Esmeralda Cardenal

Esmeralda Cardenal
My years as a director of admissions gave me the eagle eye to distinguish a winning application from thousands of mediocre ones. I will be delighted to help you stand out from the rest and obtain the offer of admission you’ve always dreamed of.

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Area of Specialty

  • Master of Business Administration/Business School (MBA)
  • Executive MBA (EMBA)
  • Master in Management (MiM)
  • Master of Public Administration (MPA)
  • Master of Public Policy (MPP)
  • Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA)
  • Master of Science in Supply Chain Management
  • Master of Science in Sustainability/Environmental Management
  • Computer science programs
  • Data science programs
  • Master of Finance (MIF)

What You Need to Know about Esmeralda

  • Ten years as an MBA and graduate admissions consultant
  • Former Yale SOM associate director of admissions, Michigan State director of MBA admissions, and Cardiff Business School (United Kingdom) consultant
  • Spearheaded Yale SOM’s women and underrepresented minority initiatives; former board member of the Forté Foundation; former member of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs; collaborated with Management Leadership for Tomorrow; has helped clients apply and get admitted to the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management since 2015
  • BS in business management from Franciscan University of Steubenville
  • MBA from the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University
  • Fluent in Spanish

Why Work with Esmeralda?

  • Esmeralda has helped applicants gain admission to the world’s top MBA, EMBA, and graduate programs, as well as to a variety of master’s programs, including ones in data science, computer science, business analytics, finance, marketing, sustainability, public policy, and public administration.
  • Prior to working in admissions, she served in leadership roles in human resources and in training and development in commercial banking.
  • She consistently earns outstanding reviews from clients because of her personable coaching style and meticulous editing.
  • Originally from Nicaragua, Esmeralda loves all things Latin American and has a sweet spot for the region’s culture and foods.
  • She has also lived in England and Wales, and on the East Coast and Gulf Coast of the United States. She currently resides with her husband and children in the Midwest.

What Do Esmeralda’s Clients Say?

Esmeralda’s support was instrumental in my EMBA application journey, especially given the challenging timeline. Esmeralda’s professionalism in refining my resume and structuring my essays, along with her clear guidelines and insightful understanding of business school admissions, was crucial. What makes her truly outstanding is her friendly demeanor and her ability to unearth the best in a candidate.

Initially, my application to UC Berkeley didn’t go as planned, and I faced rejection. However, with Esmeralda’s guidance, I was able to pivot and prepare a new application for Wharton. The result? I got accepted into Wharton. Sharing this success is not just about my achievement but also a tribute to the exceptional coaching I received from Esmeralda.

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Esmeralda’s Clients Have Been Accepted to

  • Cambridge (Judge)
  • Chicago Booth
  • Chicago Booth Asia
  • Chicago Booth Evening - PartTime MBA
  • CMU (Tepper)
  • Columbia Business School
  • Columbia Business School, J-Term
  • Cornell (Johnson)
  • Dartmouth (Tuck)
  • Duke (Fuqua)
  • Emory (Goizueta)
  • Erasmus University (Rotterdam)
  • Esade
  • Georgetown (McDonough)
  • Harvard Business School
  • HEC School of Management
  • IE
  • Imperial Online MBA
  • INSEAD
  • London Business School
  • Manchester Business School
  • Michigan State University
  • MIT (Sloan)
  • Northwestern (Kellogg)
  • Northwestern (Kellogg) one-year
  • Notre Dame (Mendoza)
  • NYU (Stern)
  • NYU (Stern) Fashion & Luxury MBA
  • Oxford (Said)
  • Penn State (Smeal)
  • Rice University (Jones)
  • Southern Methodist University (Cox)
  • Stanford (GSB)
  • Stanford GSB (Deferred)
  • UC Berkeley (Haas)
  • UC Davis
  • UCLA (Anderson)
  • UNC (Kenan-Flagler)
  • University of Maryland (Smith)
  • University of Miami
  • University of Michigan (Ross)
  • University of Penn (Wharton)
  • University of Rochester (Simon)
  • University of Texas (Mccombs)
  • University of Toronto (Rotman)
  • University of Warwick
  • University of Virginia (Darden)
  • USC (Marshall)
  • Yale School of Management
  • Chicago Booth (Hong Kong)
  • Chicago Booth London
  • Cornell Tech
  • Emory (Goizueta)
  • Georgia Tech (Scheller)
  • Northwestern (Kellogg)
  • NYU (Stern)
  • UC Berkeley (Haas)
  • UC Berkeley (Haas) Evening and Weekend
  • UCLA (Anderson)
  • University of Penn (Wharton)
  • USC (Marshall)
  • Yale School of Management
  • Boston College, MiF
  • Boston University, MSBA
  • Boston University, PhD Mgmt Applications
  • Brown University, MS Data Science
  • CMU, MISM BIDA
  • CMU, MS College of Engineering
  • CMU, MSCF
  • CMU, MSCS
  • Columbia University (SIPA)
  • Columbia University (SIPA), MPA
  • Columbia University, MS Sustainability Mgmt
  • Columbia University, MS Applied Analytics
  • Columbia University, MS BA
  • Columbia University, MS FE
  • Columbia University, MS Marketing Science
  • Columbia University, MS Sports Management
  • Columbia University, QMSS
  • Columbia University VC/PE Program
  • Columbia University, CS@CU MS Bridge Program
  • CUNY Baruch Zicklin, PhD Mgmt Apps
  • DePaul University
  • DePaul University, MS Data Science
  • Duke Kunshan University, MMS
  • Duke University, MMS
  • Duke University, MEM
  • Duke University, MIDS
  • Duke University, MQM
  • Emory University, MSBA
  • Fordham, MSQF
  • Georgetown (McCourt)
  • Georgetown (McCourt)MS-DSPP
  • Georgetown, MS Sports Management
  • Harvard Kennedy School
  • Harvard, Business Analytics Program
  • Harvard, MS Data Science
  • King's College (London), MSc Env, Global & Politics
  • London Business School, MiF
  • London Business School, MiM
  • London School of Economics (LSE)
  • Michigan State University, MS Business Analytics
  • Middlebury Inst. of Intl Stud, NPTS
  • MIT (LGO)
  • MIT, MS Supply Chain Management
  • MITMBAn
  • Northeastern University
  • Notre Dame, MSBA
  • NYU, MS in Global Hospitality Management
  • NYU, MS Data Science
  • NYU, MS Marketing and Retail Science
  • NYU, MS Mgmt & Systems
  • NYU, MS Sports Business
  • NYU, MSCS
  • Oxford, MS in Fin Econ
  • Rice University, MSTAT
  • Rutgers, Ph.D. Mgmt Applications
  • Santa Clara University, MSBA
  • Stanford, MSCS
  • The New School
  • Tulane University
  • UC Berkeley (Haas), MFE
  • UC Berkeley, MIDS
  • UCLA, MFE
  • UCLA, MSBA
  • UMass Amherst, PhD Mgmt Applications
  • UMass Boston, PhD Mgmt Applications
  • UNC, MS Data Science
  • University of Texas (Mccombs), MIM
  • University College of London, MS EnergySys/DS
  • University of Maryland, MSCS
  • University of Maryland, MSMA
  • University of Maryland, MSSCM
  • University of Michigan (SEAS)
  • University of Michigan, MADS
  • University of Michigan, MS Manufacturing
  • University of Minnesota, MSBA
  • University of Penn (Wharton/Lauder)
  • University of Rochester
  • University of Rochester (Simon), MS Marketing Analytics
  • University of Rochester (Simon), MSBA
  • University of Texas (Mccombs), MSBA
  • University of Texas (Mccombs), MSM
  • University of Virginia, MSBA
  • University of Virginia, MSDS
  • USC, MSBA
  • USC, MSCS
  • USC, MSCS Viterbi School of Engineering
  • Vanderbilt, MS Data Science
  • Vanderbilt, MSF
  • Yale, MAM
  • York (Schulich) MiM
  • Chevening Award
  • Consortium
  • Forté Fellowship
  • Joseph Wharton Fellowship

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