About Drake

I'm currently a Stanford MBA (where I'm the Student Body Co-President), and come from a long line of public education; I'm here to help you create a stellar MBA application that can launch you into a top program regardless of your academic background. I've gone to public school my entire life. I earned a BS from Auburn, an MS from UVA, then an MSc from ESADE (in Barcelona). I've also attended community college and studied at two different universities in China—Stanford is my 7th higher ed Institution! That's all to say, I'm all about striving for something bigger. After UVA & ESADE, I worked at Kearney in New York, where I consulted for Fortune 50 retail companies. Many of my projects were featured in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and other publications. I led Kearney's undergrad and MBA internship program, and led undergrad recruiting for 6 universities. I also spent 8 months in the Middle East where I helped design the national hobby strategy for 40 million people. After that, I pivoted to a pre-MBA internship at IGNIA, Mexico's largest VC fund. My MBA internship was at Lattice, an HR tech unicorn in SF, and a second internship at Emirates (the airline) in Dubai. I have also been featured in CNBC and my writing has been published in the New York Times. As a coach, I'm all about making the application process fun, exploratory, and insightful. The admissions process isn't just for getting into school; it also helps you understand your career and life. I'll give you straightforward advice throughout the process, the same advice that helped me get into Stanford, Wharton, Booth, and Dartmouth, with more than $200K in scholarships. I'm the only one from my home town, undergraduate institution, and my pre-business school company to attend the GSB, so I know what it takes to create an application that will really stand out, and I can't wait to work with you to create yours. If you come from a non-target or unusual background, I'm the guy for you.

Education

Stanford Graduate School of Business

MBA

2020 - 2022

Student Body President

University of Virginia, Charlottesville

MS, Global Commerce

2016 - 2017

ESADE

MSc, Global Strategic Management

2016 - 2017

Lingnan University

Certificate, Global Management

2016 - 2017

Auburn University

BSBA, Finance and International Business-Chinese

2013 - 2016

Drake was also personally admitted to

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  The Wharton School (UPenn)

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  Chicago Booth

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  Dartmouth College

Ratings & Reviews

Articles

An Expert’s Guide to Resumes: 5 Tips to Make You Stand Out 

Apr 12, 2022

The resume is one of the most important parts of any application. It tells the recruiter who you are, what you have accomplished, and why they should hire you. However, most recruiters will not spend more than a few seconds glancing at each resume they get, so it is imperative that your resume follo

Why I Coach—Drake Pooley

Jul 14, 2021

It was August 1, 2012—the hot, Texas summer before my senior year of high school. After two hours of typing away at my computer, I submitted my one and only college application: Auburn University in Alabama. I started a few more, dreaming of schools like UT (Austin), Baylor, Vanderbilt—even Harvard.