Darya Smirnova
April 10, 2023

Columbia Business School’ 25

Scott and his team provided a ton of support throughout this process. The MBA search process is naturally very time-consuming and Scott’s process helped to bring structure throughout the search. I feel that I got an outcome at the top end of my range with two M7 admits with solid scholarship money and a full-ride admit to a T-15 program.

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Darya Smirnova

Scott Edinburgh is the founder of Personal MBA Coach, an internationally recognized MBA admissions consulting firm. In 2026, he was named the #1 MBA admissions consultant by Poets&Quants, while Personal MBA Coach was recognized as a Top Boutique MBA Admissions Consulting Firm in 2023, 2024, and 2025. A Wharton MBA graduate with a BS from MIT, Scott has more than 18 years of experience helping applicants earn admission to top MBA programs around the world. Alongside his team of former admissions directors, he has guided hundreds of candidates through every stage of the admissions process, helping clients secure more than $11 million in MBA scholarships in the most recent admissions cycle.