MBA Volunteers

Came across MBA Volunteers, who help MBA aspirants in providing feedback on their MBA application in-exchange for a donation to a non-profit organization.

http://www.mbavolunteers.org/

Neat idea. People volunteering come from a diverse background and are ex and current students in top B-Schools in the world like INSEAD, Harvard, Kellogs ...

And the proof that this idea is indeed good - this idea was a Runner-up: The Good Idea Competition 2008, London Business School.

How it works:

1. Check for availability of the volunteers by mailing them,

2. Make a donation to the charities listed on their website (they are real non-profit organizations and not fake). You must make a minimum donation of $175 USD per application.

3. E-mail your application materials to them and get a feedback in 4-5 days.

Note that they will not actually write the essays, or fill the application for you, but you will get an idea of how you fare in terms of the target b-schools, GMAT score, profile, essay quality etc.

[Disclaimer]

I have not personally used their service, so I don't promise or guarantee any satisfaction, value for money etc. I am not associated in any way to this group and hence I don't have any motive behind publishing this here. Its all in good-faith. Do spread the word if you like the idea or the service.