Michael Hopkins
Dual HBS / HKS admit who never thought she'd go to business school
Harvard Business School
Bain & Company
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Comprehensive MBA Application Package — Land Your Dream Program
Starting at
$4,000
Craft Powerful MBA Essays
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$612.75
Nail the MBA Interview
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$375.39
About
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In the top 10% of MBA experts on Leland
Fascinated by the idea of marrying private sector tools with public sector priorities. Compulsive concert goer, semi-obsessive skier, former ESL teacher, and an adamant supporter of car karaoke. Wholehearted advocate of trial and error -- especially in career choices. I went from a Political Science Bachelor's degree to Bain & Company to education policy at the Gates Foundation to Harvard's MBA / MPP. You can be more than one thing, and you can have a really good time while figuring it all out!
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Michael’s MBA Qualifications
50+ MBA clients
Open to working with clients outside the U.S.
Michael has helped clients get into these schools:
Seasoned coach with 4 years of teaching experience -- particularly with non-native English speakers -- and 3 years of consulting in both the private and public sectors. Eager to open doors for individuals from atypical backgrounds and proudly launched Bain Texas' "Consulting 101" outreach program, doubling our female hires in one year. Meticulous about crafting your story as a partnership, enabling you to wholeheartedly own your narrative from essays to interviews. Admitted to top dual MBA / MPP programs with scholarships at Harvard, Columbia, and Yale.
Michael can help with:
Application Strategy
Editing
Essays
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Interviews
Recommendations
Resume
School Selection
Secondary Review
Why do I coach?
I've been a bridesmaid 18 times. Not because I have an abnormally large repertoire of close friends, but because I grew up in a world where marriage is the finish line for women. I never had a female professor in college, so finding female leaders as mentors early in my professional career has been the most joyful thing! As a result, I'm an outspoken advocate for anyone who feels out of place in the world of high-demand applications and happy to convince you that you belong -- whoever you are. As a political science major, transitioning into management consulting felt entirely foreign to me. Having learned heaps along the way (thanks to coaches and mentors with hearts of gold), I'm especially excited about coaching those who come from non-business backgrounds and want to break into a top firm or MBA program. As a dual degree student myself, I'm also happy to work with students applying to joint degrees, especially in the social sciences.
Work Experience
Merchandising MBA Intern
J.Crew
June 2025 - Present
MBA Sustainability Intern
SKIMS
May 2024 - August 2024
Associate Strategy Officer
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
January 2023 - June 2023
Education Policy Consultant focused on expanding access to formal post-secondary education to underrepresented Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and rural students.
Senior Associate Consultant
Bain & Company
January 2021 - August 2023
Interviewer
Started as an Associate, left as a Senior Associate. I worked in our Austin, Texas office (which I adored). Loved getting a true generalist experience (big tech, higher ed, energy) as well as investing in causes near and dear to me such as diversity recruiting and international development pro bono projects. Served as a recruiting Team Lead and interviewer.
Michael was also given offers to work at
Teach For America
Education
Harvard Business School
MBA, Business
2023 - 2026
Current dual MBA / MPP student.
Harvard Kennedy School
MPP, Gender and economic development
2023 - 2026
Current dual MBA / MPP student.
Brigham Young University
BA, Political Science and International Strategy / Diplomacy
2015 - 2020
I loved Political Science. I walked away with strong qualitative and quantitative research skills, as well as a far greater understanding of how the world works and what we can do to make it more equitable.
Michael was also personally admitted to
Columbia Business School
Yale School of Management
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Michael has helped clients get into these schools:
Comprehensive MBA Application Package — Land Your Dream Program
Starting at
$4,000
Craft Powerful MBA Essays
Starting at
$612.75
Nail the MBA Interview
Starting at
$375.39
Final Application Review
Starting at
$375.39
Nail the Harvard Business School Interview
Starting at
$375.39
Boost Your MBA Applications
Starting at
$252.84
Test MBA package
$727.56
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Michael’s Leland+ Resources
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HBS Resume Sample – Consulting, Social Impact, and Policy Leadership
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HBS Awards and Honors Section – Example Entry
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Columbia Career Goals Essay – Empowering Women Through Entrepreneurship and Policy
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Columbia Sample Essay – Why CBS is the Right Academic and Personal Fit
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