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One of the most favourably reviewed MBA admissions firms of 2024.
Every firm on the honor roll had to pass a rigorous two-step review of real client scores.
Read moreThe world's most decorated MBA admissions firm.
Home to the most-reviewed admissions consultant of the last seven years, with four consultants in the global Top 10 and five in the Top 20. We publish our results, so you can judge us on proof, not promises.
Where our clients have been admitted
Proof,
by the numbers.
- 835M7 admits, counted school by school
- 100%re-applicant success rate
- $48M+won in scholarships and aid
What's new at Admissions Gateway.
Programs, workshops and events to help you start the journey strong.
Undergrad
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Your child's path to the world's best universities starts here.
Deferred MBA
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Learn from alumni and industry experts at leading global business schools.
Workshop
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Live, senior-led sessions on positioning, essays and interview prep.
Community
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Meet our consultants and recent admits at events near you.
See exactly where our clients got in.
262 admits across the seven most competitive MBA programs in 2026, including 39 to Harvard and 16 to Stanford. Every number below is a confirmed offer, counted school by school.
| School | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Total |
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| 20 | 24 | 36 | 39 | 119 |
| 7 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 47 |
| 34 | 52 | 53 | 48 | 187 |
| 52 | 43 | 56 | 63 | 214 |
| 23 | 31 | 27 | 45 | 126 |
| 15 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 120 |
| 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 |
| Total offers | 156 | 191 | 226 | 262 | 835 |
*2026 results are confirmed acceptances only and may rise after waitlists clear.
Our achievements.
Independent rankings, national press and 600+ verified client reviews. Not our own marketing.
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Can an admissions consultant really be this successful?
Applicants targeting the world's top schools set high expectations. We are built to meet them.
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600+ verified client reviews.
More verified reviews than any other admissions firm on Poets&Quants.
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Five consultants ranked among the world's best, 2026.
Rajdeep at No. 2, Shabri No. 3, Nisha No. 5, Aparna No. 10 and Mudit No. 14 on the global list.
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The No. 1 medium-sized MBA admissions firm.
Ranked the most consistent performer in its class by Poets&Quants, in 2025 and 2026.
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Our founder, ranked No. 1 for six years.
Poets&Quants ranks consultants on scores from the clients who actually worked with them.
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A new standard for transparency.
We publish our Harvard interview data openly: 50 HBS invites in 2024 at a 57.5% success rate.
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The top MBA admission consultants of 2025.
The best consultants are judged on one thing: getting clients into the world's most selective schools.
Read moreOutcomes from 25+ countries.
Impact investors in the US, technology consultants in Egypt, managers in the Indian paper industry. Different journeys, one bar.
Our working philosophy
How we work.
One method, applied end to end. Three principles decide everything we do.
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Senior counsellordedicated to you
A knowledge base50+ workshops, frameworks and playbooks
= preparation that never depends on luck
Principle 01
One counsellor is not enough.
Most firms hand you one consultant and hope for the best. We pair your dedicated senior counsellor with a knowledge base of 50+ workshops, frameworks and playbooks built from fifteen years of what actually works, so nobody is limited by who they happened to draw.
Partners’ frameworks
15 years · 2,000+ M7 admits
The whole firm
every counsellor, same base
You, in the knowledge base
taught directly
Principle 02
Knowledge flows down, not sideways.
Every framework our partners have built, every pattern seen across 2,000+ M7 admits, goes into the knowledge base, is taught to the whole firm, and reaches you directly. The newest counsellor works from the same base as the most senior.
where most firms stop
where we start
Principle 03
Nobody gets talked out of aiming high.
We give you an honest read, then build the shortlist from what is possible, not what is safe. Others protect their success rate by steering you a tier down. You decide how high to aim.
Who you will work with.
Rajdeep Chimni
Founder and Partner · Kellogg MBA
Mudit Gupta
Managing Partner · UPenn · IIT · ISB
Nisha Kaul
Partner · UPenn Engineering
Shabri Malik
Partner · Booth MBA
Jennifer Bloom
20+ Years of Admissions Insights
Eli David
Europe Head · Tuck MBA
Simar Ahluwalia
Partner · 5+ years
Aparna Pawha
Partner · 12+ years
Chandrika
Partner · Kellogg MBA · Ex-McKinsey
Tarini Sundar
UPenn alumna · Kellogg MBA
Gauri Jaswal
Booth MBA · Ex-Bain & McKinsey
Mitali Jalan
CA · LBS MBA · Ex-Bain
What our clients say.
Beyond the admits, clients describe what the process actually felt like. We hold more verified reviews than any firm on Poets&Quants.
Creative in helping construct my application's narrative, candid and kind with feedback, and always willing to provide support.
Harvard, plus 7 admits with $910,000
Genuinely wanted the best for me and was completely invested in my journey, spending as much time and as many iterations as it took.
Harvard, Wharton ($$), Kellogg
Other consultants pushed me in directions that suited them. Admissions Gateway stayed open to my vision, built on it, and kept the vision mine.
Harvard ($$), Stanford ($$), Wharton ($$)
Helped me with a Stanford GSB application I decided to throw in at the last minute, and didn't charge me for the extra school.
Harvard, Wharton ($$), Kellogg
I came in with scattered ideas and left with a story that finally sounded like me. Every essay got sharper with each round.
Wharton, Columbia ($)
They were honest when an essay was not working, and patient enough to rebuild it until it was. That made all the difference.
Booth ($$), Kellogg
My consultant knew exactly which parts of my profile to lead with. The interview preparation alone was worth it.
Stanford GSB
As a re-applicant I was nervous, but the feedback was specific and kind. The second attempt felt completely different.
Harvard, Wharton ($)
Responsive at odd hours across time zones, and never once made me feel like just another file.
MIT Sloan, Booth
They pushed me to aim higher than I would have on my own, and backed it with a clear plan.
Columbia ($$), Kellogg
The strategy was tailored, not a template. I always understood why we were making each choice.
Wharton ($$)
From school selection to the final decision, the guidance was calm, clear and genuinely in my corner.
Harvard, Stanford
I had two weeks to add a school and they made it happen without cutting corners.
Kellogg ($)
They treated my goals as the brief and built everything around them. The result spoke for itself.
Booth, Columbia ($)
Detailed, direct and endlessly patient. I never felt rushed, even in the final week.
MIT Sloan ($$)
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Ranked the #1 medium-sized MBA admissions firm by Poets&Quants.
Questions, answered straight.
Yes, and it is one of our strengths. We hold a 100% re-applicant success rate. We find what went wrong the first time, rebuild the positioning, and turn past rejections into admits.
Earlier is better. Most clients start six to nine months before their target round, which leaves time to shape the profile, draft properly and pressure-test the case. We also take on tighter timelines when the profile is strong.
You work with our team of vetted, seasoned consultants, and we pair you with the one who fits your profile. That person leads your case from the first call to the final decision. Everyone here is trained in the same method, so the bar is the same whoever you work with.
Four structured phases, end to end. Phase 01 is foundational introspection: your real "why MBA", and workshops on how admissions committees read and reward an application. Phase 02 builds your core materials in resume and goals workshops led by Rajdeep Chimni. Phase 03 is school-specific execution: essays and LORs drafted 1-on-1 with your consultant, interview prep with live mocks, waitlist conversion and scholarship negotiation. Phase 04 is post-admit support: forex, MBA loans, US banking and cards, refinancing, visa help and our applicant community.
