I was referred to Ryan from a friend who had worked with him in the past and had an awesome experience and awesome results. Long story short: I did too! I worked with Ryan on 5 MBA applications last year, and am so thrilled that I elected to work with him. He's an incredible (and very patient!!!) mentor and just incredibly knowledgeable about anything and everything MBA-admissions related. He really, really knows the ins and outs of the top schools, what they look for, how to appeal to them, and so on. He's also just super smart: he was able to cut through my BS, keep me focused, push me to be clearer in my essays and resume, and find ways to creatively brand his candidates.I was amazed at how successful we were as a team: I was accepted to Stanford GSB (my dream program), MIT Sloan, Kellogg, and Yale. I was interviewed but ultimately dinged at HBS: But that was on me; I just had a bad interview day after a terrible night's sleep. I would've taken ONE acceptance, but ended up with 4!!! These results were far and away beyond what I was expecting, and I'm still a bit in shock. I'll make this simple: If you're applying to business school, work with Ryan. You'll have zero regrets.
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Ryan Barba is an independent MBA admissions advisor who worked in MBA Admissions offices for four years and who has been supporting candidates applying to top business schools for more than 13 years.
Ryan has helped hundreds of candidates from more than 30 countries earn acceptances to top-15 MBA programs and has particular expertise in M7 MBA programs. Ryan prides himself on providing a "white glove service" and takes on a small number of clients each year, to ensure a very high level of accessibility, attention, and admissions success. He works with both "traditional" and "non-traditional" candidates and enjoys the challenge of working with driven candidates who have weaknesses in their profile - such as lower-than-ideal test scores or college GPAs - but who still want to aim for top-tier programs.See more
