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School Portfolio Choice Toolkit

A school list that's ambitious and smart.

Choosing where to apply is one of the biggest decisions you'll make, and most people make it from rankings and gut feel. This toolkit helps you build a balanced list of reaches, targets, and safer bets, with a 7-day MBAmo Scenario Pass to test your what-ifs.

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$297

Self-study. Video lessons and templates in our student community hub, ready the moment you pay.

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  • Secure card payment, about a minute.
  • Yours through March 31, 2027, the end of this application season.
  • All toolkit sales are final.

Sound familiar?

“Am I aiming too high, or selling myself short?”
“Everyone says apply to a safety. What counts as one for me?”
“How much does my test score really matter at each school?”
“I keep checking my odds and still don't feel sure.”

Start by seeing where you really stand. Then build a list you're excited about and confident in.

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Where school lists go wrong

Most applicants build a list from rankings and then hope. Too many reaches and a great application can come up empty. Too few and you never find out what was possible.

A balanced portfolio gives you real chances across the board, so a single decision day doesn't decide everything.

99.1% of clients who followed our full school-portfolio guidance earned at least one admit (since 2018).

How we track our results

After the toolkit, you'll be able to

See where you stand at every school with the Scenario Pass
Test what a higher score or a different round would change
Sort schools into reaches, targets, and safer bets
Understand how schools actually make decisions
Spot the weak spots in your profile and what to do about them
Finish with a list you're excited about and confident in

What's inside

  • A 7-day MBAmo Scenario Pass to see how profile changes impact your school competitiveness
  • Step-by-step videos to turn your results into a strategy
  • Insider intel on how admissions committees decide
  • Bonus: the MBA Application Punchlist

After you pay

The toolkit is waiting in your sidebar in Happy at Work, our student community hub. New to it? Its welcome email sets up your account in a minute. Your receipt comes from us.

Already a member? Check out with the same email and it lands in the account you have.

No email after 10 minutes? Check Promotions or spam, or email us.

Built by MBA Protocol

Angela Guido has coached MBA applicants full time since 2008. This toolkit teaches the approach her team uses with private clients, in lessons you can start tonight.

Questions before you buy

How does the Scenario Pass work?

It unlocks on MBAmo for the email you buy with. You start it when you're ready, and it runs for 7 days with up to 300 recalculations.

Where is my toolkit after I pay?

In Happy at Work, our student community hub. We add you the moment your payment goes through. New to Happy at Work? Its welcome email sets up your account in a minute. Then the toolkit is in your sidebar.

Is there any coaching in a toolkit?

No. Toolkits are lessons and templates you work through yourself. If you want a coach, start with a free 25-minute call.

How long do I keep access?

Through March 31, the end of the application season you buy in. Buy today and it's yours through March 31, 2027.

Can I get a refund?

No. You get the whole toolkit the moment you pay, so all toolkit sales are final.

Apply to a list you believe in.

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