Hourly Coaching & Interview Prep
A thoughtful partner for the part you need help with.
Bring your ideas, your draft, your interview invitation, or the question that’s keeping you stuck. We’ll work together on your next step, with honest guidance, practical support, and the confidence to move forward.
Explore hourly coaching, interview preparation, focused application services, and priority support for approaching deadlines.
Looking for a full coaching partnership? Explore MBA & EMBA Packages + Pricing.
Hourly Coaching
EduVentura's hourly consulting is designed for applicants who want targeted, flexible support on exactly what they need, when they need it.
For Executive MBA support, explore the EMBA coaching options and hourly support.
Investment: $425 per hour
“I have held a number of technical roles and was struggling to find a way to convey my work and impact in a way that would be meaningful to admissions committees. Charli worked through many drafts with me and I’m so pleased with the final result. I think that this put me in a better position not only for my applications but also for the internships and jobs that I will apply for during school.”MBA client, resume coaching
School selection and program fit
Brainstorming and story identification
Essay outlines and drafts
Resume review
Short-answer questions
Recommender strategy
Decision support
Essay Review and Coaching
We'll workshop drafts and you'll get comprehensive commentary and writing guidance, whether it's for an early draft or polishing a final version. Suggested minimum: two hours.
Resume Review
A thorough review of your MBA resume with detailed feedback on positioning, impact, and how your story reads to an admissions committee. 1 hour is typically sufficient.
School Selection and Strategy
Not sure which programs are the right fit? We build your list strategically based on your profile, your goals, and where you genuinely have a strong chance of getting in and thriving. 1 to 2 hours.
Recommender Strategy
Who to ask, what to brief them on, and how to make sure their letters land the way they need to. Normally 1 hour.
Final Application Review
Before you hit submit, we'll dive into every aspect of your application including essays, resume, short answers, and forms and give you detailed written commentary plus a 30-minute call to walk through feedback. Minimum: 3 hours.
Waitlist Strategy
Getting waitlisted at a top program is not a no. It's an invitation to keep making your case. We'll assess where you stand, develop a strategic update letter, and map out a plan to stay meaningfully engaged with the admissions committee. Minimum: 2 hours.
Decision Support
Accepted to more than one school? Weighing a scholarship offer against a dream admit? Book a single hour. I won't tell you where to go. What I will do is walk you through a structured values reflection process that helps you cut through the noise and think clearly about what actually matters to you.
Tell your story with confidence.
An interview invitation is something to celebrate. Let’s help you turn your experience, ambitions, and personality into a thoughtful conversation.
MBA Interview Coaching: $995
School-specific and video interview options are available on our interview preparation page.
Preparation built around you
Full review of your application and resume, with tailored questions for your profile and target school.
A full mock interview with detailed coaching
Practice your answers and get feedback on your stories, delivery, presence, and pacing.
Tools to keep practicing
Your session recording and personalized question set, plus a bonus 20-minute pre-interview check-in, subject to scheduling availability.
“The interview prep was invaluable to me. I was extremely nervous about interviewing, and Charli’s expertise in this area made a significant difference. We brainstormed, prepped stories, and practiced answers until I could confidently discuss my impact, achievements, and growth with confident humility.”MBA client admitted to Wharton
Explore preparation for HBS, MIT Sloan, Wharton TBD, HEC Paris, and INSEAD.
Back to service options ↑“The results speak for themselves: offers from multiple M7 and T10S (all with scholarships), plus a full ride at a T15.”MBA client
Choose the help you need for your next step.
From your first application plan to choosing between offers, these services give you support for a specific stage. Open an option to see what’s included and how to book.
Application LaunchA 50-minute planning session$250
Application Launch Planning Session
You're ready to apply. You just need a clear plan and a starting point.
This focused 50-minute session is designed for applicants who are actively preparing to apply and want expert guidance on how to approach the process strategically. We'll map out your timeline, build a working checklist, identify your strongest school targets, and make sure you're not walking into one of the most important applications of your life without a roadmap.
You'll leave with a concrete plan, direction, and a much stronger sense of where to put your energy first.
Investment: $250
If you decide to move forward with a full EduVentura package within 60 days of your session, the $250 applies toward your package fee.
Pre-MBA PlanningBuild your profile 6 to 24 months before applying$2,000
Pre-MBA Planning and Performance Coaching
If you're 6 to 24 months away from applying, this is a great place to start.
You get a sustained coaching relationship designed to help you build the profile and the inner foundation you'll need to walk into your applications ready.
We start with a deep-dive profile assessment beyond your GPA and GMAT. We look at where you are in your career, where you want to go, and what is genuinely distinctive about the way you move through the world. From there, we identify your strengths honestly and your gaps without judgment, and we build a concrete action plan to close them before you apply.
Over the following months, we work together in two ways. Scheduled coaching sessions keep you on track and give you space to think through decisions as they come up: a new project at work, a leadership opportunity, a pivot you're considering. And because this is EduVentura, we go deeper than admissions strategy. We weave in career and performance coaching so that you'll walk into the application process sharper, more self-aware, and more grounded.
Comprehensive profile assessment session
Personalized action plan with concrete benchmarks
Two 45-minute coaching check-in sessions, scheduled when you need them
Career and performance coaching integrated throughout
Email support between sessions
Credit toward a full EduVentura package if you choose to continue
Investment: $2,000
Who this is for: Applicants who are 6 to 24 months from applying and want to arrive at the starting line ready.
“Working with Charli changed everything. From day one, she was a caring, considerate, and driven thought partner. She helped me sharpen my short- and long-term goals, distill complex stories into concise, compelling essays, and most importantly, express my authentic self.”International MBA client
Application Review & ReapplicationUnderstand what to strengthen for your next attempt$850
MBA Ding Review and Reapplication Strategy
Getting rejected from an MBA program is painful. Especially when you worked hard, believed in your application, and still didn't get the answer you were hoping for.
But a ding can provide a lot of fantastic information to help you succeed if you decide to re-apply. With the right analysis and a clear map to improving your candidacy and showing growth, many candidates go on to get into the same schools that rejected them, sometimes with scholarships.
What's includedFull review of your previous application
Essays, resume, recommendations, and short answers.
Written feedback report
Identifying strengths, gaps, and specific recommendations.
45-minute strategy call
To discuss findings and build your reapplication plan.
Targeted advice on school selection
Same schools, new schools, or both.
An honest assessment and clear next steps
Investment: $850
If you go on to work with EduVentura on a full package within 60 days of your ding review, $500 applies toward your package fee.
Waitlist StrategyBuild your plan and prepare your update$850
MBA Waitlist Strategy
Waitlisting doesn't have to be admissions Purgatory. It can be an opportunity to fine tune your goals or polish other aspects of your application.
We'll review your application, help you understand what likely landed you on the waitlist and what can be addressed, coach you on how to have the right conversations with the right people in the admissions office, and work with you on every piece of written communication that goes out under your name until a decision is made.
What's includedApplication review
To assess your current standing and identify strategic opportunities.
30-minute strategy session
To map out your waitlist plan.
Coaching on how to engage with the admissions office
Who to contact, what to say, and how to say it.
Review and feedback on your written update letter
And any subsequent communications.
15-minute follow-up call
To adjust strategy as the cycle develops.
Investment: $850
This service requires a minimum purchase of 2 hours. Additional hours available at $425 each if your waitlist engagement extends through the cycle.
Scholarship NegotiationPrepare your appeal and advocate for yourself$750
MBA Scholarship Negotiation
Getting admitted is one thing. Knowing how to advocate for yourself financially is something else entirely. And it's a skill that will serve you far beyond this negotiation.
We love scholarship negotiation because it is about so much more than money. The student who learns to negotiate their MBA scholarship is the same person who will negotiate their signing bonus, their salary, their benefits, and every financial conversation that matters for the rest of their career. It takes courage and the outcome is building a skill that pays dividends for life.
We'll coach you on the strategy, help you understand your leverage and how to use it, work with you on every piece of written communication, and be with you through the follow-up so you walk away not just with the best possible outcome but with a new relationship to your own financial worth.
30-minute strategy and coaching session
Covering your leverage, your approach, and exactly how to have this conversation.
Review and detailed feedback on your written scholarship appeal
Coaching on how to communicate with the financial aid office
Professionally and effectively.
15-minute follow-up call after your appeal is submitted
Investment: $750
“Charli also helped me double the size of the scholarship I had been offered for which I am so thankful. Throughout the whole process, I felt supported and empowered. I still do.”NYU Executive MBA client
Priority Deadline Coaching
Your deadline is close. Let’s build a focused plan and get your application ready.
If you’re applying in the next two to four weeks and need comprehensive support, we’ll work together on an accelerated schedule. You’ll have a practical roadmap, close guidance, and priority reviews to help you create a strong application within the time you have.
The Priority Deadline Engagement delivers our full-service comprehensive package under an accelerated, high-touch framework. Because this model requires dedicated calendar blocking, immediate one-business day editing turnarounds, and intensive strategic support, we limit this service to a small number of applicants per round.
Timing & Availability: Priority Deadline Engagements are designed for applicants applying on a compressed timeline, typically within 2 to 4 weeks of a major application deadline. In select cases, we may accept highly focused 1-school applicants on significantly shorter timelines where we believe a strong strategic execution is still achievable.
The Accelerated Execution Framework
The Expedited Excavation. We condense our deep reflective process into a high-intensity, 2-hour strategic blueprint session to lock in your personal narrative, positioning strategy, and application pillars on Day One.
Priority Editorial Reviews. Your essays and resume typically receive feedback within one business day, unless otherwise specified. We also help you plan how to brief your recommenders.
Daily Strategic Touchpoints. Optional daily 15-minute phone check-ins every business morning to review goals, break through writer's block, maintain momentum, and keep your application production seamlessly on track.
The Executive Interview Briefing. Should you receive an interview invitation, your engagement will continue under our standard interview preparation timeline, including two comprehensive mock interview sessions focused on strategic response development, executive presence, and confident delivery.
1-School Priority Engagement
Full package, one program, expedited turnarounds
2-School Priority Engagement
Full package, two programs, expedited turnarounds
3-School Priority Engagement
Full package, three programs, expedited turnarounds
“The first deadline we worked on was only 4 days away when we started the process but Charli woke up early and stayed up late with me every day to make sure I submitted on time. Working with Charli massively contributed to rekindling my passion for writing, something that will prove invaluable when I start my program as well as in my personal creative life.”MBA client, accelerated application support