Why Students choose PythaGURUS ?

Vikram

Hello Everyone,

Sharing my story with you and my reviews for PythaGURUS. I am a bit late in sharing it but doing it because Jatin asked me to because he is really proud of my success and my story and he wants you to read this. I do not visit this forum but if you wish to contact me you can get in touch with pythagurus office and they will connect you with me. In my first year when I was about to join a really low ranked school in Canada, Jatin told me to not spend that money and gift a Skoda Superb to my father if I was really keen to throw money like that. Next year I worked with Jatin and went to a better school in the US and I had 1.17 crores of scholarships. My picture is there on their website too.

With a GMAT 740 and rejects from all the US B-schools I applied to, I was heading towards a Canadian b-school for my MBA out of no choice. Disappointed and shattered by the results, My morale was at an all-time low. 3 years back, Pythagurus helped me nail the GMAT and since then I had a good relationship with them. It was the relationship and the confidence I had in Jatin that I decided to call him up for his advice. I am glad that I made that call. It was the one call that changed it all for me.

There were many questions posed to me by my near and dear ones.
• What can a counselor possibly change in just 5-6 months?
• Dude..!! Are you sure investing so much for admissions counseling is a wise decision?
• You already have an offer in hand. What if the results are more or less the same next year?
• How will you get a US MBA in your small budget?

And one question I had for myself – Considering your poor communication skills, Will you be able to tackle the interviews? Jatin will not be there with you during the interviews.

Honestly, I had no answers then but just faith. I had worked with Jatin earlier and I believed in his capabilities. I thought I am acquainted to the application process and it will not require much efforts from me this time. But when I started working with Jatin, It was altogether a different ball game. The field, The level, the rules – nothing was same. As the process progressed, I started witnessing all the flaws and mistakes I made last time. There came a time when I compared my current application with the last year application and actually started laughing on the blunders I made.

Jatin is not only a mentor for me but in real sense an inspiration. When you see him working, You won’t see him running a business or an institution but you will see real passion. A passion towards his work, his commitments and his clients. This passion differentiates Pythagurus from any other institution. He won’t let you relax, get lazy, delay things or procrastinate. It will be the most difficult challenge to please him with the content of your drafts. You will be happy with the final versions of your essays and feeling relieved but 3 dayslater, He will come back and say “I am not satisfied. Let us do X/Y/Z and make it even better.”

Appreciating, Scolding, Ridiculing – he will take different morphs but will squeeze the best out of you. He will push you out of you comfort zone and make you challenge your limits. I saw myself delivering the output which was beyond my imaginations.

Afraid of the interviews, I was running away from mock interview sessions. He saw this, called me up one fine afternoon and puched me for the next 2-3 hours. I actually needed it to overcome my fear. He kept guiding me and taking up mock interviews sessions until I was confident in my delivery and responses.

After 5 months, I was done with my applications and interviews. Now, I had all the answers.

• What can a counselor possibly change in 5-6 months?

If he is Jatin, A hell lot..!! Not just the applications, He will change your outlook towards the whole process. You will have a better understanding of your goals, the program and the schools. You will know how to network, how to present yourself and you will be better prepared for your MBA.

• Dude..!! Are you sure investing so much for admissions counseling is a wise decision?
Even before the results were out, I knew it was worth every single penny. I learned a lot more working with him which I will preserve and I know will help me a lot during my MBA.

• You already have an offer in hand. What if the results are more or less the same next year?
I have 3 offers from highly reputed US B-schools.

• How will you get a US MBA in your small budget?
I got huge scholarships from all of them even as high as a full ride.
I will be flying to my dream school soon and I will be really grateful to Jatin and Pythagurus for the exceptional job they did.
In the herculean, tedious and spine breaking application process, Jatin is someone you won’t find behind you but with you at every step. Guiding, pushing or even carrying you – whatever he has to do, he will do it but will get you there where you want to be.

Salika

Hello everyone, I am Salika and am writing to share my reviews for Pythagurus. I worked with Jatin on 5 schools and have 4 admits with a total scholarship of 3.17 crores( USD 500,000) . Every school I applied to came back with an admit and a strong financial aid( some schools with tuition and insurance and some with tuition and living). My initial drafts of almost all the essays were rejected by Jatin- like, not a change of flow or language but the stories were rejected- . he will also ask you to not accept his drafts readily and is very open to changes and alterations. It was important for me as that allowed me to write freely- I could actually experiment a lot. He maintains a two way communication to let the essay evolve with iterations. My reasons for “WHY THIS SCHOOL” were rejected outrightly and the entire learning curve was very very steep. There is no limit to the drafts. We did not lie on any of the essays. there was no exaggeration but I realised that I was picking very wrong stories initially. But He completely changed the pressure points- The whole story building was magical. I also want to add another important point. He was blunt in the interview prep. Will get to the point quickly and tell you to shut up if you are just rambling and not communicating. I was also a GMAT Student in Pythagurus before starting with him for admissions consulting services and I know a lot LOTTTT of students in Pythagurus who have gone to top Schools across the world and I know Jatin I will definitely encourage you to speak with him. if he cannot do something for you he will not over promise. It was a great experience working with him.

Ashutosh

Thank you for all the support during the entire admission process, from step-0 i.e. GMAT prep to the final interview with the schools.

Please let me know if below testimonial is succinct, clear, and using proper grammar, in short, if it complies with Jatin’s standards.

GMAT Prep 
I started my MBA journey with pythaGURUS in the year 2015 when I enrolled in GMAT training classes. I had tanked one GMAT test and my mission was to improve my GMAT score this time.

I was very impressed with the teaching methodology and delivery of content at pythaGURUS. My verbal was weak and fortunately, I found a teacher like Jatin who is just amazing in delivering verbal. He has been a top scorer at GMAT himself, thanks to his tireless work ethic, and he expects the same commitment, hard work, and sincerity from each of his students.

The standard that he set and his constant hammering, has been very useful for a person like me who spent more than 12 hours in the office and was married and had a 6-year-old child.
Jatin was very disciplined in following up on my progress. He asked me to take 2 full-length tests every day few days before the exams to develop the momentum and speed. Everything fell into right place and I got a score I was targeting.

Admission Prep 
I was specifically targeting top programs and identified Stanford, MIT Sloan, London Business School and IIMA-PGPX. Jatin and I both were a bit apprehensive about these top-rated schools about whether or not my profile was good enough for them. Jatin warned me that I would have to work very hard if I was targeting such schools. While he said that to me, I knew that he said something similar to himself. We decided to apply only in R1 for all the schools to improve the chances and started the exercise.

For the application, we worked really hard. Many times I got Jatin’s comments (sometimes totally shredding my essays) at midnight within a few hours of my sending the draft. After several revisions, we submitted applications for IIM, Stanford, and London. MIT was a bit far in the process.

London Business School 
I got the interview call from London, for which Jatin and I worked for several hours preparing. It was all good, except that I made a mistake of taking the call on my Vodafone mobile connection. After 2 dropped calls, I could sense the frustration in the interviewer and she could very well feel a high level of anxiety in me. My nervousness caused me two mistakes in my response and as expected I was dinged in London. But perhaps, everything happens for a reason.

IIM-Ahmedabad 
We worked even harder for the IIM-A interview. Jatin reviewed each and every possible question several times starting from short-term/long-term goal to why MBA / why school etc. My interview with IIM was one of the best interviews of my life.
As expected, IIM-A sent an acceptance letter. A decision from Stanford was awaited at this time.

Stanford 
We were super serious while working on the Stanford essays. We spent hours together on the deadly “what matters most to you, and why?” and other essay questions. That essay is more spiritual than factual. And Jatin asked me to do just that. My God was smiling on me and Stanford sent me an interview invite.
By now we were prepared to handle regular interview questions and also the Stanford and program specific questions, thanks to the timely networking. The interview went very well, and I did not make a mistake to rely on a mobile connection. A few weeks later, December 9th, 2015, I received the acceptance letter from Stanford. It was no less than a dream coming true for me.

I did not proceed with my MIT application after this acceptance.

Jatin knows really well how to bring out the best in people. In addition, he works harder than the applicant, sets an example and inspires applicant to take the plunge. Of course, he is not a magician. But to the applicants, who are willing to give their best, the results are no less than a magic.