many top MBA programs require pre-recorded video responses or live video responses as part of the application process: we’ll advise you on what to expect.
- We’ll help you prepare so that your videos deliver strong, authentic responses that reflect your personality and key messages.
- At a critical mid-point in the application process, a senior advisor – an expert in your target schools – conducts a comprehensive review of your full application package.
- This fresh perspective ensures that your key messages are clearly conveyed and that all components of your application work cohesively together.
- You receive strategic feedback to refine your positioning, strengthen any weaker areas, and optimize your overall application before finalizing.
- Your public social media channels and overall online footprint should reinforce – not undermine – your candidacy.
- We review your overall digital presence focusing especially on your LinkedIn profile to ensure it aligns with your application strategy.
- Every word in your application matters – we scrutinize all details for consistency and clarity.
- We advise on complex questions about academic transcripts, extenuating circumstances, presenting career transitions or gaps.
- We’ll ensure that when you hit submit, you do so with confidence, knowing that you are presenting your best possible case for admission.
Step 4
Mastering the MBA Interview Process
Interview Coaching & Mock Session
- We’ll prepare you for school-specific interviews, including behavioral and team-based formats.
- We conduct mock interviews, simulating real admissions settings and providing in-depth feedback.
- We help you refine your delivery, confidence, and messaging, ensuring you sound natural and compelling.
- You’ll get personalized tips for handling tough questions, managing interview anxiety, and making a lasting impression.
Step 5
Post-Application Support
Navigating Decisions & Next Steps
- Submitting your applications isn’t the end—and it’s not the end of our support.
- We’ll help you make confident choices between multiple admissions and scholarship offers, and guide next steps if you’re awaiting decisions.
- Our goal is to help you land not just any offer, but the right one.
Access to the Fortuna Knowledge Center
You’ll gain exclusive access to the Fortuna Knowledge Center – your go-to hub for expert insights and proprietary resources, built on the insider knowledge of our MBA coaching team and decades of admissions experience. This comprehensive library includes templates, samples, and step-by-step guidance for every stage of the application process.
Who You’ll Work With
Crafting a winning MBA application requires more than impressive credentials. It’s about telling a story that reflects not just what you’ve achieved, but who you are and what you’re capable of becoming.
Expert Coach
Your dedicated MBA admissions coach will be your trusted guide throughout the entire application journey. Together, you’ll build a close, collaborative partnership. We’ll l help you shape a compelling narrative and navigate every single step with confidence.
Advisor
Your Advisor brings an additional layer of expertise, offering an objective, admissions committee style review of your application. This seasoned perspective ensures your candidacy is presented in the strongest possible light.
Resume Doctor
Our in-house Resume Doctor partners with you to transform your resume into a powerful, results-driven document that tells your unique story in a way that resonates with admissions committees.
Fortuna Team
When you partner with Fortuna, you don’t just work with one coach – thanks to our collaborative approach, you benefit from the collective expertise and insight of our entire team.
Meet the Dream Team
At Fortuna, over the past 13 years we’ve assembled an unparalleled team of admissions coaches who used to run the admissions offices at top schools.
Alterrell Mills
Harvard Business School
Emma Bond
London Business School
Bill Kooser
Chicago Booth
Caroline Diarte Edwards
INSEAD
Bob Alig
The Wharton School
Cassandra Pittman
INSEAD
Catherine Tuttle
Duke Fuqua
DéJeune Antoine
Harvard Business School
Corey Hester
Dartmouth Tuck
Dylan Kahn
Harvard Business School
Heidi Hillis
Stanford
Emy Han
Harvard Business School
Jayne Mulcahy
Kellogg
Jody Keating
The Wharton School
Jonathan Masland
Dartmouth Tuck
Judith Silverman Hodara
The Wharton School
Julie Ferguson
Chicago Booth
Karen Ponte
London Business School
Tatiana Nemo
Stanford
Taniel Chan
Harvard Business School
Silpa Sarma
Stanford
Sharon Joyce
UC Berkeley
Rebecca Fogg
Harvard Business School
Randall Sawyer
Cornell Johnson
Rachel Erickson Hee
Stanford
Peter Johnson
Berkeley Haas
Nicole Gehrmann
Columbia Business School
Michel Belden
The Wharton School
Melissa Kate Joelson
INSEAD
Michael Malone
Columbia Business School
Melissa Jones
INSEAD
Maya Howe
Harvard Business School
Maren Savage
Stanford
Malvina Miller Complainville
Harvard Business School
Patty Keegan
Chicago Booth
Karla Cohen
Harvard Business School
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All-Inclusive MBA Package Pricing
The table below outlines pricing for Fortuna’s All-Inclusive MBA Package, available across two coaching tiers for applications to one to eight schools. Our All-Inclusive MBA Package fees can be paid in interest-free installments through our financing partner, Splitit. Learn about Splitit. To find out about availability and rates for working with a Fortuna Director, sign up for a free consultation.
| Package | Expert Coach | Senior Expert Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 1 School | $6,200 | $7,400 |
| 2 Schools | $8,200 | $9,600 |
| 3 Schools | $10,000 | $11,600 |
| 4 Schools | $11,700 | $13,500 |
| 5 Schools | $13,400 | $15,400 |
| 6 Schools | $15,100 | $17,300 |
| 7 Schools | $16,800 | $19,200 |
| 8 Schools | $18,500 | $21,000 |
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Real Reviews From Real Clients
Candidates Love Working With Us
My Story Finally Stood Out
“I had the absolute privilege of working with Heidi during my MBA application journey. She just gets it—she understood my story, my strengths, and what made me unique, and helped me turn all that into essays that really stood out.”
Stanford GSB and Columbia Admit
Made My Non-Traditional Path Shine
“As someone with an untraditional pre-MBA background, I was looking for a consultant who could help me tell my story in a way that resonated with the admissions committee. Karla is that person!”
HBS Admit
Still One of My Greatest Mentors
“I highly recommend prospective MBA applicants connect with Rachel. I’ve had great mentors in my life and consider Rachel among them to this day—well after I started at my dream school.”
Stanford GSB Admit
Told My Story, Stayed True to Me
“Tatiana’s coaching was an invaluable asset through my application processes. She guided me throughout and helped me craft my story while remaining true to my essence.”
Booth, LBS, and Berkeley Haas Admit
A Mentor and Guiding Force Through MBA Journey
“Julie played a pivotal role in my successful admission to five top MBA programs. I wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone seeking not only a consultant, but a mentor and a guiding force throughout the MBA journey!”
Kellogg, Wharton, Columbia, and LBS Admit
Best Coach Ever – Three Admits + Full Scholarship
“I couldn’t have asked for a better coach in Jenny. We worked together for about 6 months. With her help, I landed 3 admits—NYU, Wharton, Sloan—and a full Consortium scholarship.”
Wharton, MIT Sloan and NYU Stern Admit
Frequently Asked Questions
We’ve got you covered from start to finish! The All-Inclusive Application Package is designed to support you throughout the entire MBA application journey – from defining school targets and post-MBA career goals through crafting applications and interview prep, to navigating scholarship decisions and choosing which offers to accept. It includes profile development, candidacy positioning, a compelling resume, detailed guidance for recommenders, essay strategy and editing, strategic support for the application form, and confidence-building interview prep.
You’ll work one-on-one with a dedicated MBA admissions coach with years of insider admissions experience, who will provide tailored advice and act as your personal coach throughout. You’ll also benefit from expert input from an M7 resume specialist and a mid-point review by a Fortuna Director—part of the robust support that makes our MBA packages truly distinctive.
Fortuna’s dream team comprises former Admissions Directors, Associate Deans, and Associate Directors at top US and international business schools. With extensive admissions experience evaluating thousands of candidates, we know how to make your application stand out. Our team of top MBA admissions consultants brings insider insight to help you build a strategic narrative, tackle weaknesses, and highlight your unique strengths. You’ll be paired with a top-tier MBA admissions coach who knows exactly what your target schools are looking for.
Fortuna offers flexible options to fit your needs and budget, from comprehensive packages to targeted à la carte support. The All-Inclusive Package provides start-to-finish guidance through every stage of the MBA application, while Hourly Coaching offers on-demand support for specific needs. For a list of all our MBA coaching services and prices, see our Services Overview.
We recognize that every applicant brings different strengths, goals, and challenges. That’s why our process begins with a deep dive into your profile, using a Launch Questionnaire and an in-depth Strategy Session to unpack your values, motivations, and track record of leadership and impact.
Together with your coach, you’ll uncover the accomplishments and behaviors that define your candidacy and inform your application strategy. This introspective process helps us craft your positioning, shape your personal brand, and identify the right storytelling approach—an essential part of the MBA coaching experience.
We tailor the experience to your timeline, goals, and school list. If you’re applying to 5 or 6 programs in a given round, we usually recommend starting with 2 or 3 applications. That allows us to go deep—developing high-quality content that you can then adapt and personalize for your remaining schools.
And if you later want to add schools to your All-Inclusive Application Package, it’s simply the same incremental rate as when you started—no surprises or extra fees.
We want to give you every advantage in this process, so we take the time to get to know your full story—your experiences, aspirations, and potential. Although we offer hourly options that can help in the final weeks before a deadline, our most impactful work happens when we partner with you over several months.
Some candidates want to finish their GMAT or GRE first—but we often find it’s motivating to start earlier with school research, reflection, and strategic planning. That way, you avoid a last-minute rush and get the full benefit of our MBA admission consulting services.
You are so much more than your test score—and beginning early helps you connect with your “why” as you pursue the business school of your dreams.
Every candidate benefits from working with a seasoned MBA admissions coach. Whether you’re a high-flying consultant, an engineer with cutting-edge tech experience, a product manager with global impact, or a non-traditional candidate unsure how to tell your story—we’ve got your back.
Through our tailored services, we help each client maximize their potential and build a standout application. We’ll meet you where you are, whether you need help with strategy, storytelling, interview prep—or all of it.
The All-Inclusive Application Package is a full-service offering designed to guide you through every aspect of the application process. That includes resume development, recommender strategy, application form guidance, and unlimited essay editing. Nothing is left out—and a Fortuna Director or Senior Advisor reviews your entire application with decades of MBA admission experience.
By contrast, hourly coaching (including our 10-hour package) is flexible and ideal for candidates seeking targeted MBA application help. A typical breakdown includes:
– Two 1-hour Strategy Sessions focused on positioning and goals
– 5–6 hours of essay review
– 1 hour for resume, application forms, or video prep
– 1 hour for interview coaching
With either approach, you’ll benefit from Fortuna’s top-rated MBA coaching expertise.
Yes! We offer payment through Splitit, which allows you to divide fees into equal monthly installments. If you’re interested in setting up a payment plan for one of our MBA packages, just reach out—we’re happy to walk you through the options.
You’ll be matched with a coach from Fortuna’s Dream Team based on your goals, personality, and preferences. Many of our clients come to us through referrals—friends and colleagues who loved working with a particular MBA admissions coach.
If you’ve seen our webinars or read our advice online, you may already have someone in mind. Let us know when you reach out for your free consultation. We take the time to ensure a great match, because trust, honesty, and connection are essential to crafting an authentic application.
And while you’ll work closely with one coach, our team shares knowledge, insights, and best practices—so you benefit from the collective wisdom of our team of 40 coaches.
But don’t wait too long. Our coaches work with no more than 10 clients per round, to provide you with the level of personalized attention and availability that you deserve.
With 40 coaches from the world’s top MBA programs—and as co-hosts of the CentreCourt MBA Festival with Poets&Quants—we bring unmatched school knowledge and strategic insight.
We’ll assess your profile, goals, and preferences to build a smart school list, factoring in culture, recruiting strength, and chances of admission. Our MBA application consultants have helped countless candidates gain admission to schools they thought were out of reach—because we see the potential in you, and we know how to position your candidacy.
We’re proud to be one of the world’s top-ranked MBA admissions consulting firms, with over 1,000 5-star client reviews on Poets&Quants.
In the last 3 years, Fortuna clients were:
– 5x more successful getting into Stanford GSB than the typical admit rate
– 3–4x more likely to get into M7 schools overall
– Regularly awarded scholarships worth $50,000+
Our results speak for themselves—and they reflect the power of world-class MBA admission services delivered by a seasoned team.
That outcome is rare, but Stanford is Stanford and Harvard is Harvard so there are no guarantees. If you’re waitlisted, we continue to support you with strategy, outreach planning, and communication to improve your chances.
Even if you only applied to a couple of schools with us, the materials you’ve developed through the All-Inclusive Application Package can be adapted to other programs. And if needed, we’ll guide you through a smart reapplication strategy to give you an even stronger shot next year.
No—we believe in authenticity and integrity, and so do the schools. We know from our experience in the admissions office that admissions teams can tell when something feels off, overly scripted, or doesn’t align with your interview presence.
Our coaches won’t write your essays, but they’ll give you detailed, expert feedback to help you structure your ideas, highlight your impact, and express your voice. It’s all about empowering you to tell your story—supported by exceptional MBA coaching and editorial guidance.
Absolutely. We’ve helped opera singers, Peace Corps volunteers, doctors, lawyers, Olympic athletes—even an NFL cheerleader—gain admission to top programs like HBS, Stanford, and CBS.
Whatever your background, our team of seasoned MBA application consultants can help you turn what makes you different into your biggest advantage. As one client (a former diplomat) said after being accepted to HBS: “I went from ‘Why me?’ to ‘Why not me?’”
We’ve got extensive experience across all business school formats, including EMBA, Stanford MSx, Sloan Fellows, Masters in Management (MiM), Masters in Finance (MiF), and deferred admission programs.
Whether you’re a senior executive or an early-career candidate, we’ll tailor your strategy to highlight your leadership potential and career impact. Our team includes former Associate Deans of EMBAs and seasoned MBA admissions consultants who understand what it takes to succeed in these programs.
Getting started is easy—just reach out for a free consultation! We really take the time to review your profile and have an in-depth discussion about your goals and how we can support you in achieving them.