Teresa Gomes
Imperial College London MBA (Distinction, Forté Scholar) and ex-EY-Parthenon. I help MBA applicants and early-career professionals navigate top-tier admissions, scholarships, and post-MBA careers in PE and consulting.
MBA application strategy
Considering an MBA but unsure where to apply, how to position your profile, or whether you have a competitive shot? In this 45-minute call, I'll review your work experience, target schools, and timeline, and help you map a realistic application strategy. Scholarship recipient at Imperial, SDA Bocconi, Manchester, Warwick, and an admit from ESADE. Suitable for applicants aiming to attend top-tier European Business Schools for their MBAs.
Note: To make the most of our time, please email me your CV, target schools, and GMAT/GRE score (if available) at least 72 hours before the call.
Per-school essay review
Send me all essays for one school's application (up to ~3,000 words total), and I'll return detailed written feedback within 5-7 working days — inline comments and revision suggestions, story arc across essays, school-fit positioning, and what to strengthen before submitting. This is a written-feedback-only service; there is no live call included. Best for applicants who already have drafts and want expert eyes on the full essay set for one school.
Note: I provide structural feedback and suggestions, not rewrites, as schools can detect ghostwritten essays and reject applications.
Full single-school application review
A complete review of your application package for one school. Send me your essays, CV, and short school-fit rationale. I'll return inline comments and revision suggestions within 5-7 working days, followed by a 45-minute call to walk through revisions, story arc, and positioning. The most thorough review I offer for a single school's application.
Note: I provide structural feedback and suggestions, not rewrites, as schools can detect ghostwritten essays and reject applications.
Three-school application package
Comprehensive support for applicants targeting three MBA schools in the same round. Includes:
(1) A 60-minute initial strategy call to align on school selection, cross-school positioning, and timeline
(2) Per-school essay reviews across all three schools — written feedback delivered within 5-7 working days per school, with comments and suggestions written directly inside your essays
(3) A 90-minute final debrief call to walk through revisions across all three schools and align final positioning before submission
Best for serious applicants who've shortlisted their schools and have at least first drafts of essays ready. I take on a limited number of packages per round to maintain feedback quality.
Important: Your earliest school deadline must be at least 4 weeks from the package start to allow proper review time across all three schools. To make the most of our time, please email me your CV, target schools, and any essay drafts at least 48 hours before the first call.
Note: I provide structural feedback and suggestions, not rewrites, as schools can detect ghostwritten essays and reject applications.
Scholarship strategy session
Targeting merit scholarships? I won scholarships at Imperial, SDA Bocconi, Manchester, and Warwick — as a non-traditional candidate from the Indian public sector. In this 45-minute call, I'll work through your story, scholarship essays, and how to position your application for funding decisions. Particularly useful for women applicants and those from non-traditional backgrounds.
Note: To make the most of our time, please email me your CV, target schools, and any scholarship essay drafts at least 72 hours before the call.
Non-traditional applicant: positioning for top MBAs
Coming from the public sector, family business, NGO, military, or non-Western corporate background? Top MBAs reject most non-traditional applicants — not because the candidates are weak, but because the stories are mispositioned. I went from 8 years at India's largest public sector bank to a top European MBA and into EY-Parthenon's Private Equity Value Creation practice.
In this 60-minute session, I'll help you reframe your background into language admissions committees value, identify your strongest positioning angles, and map realistic stretch/target/safety schools. You'll get a short written summary of key takeaways within 48 hours.
Please email me your CV and a short note on your background and target schools at least 72 hours before the call.
CV review + breaking into consulting
A two-part service for candidates targeting strategy consulting — MBB (McKinsey, BCG, Bain), tier-2 strategy firms (EY-Parthenon, OC&C, Strategy&, LEK, Roland Berger), or boutique strategy houses.
Part 1: CV review (async) Send me your current CV, and I'll return it within 7 working days with comments and suggestions written directly inside the document. Tailored specifically for consulting recruiting — how firms screen CVs, how to frame impact through quantified outcomes, how to translate non-traditional experience into consulting-friendly language, and what specifically MBB vs. tier-2 recruiters look for.
Part 2: 60-minute strategy call A focused session covering recruiter dynamics, networking strategy, case interview prep approach (frameworks, math, structure), behavioural interview prep (PEI for McKinsey, FIT-style for BCG/Bain), and how to compete against candidates from top consulting feeder schools and backgrounds.
I secured offers from top-tier consulting firms during my MBA and joined EY-Parthenon's Private Equity Value Creation practice.
To make the most of our time, please email me your CV, target firms or geographies, and a short note on your case prep progress at least 72 hours before the call.
Note: I suggest stronger phrasing and structure on your CV, but the underlying experience must be your own.
CV review + breaking into Private Equity
A two-part service for candidates targeting Private Equity careers — buyside investing roles, value creation, or PE-adjacent paths such as investment banking with PE exit opportunities.
Part 1: CV review (async) Send me your current CV, and I'll return it within 7 working days with comments and suggestions written directly inside the document. Tailored specifically for PE recruiting — how funds read CVs, how to position deal experience and modelling skills, how to translate non-traditional or non-banking experience for buyside, and what to cut vs. emphasise.
Part 2: 60-minute strategy call A focused session covering PE recruiter dynamics, networking strategy (how to actually get in front of partners and HR), technical interview prep (LBO models, returns analysis, case studies, paper LBOs), behavioural interview prep, and how to compete against candidates from top investment banks.
I secured two buy-side internships during my MBA and joined EY-Parthenon's Private Equity Value Creation practice for global funds.
To make the most of our time, please email me your CV, target funds or geographies, and a short note on your finance background at least 72 hours before the call.
Note: I suggest stronger phrasing and structure on your CV, but the underlying experience must be your own.