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Founder's note

I founded the company because I saw a need for honest and impactful support for students and professionals to reach their academic goals and unlock their full career potential. It's what I wished for and couldn't find in my personal journey navigating and financing graduate school.

 

At first, I only accepted students through personal introductions. Then universities took note of the quality of the applicants, both in terms of test scores and candidate fit. I built relationships with elite schools and began to teach on their campuses and work with their applicants directly. 

 

Then I build relationships with the test makers. GMAC (GMAT owner) uses my app. ETS (GRE and SAT owner) source my students as success cases.  I am also a collaborator with Duolingo on their DET program. The test makers realize that I am closer to the test takers than they are. I advise them on user interface and test-taker experience.

 

At present, my team and I run prep courses around Europe. For applicants, we offer admission and advisory services that get results, and the track record to prove it. The best part of the job is the success of my clients. They are in ALL the top-ranked programs. Many of them volunteer to be contact points to new students, so applicants can get the real student experience.

 

Many clients have turned into friends, and include: circus performers, professional athletes, medical doctors, refugees, entrepreneurs, architechts, bankers, mechanics, photographers, musicians, hotel managers, jewelry makers, and even the unemployed trying to gain traction.. And they are all united by the same belief "I can achieve even more in my career and education."

 

Join us and BE the next success story.  

Founder Bio

Nicholas has worked as an educator, consultant, analyst and business developer on three continents. He grew up in the hotel business in the Virgin Islands where he was born as a water sports instructor and in F&B. 

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In the finance world, he was a trader for the largest private investor in Latam Telecoms, and was an analyst for the first dedicated VC in Latin America based in Rio de Janeiro. He has been part of the startup world ever since, as a founder, investor, and analyst.

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Following an MBA at the University of St Gallen (HSG), Nicholas was a consultant and business developer for the European Space Agency and SES Astra in Luxembourg focused on downstream satellite navigation applications. In parallel, he was invited by HSG to teach the GMAT course at the university as an alumnus with a high test score and didactical background.

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The high demand for standard test and admissions support led him to found GMATZurich. He is now an internationally recognized EdTech and GMAT expert that works directly with GMAC and major universities. His GMAT prep app has won critical acclaim for its technical innovation.

 

He is a speaker, author, and influencer on standard tests and management education and lecturer in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of St Gallen. He holds a Bachelor's in International Relations, a Master's in Languages, and an MBA. He is fluent in English, German, Spanish and Portuguese.

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